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Eliminate runtime bash dependency #526

Closed ii8 closed 1 year ago

ii8 commented 1 year ago

This removes mltons runtime bash dependency and uses only portable shell script instead. Bash is still needed for building.

Benefits are:

MatthewFluet commented 1 year ago

I understand the motivation and it seems simple enough. Though, I wouldn't advocate for aggressively converting all of the scripts.

pclayton commented 1 year ago

The ShellCheck utility is useful for identifying a wide range of issues that can affect portability/robustness.