[tex-live] unix/windows inst, binaries
Reinhard Kotucha
reinhard.kotucha at web.de
Sun Oct 10 01:16:09 CEST 2004
>>>>> "Gerben" == Gerben Wierda <Gerben.Wierda at rna.nl> writes:
> For older versions of Mac OS X you need bash because the scripts
> of TL do not work with sh.
Mac OS X TeX is derived from teTeX, AFAIK. teTeX requires sh but not
bash. Some time ago I asked Thomas how to write portable shell
scripts. His answer was amazingly simple:
Use the most ancient UNIX manual pages you can find.
Regards,
Reinhard
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