bash version?

[Tabor Kelly]

Duane Winner wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I use bash instead of the default csh shell that is part of FreeBSD world.
> 
> I am revising my in-house installation manual for FreeBSD 5.3, and it 
> just came my attention that there is (actually has been I guess) bash 
> version 3 available as a port.
> 
> But FreeBSD appears to want to use 2.05b as the default.
> 
> Does anybody know of any good reason why I should stick to 2.05b? I 
> would like to use the latest stable version, but I don't want to go to 
> version 3 if there are any issues that might bite me in the butt or if 
> it will disrupt any other FreeBSD convention/issue that I don't know about.
> 
> Looking at the the gnu bash site, I don't see any reason *not* to go to 
> version 3, but I tend to let any FreeBSD considerations trump others 
> when coming up with installation standards.
> 
> Thanks for any info,
> 
> cheers,
> DW

shells/bash (in ports) is now 3.0. Maybe there just isn't a 
(pre-compiled) package yet.

I use 3.0 on my 5.3 system, and I am still using 2.05b on my 4.9 system. 
I haven't actually noticed any differences.

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Tabor Kelly
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