[Pkg-xfce-devel] Bug#465380: xfce4-dev-tools: bashism in /bin/sh script

[Raphael Geissert]

Package: xfce4-dev-tools
Severity: important
Version: 4.4.0.1-2
User: debian-release at lists.debian.org
Usertags: goal-dash

Hello maintainer,

While performing an archive wide checkbashisms (from the 'devscripts' package) 
check I've found your package containing a /bin/sh script making 
use of a bashism.

checkbashisms' output:
> possible bashism in ./usr/bin/xdt-commit line 31 (should be >word 2>&1):
> if ! type svn &> /dev/null; then
> possible bashism in ./usr/bin/xdt-commit line 40 (should be >word 2>&1):
> if ! svn info &> /dev/null; then
> possible bashism in ./usr/bin/xdt-commit line 67 (${foo:3[:1]}):
>     STATUS=${STATUS:0:1}


Not using bash as /bin/sh would lead to errors or unexpected behaviours. 
Please be aware that although 
bash is currently the default /bin/sh there's a release goal for Lenny to 
make dash the default /bin/sh[1].

If you want more information about dash as /bin/sh, you can read:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2008/01/msg00189.html
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DashAsBinSh

[1]http://release.debian.org/lenny/goals.txt

Thank you,
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