[Hackage] #354: /bin/sh used for bootstrap.sh in cabal-install doesn't support pushd, popd

21 Sep 2008


      #354: /bin/sh used for bootstrap.sh in cabal-install doesn't support pushd, popd
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  Reporter:  guest                |        Owner:         
      Type:  defect               |       Status:  new    
  Priority:  normal               |    Milestone:         
 Component:  cabal-install tool   |      Version:  1.2.3.0
  Severity:  normal               |     Keywords:         
Difficulty:  very easy (<1 hour)  |   Ghcversion:  6.8.2  
  Platform:  Linux                |  
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 On my system, Ubuntu 8.04, /bin/sh is not bash and doesn't support the
 pushd, and popd commands in the bootstrap.sh of cabal-install. Changing
 the #! line to /bin/bash allowed me to continue.

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Ticket URL: http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/354
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