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From: adam@veda.is (Adam David)
Subject: Re: Taylor UUCP on FreeBSD???
Organization: Veda Systems, Iceland
Message-ID: <Crv3M7.K3D@veda.is>
References: <1994Jun13.040754.17764@kosman.uucp> <GOWEN.94Jun21084913@presto.cs.tufts.edu> 	<2u73ti$egn@glitnir.ifi.uio.no> 	<RSANDERS.94Jun21155032@hrothgar.mindspring.com> 	<2u7tcb$6mr@pdq.coe.montana.edu> <RSANDERS.94Jun22110639@hrothgar.mindspring.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 1994 18:06:06 GMT
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rsanders@mindspring.com (Robert Sanders) writes:

>The fact is that you chose a broken ash over a much less broken bash
>as your /bin/sh, and unless you plan to fix ash's bugs, it's not a
>very wise decision.  You want me to fix ash?  Sure.

>	rm /bin/sh
>	ln /bin/bash /bin/sh

>There.  Now it works. :-)

Is there anything wrong with the idea of compiling bash without all the
ineractive trappings, specifically for use as /bin/sh ?

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Adam David  <adam@veda.is>