Debian Bug report logs - #530981
ldm: bashism in /bin/sh script

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Message #3 received at maintonly@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Raphael Geissert <atomo64@gmail.com>

To: maintonly@bugs.debian.org

Subject: ldm: bashism in /bin/sh script

Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 23:28:13 -0500

Package: ldm
Severity: minor
Version: 2:2.0.40-1
User: debian-release@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/share/ldm/ldm-script line 37 ($"foo" should be
> eval_gettext "foo"):
>	  if [ $"test" = "\$test" ]; then
> possible bashism in ./usr/share/ldm/ldm-script line 40 ($"foo" should be
> eval_gettext "foo"):
>	      echo $"$*"


Not using bash (or a Debian Policy conformant shell interpreter which doesn't
provide such an extra feature) as /bin/sh is likely to lead to errors or
unexpected behaviours.
Please be aware that although bash is currently the default /bin/sh there was
a release goal for Lenny to make dash the default /bin/sh[1], and has been
proposed for squeeze as well[2].

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

For more information supporting this goal please refer to Debian Policy,
section 10.4, at:
http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-files.html#s-scripts

Hints about how to fix bashisms:
Sometimes these bugs are already fixed in Ubuntu, look at the PTS.
If not already fixed you can read:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DashAsBinSh

If you still don't know how to fix the bashisms don't hesitate to reply to
this email, or tag the bug as 'help'.

[1]http://release.debian.org/lenny/goals.txt
[2]http://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2009/04/msg00133.html

Thank you,
Raphael Geissert

Message #8 received at 530981-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Vagrant Cascadian <vagrant@freegeek.org>

To: 530981-close@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#530981: fixed in ldm 2:2.0.40-2

Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 07:17:05 +0000

Source: ldm
Source-Version: 2:2.0.40-2

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
ldm, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:

ldm-server_2.0.40-2_all.deb
  to pool/main/l/ldm/ldm-server_2.0.40-2_all.deb
ldm_2.0.40-2.diff.gz
  to pool/main/l/ldm/ldm_2.0.40-2.diff.gz
ldm_2.0.40-2.dsc
  to pool/main/l/ldm/ldm_2.0.40-2.dsc
ldm_2.0.40-2_i386.deb
  to pool/main/l/ldm/ldm_2.0.40-2_i386.deb



A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 530981@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Vagrant Cascadian <vagrant@freegeek.org> (supplier of updated ldm package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@debian.org)


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Format: 1.8
Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 23:52:30 -0700
Source: ldm
Binary: ldm ldm-server
Architecture: source all i386
Version: 2:2.0.40-2
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: LTSP Debian/Ubuntu Maintainers <pkg-ltsp-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Changed-By: Vagrant Cascadian <vagrant@freegeek.org>
Description: 
 ldm        - LTSP display manager
 ldm-server - LTSP display manager
Closes: 530981
Changes: 
 ldm (2:2.0.40-2) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * apply patch to remove buggy eval_gettext function. instead, always use
     eval_gettext function from gettext.sh. depend on gettext-base to ensure
     gettext.sh is present.  (Closes: #530981)
 .
   * remove largely un-used code to generate debian/control.
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