When /bin/sh points to dash the system won't boot exhibiting similar error messages to those shown in the debian bug (see URL). Furthermore emerging any software which is using the eauto* tools from autotools.eclass causes access violations. Steps to reproduce: 1.) emerge =dash-0.5.6.1 2.) ln -sfnv dash /bin/sh 3a.) emerge dash 3b.) reboot # and watch the boot process fail horribly...
Created attachment 239359 [details] build.log Example of the access violation
Created attachment 239361 [details] dash-0.5.6.1_failing_as_system_shell.png screenshot showing the breakage in my ~x86 VM
Confirming and suggesting raising the priority as it can certainly can cause the system to become unbootable.
dropped keywords until debian releases a new version
Reopening as Debian recommends to simply remove the offending patch: http://bugs.debian.org/587353#20
Created attachment 240881 [details, diff] dash-0.5.6.1.ebuild.diff How about this?
add a "#328929" at the end of the `rm` line and that is fine to commit, thanks
+ 31 Jul 2010; Lars Wendler <polynomial-c@gentoo.org> dash-0.5.6.1.ebuild: + non-maintainer commit: Readded keywords. Ebuild now removes offending + patch which lead to bug #328929. Commit done with kind permission from + vapier. + "#328929" added to the ebuild as well. Thanks for the quick response :)
