On systems (like default Ubuntu, I think) where sh is symlinked to dash, this results in
util/make_version: 4: builtin: not found
util/make_version: 21: gdate: not found
and then the script quits. This is mostly alright, though it results in the date definition being the empty string. According to stack exchange, command -v is the POSIX-compliant way of writing type -P. Alternatively, you could drop the sh invocation
util/make_versionseems to be written forbashaccording to https://github.com/PrincetonUniversity/VST/blob/288866356f56222be47af66630602e5cc0e14490/util/make_version#L1 but theMakefileexplicitly invokes it with https://github.com/PrincetonUniversity/VST/blob/288866356f56222be47af66630602e5cc0e14490/Makefile#L858 rather than./util/make_versionorutil/make_version(withoutsh)On systems (like default Ubuntu, I think) where
shis symlinked todash, this results inand then the script quits. This is mostly alright, though it results in the
datedefinition being the empty string. According to stack exchange,command -vis the POSIX-compliant way of writingtype -P. Alternatively, you could drop theshinvocation