bet@ZACHARY.MC.DUKE.EDU (Bennett Todd -- gaj) (04/17/91)
Archive-name: unix/shell/cwru-bash/1991-04-16 Archive-directory: slc2.ins.cwru.edu:/pub/bash/ [129.22.8.104] Original-posting-by: bet@ZACHARY.MC.DUKE.EDU (Bennett Todd -- gaj) Original-subject: Versions of Bash after 1.05 Reposted-by: emv@msen.com (Edward Vielmetti, MSEN) I have been wanting a newer bash for a while. However, I understand the troubles that plague the best of efforts, particularly when you are trying to whomp up a "clean" release. I particularly wanted one that had the additional whacking contributed by SGI to support running with job control under Irix; I've been hurting for a good shell (defined as one that has emacs-style editing of history) on our Iris for what seems like ages now. I saw mention in comp.sys.sgi (9104101720.AA14875@igor.tamri.com) of a version that built well under Irix. I FTP-ed it and checked it over; it has all the goodies I have been waiting for anxiously; it built with almost no effort at all under Irix; it built fine under SunOS 4.1.1 on a Sun 4, and under SunOS 3.5 on a Sun 3. It built on our Stellar GS-1000 under Stellix but wouldn't support job control there; I'm still bashing on that, so to speak. It comes with documentation. It is the first version I've seen that I am happy to support for all of our users, encouraging them to switch from csh. I recommend this version highly; it is a gorgeous piece of work by Brian and Chet. *However*, it is not an official FSF release version -- Brian and friends are still working on that. Bugs fixes should be mailed to Chet or posted to gnu.bash.bug -- but in either case it is important to mention that they apply to this "1.07.cwru" version. Chet doesn't have time to officially support this, so releases and official patches can be expected to be sporadic at best (so what do you want for nothing?). Chet gave me permission to mention its existence, for those of you who are purely unable to wait for the Real Thing. I got mine from slc2.ins.cwru.edu via anonymous FTP, in the file pub/bash/bash-1.07.cwru.tar.Z. Again, here are the main points, as sent to me by Chet: >I would not mind you pointing people to this bash, subject to the following: > > o emphasize that it's not an official FSF release > > o bugs and stuff should either be sent to me directly or > posted to gnu.bash.bug with a notice that they are > found in the CWRU version and not necessarily anywhere > else > > o I don't do this anywhere near full-time (I don't do it anywhere > near part-time), so updates could and will be sporadic Chet is reachable at chet@po.cwru.edu. Thanks so much for everything, folks! -Bennett bet@orion.mc.duke.edu -- comp.archives file verification slc2.ins.cwru.edu total 1248 -r--r--r-- 1 chet staff 1149 Apr 10 21:22 CWRU-Changes -r--r--r-- 1 chet staff 806301 Apr 11 19:35 bash-1.07.cwru.tar.Z -r--r--r-- 1 chet staff 99003 Apr 10 21:21 bash.1 -r--r--r-- 1 chet staff 167950 Apr 10 21:21 bash.ps -r--r--r-- 1 chet staff 10954 Apr 10 21:19 getopts.shar -r--r--r-- 1 chet staff 72845 Mar 20 14:18 gnu-termcap.tar.Z -r--r--r-- 1 chet staff 727 Mar 12 19:58 inputrc.arrows -r--r--r-- 1 chet wheel 53192 Mar 12 19:58 job.control.PS.Z -r--r--r-- 1 chet wheel 21566 Mar 12 19:58 job.control.ms.Z found cwru-bash ok slc2.ins.cwru.edu:/pub/bash/