Suggest checkbashisms or posh rather than dash to check scripts

[debian/debian-policy.git] / policy.sgml

diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
index 9e822e27fbdf699eefd173fa9c9907f02ad04995..3fcae7589b112d313dd0576d4dcdb080b8a63c1a 100644 (file)
--- a/policy.sgml
+++ b/policy.sgml
@@ -7968,10 +7968,12 @@ fname () {
        <p>
          You may wish to restrict your script to SUSv3 features plus the
          above set when possible so that it may use <file>/bin/sh</file>
-         as its interpreter. If your script works with <prgn>dash</prgn>
-         (originally called <prgn>ash</prgn>), it probably complies with
-         the above requirements, but if you are in doubt, use
-         <file>/bin/bash</file>.
+         as its interpreter.  Checking your script
+         with <prgn>checkbashisms</prgn> from
+         the <package>devscripts</package> package or running your script
+         with <prgn>posh</prgn> may help uncover violations of the above
+         requirements.  If in doubt whether a script complies with these
+         requirements, use <file>/bin/bash</file>.
        </p>
 
        <p>