From: Paul Lutus <nospam@...>
Date: 2006-11-15T18:35:05+09:00
Subject: Re: backtick subshell

Noah Easterly wrote:

> I don't think it's using the $SHELL variable to choose which shell to
> use (and I don't trust all the shells to set $SHELL)

No, The $SHELL variable should be an accurate report of the shell in use. It
is not a question of the $SHELL variable _causing_ the named shell to be
used, but that it should accurately _report_ which shell is in use. That is
what it is supposed to do, and if it were not accurate, that would be a
serious bug.

(long pause ....)

Based on the remaining content of your post, it seems the $SHELL variable
isn't reporting anything accurate or useful. That's discouraging.

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Paul Lutus
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