Re: Shell script cleanups/style changes?
- From
- Florian Weimer <fw@deneb.enyo.de>
- Date
- Aug 4, 2007, 07:10 UTC
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- <873ayzojw7.fsf@mid.deneb.enyo.de>
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- <20070802214103.GT29424@schiele.dyndns.org>
* Robert Schiele:
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>> Sure. What about the git-rebase line using $(($end - $msgnum)) ?
>
> Bad on Solaris:
>
> $ uname -a
> SunOS solaris10-x64 5.10 Generic i86pc i386 i86pc
> $ end=1
> $ msgnum=5
> $ echo $(($end - $msgnum))
> syntax error: `(' unexpected
> $ Is this with /usr/xpg4/bin/sh or /bin/sh? The latter is not POSIX and should not be used by GIT, IMHO, otherwise there will be endless issues in less-well-tested code paths. Is rewriting the shebang lines to use the POSIX shell an option for GIT?