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diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fd40ff5 --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/control @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +Source: dash +Section: shells +Priority: optional +Maintainer: Herbert Xu <herbert@debian.org> +Build-Depends: bison, debhelper (>= 4), pmake +Standards-Version: 3.6.1 + +Package: dash +Architecture: any +Pre-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends} +Description: The Debian Almquist Shell + "dash" is a POSIX compliant shell that is much smaller than "bash". + We take advantage of that by making it the shell on the installation + root floppy, where space is at a premium. + . + It can be usefully installed as /bin/sh (because it executes scripts + somewhat faster than "bash"), or as the default shell either of root + or of a second user with a userid of 0 (because it depends on fewer + libraries, and is therefore less likely to be affected by an upgrade + problem or a disk failure). It is also useful for checking that a + script uses only POSIX syntax. + . + "bash" is a better shell for most users, since it has some nice + features absent from "dash", and is a required part of the system. + +Package: dash-udeb +Architecture: any +Depends: ${shlibs:Depends} +Section: debian-installer +Priority: extra +Description: The Debian Almquist Shell for boot floppies + "dash" is a POSIX compliant shell that is much smaller than "bash". + We take advantage of that by making it the shell on the installation + root floppy, where space is at a premium. + . + It can be usefully installed as /bin/sh (because it executes scripts + somewhat faster than "bash"), or as the default shell either of root + or of a second user with a userid of 0 (because it depends on fewer + libraries, and is therefore less likely to be affected by an upgrade + problem or a disk failure). It is also useful for checking that a + script uses only POSIX syntax. + . + "bash" is a better shell for most users, since it has some nice + features absent from "dash", and is a required part of the system. + +Package: ash +Architecture: all +Pre-Depends: dash +Description: Compatibility package for the Debian Almquist Shell + This package exists so that users of the "ash" package can upgrade to the + "dash" package which replaces the former. It includes the /bin/ash symlink. + You can remove this package if you do not use /bin/ash explicitly. + |