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On 21 Oct 2015 09:47, Andreas Schwab wrote: > Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org> writes: > > - FreeBSD says "The shells file contains a list of the shells on the > > system. For each shell a single line should be present, consisting of > > the shell's path, relative to root. A hash mark (``#'') indicates the > > beginning of a comment; subsequent characters up to the end of the line > > are not interpreted by the routines which search the file. Blank lines > > are also ignored." > > This is the ultimate documentation, as the interface was invented by > BSD. Why deviate from it? i disagree. as i've shown, there is deviation between systems already, which means admins cannot rely on the behavior being the same everywhere. hence i turn to the intention of the API and how a reasonable admin would configure the system, and i think this new version follows that. note that the API/ABI for tools is unchanged here -- programs all continue to run and behave the same. it's changing how the contents of the shells file is parsed and what entries are returned. -mike
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