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SubjectRe: PATCH [0/3]: Simplify the kernel build by removing perl.
Theodore Tso wrote:
> perl is actually quite portable.

Portability aside, Perl has another fun issue. The number of times
I've had a Perl script break when copied to a newer system which had a
newer version of Perl is... noticable.

> I'd also suggest explicitly add a reminder to the shell scripts'
> comments to avoid bashisms for maximum portability, to remind
> developers in the future who might try to change the shell scripts
> to watch out for portability issues.

You can force Bash into POSIX mode if that's helpful.

-- Jamie


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