Bug 758844

Summary: /usr/bin/firefox script relies on non-posix syntax (bash) & fails if dash is the default shell
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Dano <d.k>
Component: firefoxAssignee: Jan Horak <jhorak>
Status: CLOSED NEXTRELEASE QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 16CC: gecko-bugs-nobody, jhorak
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Description Dano 2011-11-30 19:58:11 UTC
Description of problem:
/usr/bin/firefox script defines #!/bin/sh
but will not work if the default system shell
is dash. IMHO the script, if not rewritten
to be purely POSIX compliant, should begin
with "#! /bin/bash" line (because it expects
BASH apparently).

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
firefox-8.0-3.fc16.x86_64

How reproducible:
change the default system shell to dash (or ksh)

Steps to Reproduce:
1. ln -f -s /bin/dash /bin/sh
2. /usr/bin/firefox &
  
Actual results:
# /usr/bin/firefox
[: 76: /usr/lib64: unexpected operator
/usr/bin/firefox: 195: Syntax error: "(" unexpected (expecting "fi")

Expected results:
firefox should start

Additional info:
- verbose xtrace output: http://pastebin.com/eUYm3G25
- non-verbose xtrace output: http://pastebin.com/suG4K4cK

Comment 1 Jan Horak 2012-03-29 13:55:24 UTC
Thanks for report, this will be fixed by next package update.