#45205: dash update --------------------------+--------------------------------------- Reporter: rjvbertin@… | Owner: Mathias.Laurin+macports@… Type: update | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: Resolution: | Keywords: haspatch Port: dash | --------------------------+--------------------------------------- Comment (by larryv@…): Replying to [ticket:45205 rjvbertin@…]:
This update to dash portfile brings the port to the latest release (and corrects the livecheck feature). Not to make it lose too much functionality I have it built --with-libedit, linking to the system libedit instead of the (obsolete) one in MacPorts. I did *not* test this (yet) against libedit.3.dylib .
We prefer to use our own libraries. If the `libedit` port is outdated, we should bring it up to date.
It could be an interesting idea to extend this (and the bash) ports further with a helper script that replaces the system sh (bash) with the port's version. I thought about adding a variant that does this, but realised I'd better leave that to people with a better knowledge of what features MacPorts provide that would detect when an Apple update had installed a new sh (bash) version.
Sorry, we will never implement this. We do not accommodate users who wish to screw up their OS X installations by replacing Apple-provided components. Anyone who wants to replace their `/bin/sh` with some other shell can easily whip up their own source build and do the deed on their own. -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/45205#comment:5> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for OS X