[Bug 242964] UPDATING instructions for updating python to 3.7 via portmaster fail under default root shell

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            Bug ID: 242964
           Summary: UPDATING instructions for updating python to 3.7 via
                    portmaster fail under default root shell
           Product: Ports & Packages
           Version: Latest
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Only Me
          Priority: ---
         Component: Individual Port(s)
          Assignee: ports-bugs at FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: bob at vesterman.com

/usr/ports/UPDATING has an entry on 20191216 for updating python to 3.7. 
There's a specific section in there describing how to do it if you're using
portmaster.  The instructions in that section do not work when using the
default root shell.  Specifically, the line...

# REINSTALL="$(pkg info -o py36-\* | awk '{printf "%s ", $2}')"

... fails with "Illegal variable name."

The instructions work fine if you switch to bash, but perhaps they should be
changed to work in the default shell.  At the very least, it should be noted in
the UPDATING entry that the instructions require a specific non-default shell
to be used.

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