Re: pkg/39795 (install-sh fails at pax with IRIX /bin/sh)

[David Holland <dholland-pbugs%netbsd.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/39795; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: David Holland <dholland-pbugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/39795 (install-sh fails at pax with IRIX /bin/sh)
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2021 01:24:21 +0000

 On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 06:56:42PM +0000, dholland%NetBSD.org@localhost wrote:
  > Synopsis: install-sh fails at pax with IRIX /bin/sh
  > 
  > State-Changed-From-To: feedback->open
  > State-Changed-By: dholland%NetBSD.org@localhost
  > State-Changed-When: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 18:56:41 +0000
  > State-Changed-Why:
  > feedback request bounced
 
 While it (presumably) bounced, I did also get feedback from the
 submitter in private mail a while later: it was still needed.
 
 At the time it looked like having IRIX use pdksh for pkgsrc instead of
 its own shell was the best way forward, but that apparently didn't
 work in circumstances that are no longer clear now.
 
 The current tools.IRIX.mk sets the shell to /bin/ksh, but apparently
 that isn't any better.
 
 If tinkering with this, mind PR 39524, which is probably outdated but
 might not be.
 
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 David A. Holland
 dholland%netbsd.org@localhost