[PLUG] Advisability of changing shell redirect

[Tim Wescott]

Tim wrote:
>> I'm thinking that I'll just change the link, install the software, try 
>> it out, then change the link back -- in hopes that the only scripts that 
>> cause problems are in their install.
>>     
>
> I would advise changing the link in the way they describe with
> dpkg-reconfigure.
>
>   
How do I change it back, then?
>> Damn but I wish I could find their source code.  "Open source" indeed.
>>     
>
> I'm guessing you'll find that their software would have shell scripts
> floating around with "#!/bin/sh" headers.  You could also stick with
> dash and just change all of their shell scripts to use bash.
>
>   
Hmm.  Maybe.  I don't know how many scripts I'd find -- the software is 
basically the gnu toolchain for C development, cross-compiled for the ARM.

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