location of bash shell on OpenBSD fails

[rbucker]

When BASH is installed on an OPENBSD system the default location is /usr/local/bin/bash and unless the programmer creates a symlink running the tests is going to fail since it expects bash to be located in /bin.

[pietern]

Does OpenBSD have /usr/bin/env? If so, it would be better to use that to resolve the path to bash instead of defaulting to a commonly used location.

[jbergstroem]

$ uname -a
OpenBSD obsd-test.foo 5.1 GENERIC#160 i386
$ which env
/usr/bin/env

[hypersoft]

Don't be stupid. Just create a symlink it will save you lots of editing and serve to keep bash scripting portable. If you write a script I can use in linux I don't want to have to rewrite it, If I write a script you can use in OpenBSD I don't want you to have to rewrite it. Thoughtfulness and usefulness go hand in hand.

Bash is a GNU/Linux tool, and if you want to use it you should see its standards as acceptable and they are harmless (actually useful)

I have written a makefile you can distribute with your scripts that also outlines the very good reasons you should not be forcing people to rewrite scripts or use /usr/bin/env

I write tons of bash scripts and I'm not going to cater to making the world less portable. I encourage all users of bash to to approach that concept sensibly and responsibly.

http://pastebin.com/bp7Cf6Rv