Re: Fix output-distance tests (issue 569540043 by address@hidden)

[David Kastrup]

Han-Wen Nienhuys <address@hidden> writes:

> On Sun, Mar 15, 2020 at 5:10 PM David Kastrup <address@hidden> wrote:
>>
>> address@hidden writes:
>>
>> > On 2020/03/14 21:58:52, lemzwerg wrote:
>> >> Just skimming the code: LGTM
>> >>
>> >>
>> > https://codereview.appspot.com/569540043/diff/555440061/scripts/build/output-distance.py
>> >> File scripts/build/output-distance.py (right):
>> >>
>> >>
>> > https://codereview.appspot.com/569540043/diff/555440061/scripts/build/output-distance.py#newcode66
>> >> scripts/build/output-distance.py:66: # explicitly use bash, so we
>> > don't get dash
>> >> on Ubuntu.
>> >> This needs an update of `STEPMAKE_INIT` in `aclocal.m4`.  Right now,
>> > AFAICS,
>> >> `bash` is optional, and `configure` falls back to whatever is given in
>> > the
>> >> `SHELL` environment variable.
>> >
>> > Are there still systems that run without bash that we care about?
>>
>> MacOSX, FreeBSD?
>
> But for compiling LilyPond you'll need to install a significant set of
> dependencies (tex, metafont, bison, flex etc.). I think it is
> reasonable for us to require bash as well.
>
> also,
> https://www.golem.de/news/apple-macos-wechselt-von-bash-auf-zsh-als-standard-shell-1906-141714.html
> suggests that OSX actually uses bash.

Paywalled site.

Anyway, it is well-known that Apple does not use anything under GPLv3,
so if at all, they are using/offering a severely outdated version.

-- 
David Kastrup