David Kastrup <dak@xxxxxxx> writes:
> Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> However, there is a line we need to draw when bending bacwards for
>> compatibility, and I think a system that does not have a working
>> command substitution $( ... ) is on the other side of that line.
>
> Not an issue. But apparently, ${parameter#word} is for Solaris. I'd
> still like to get confirmation that it is indeed /bin/sh, but if it
> is, the current code is not good for Solaris.
I happen to feel ${parameter#word} is more esoteric than $(cmd).
If a system does not even do the latter, then avoiding the
former to help such a system is a futile effort.
And /bin/sh my Solaris box does not understand $(cmd) and wants
you to say `cmd`. Of course % and # parameter substition do not
work there.
People could probably say SHELL_PATH=/usr/xpg4/bin/sh there to
get a saner shell, even if they do not like bash, though.
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