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From: sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu (Charles Sandmann)
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Subject: Re: The Bash 2.05 fixinc.sh bug
To: tim DOT van DOT holder AT pandora DOT be (Tim Van Holder)
Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 13:14:58 -0600 (CST)
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> No, that's right; I get
> 
> $TMPDIR/dj100000: $TMPDIR/dj100000: cannot execute binary file
> 
> so bash (well, presumably bash) is trying to run the temporary script.
> In fact, put 'MAKE="make"' in a file called 'foo', and 'bash foo' will
> give the same error.
> Perhaps when invoking a Unixy shell through system, we should put
>   #! <value of $SHELL>
> as the first line, so that it is a real script?
> In fact, even just prepending a line containing only a '#' seems to
> fix it.

Confirmed:
test2.sh:
MAKE="make"

bash204 test2.sh    => OK (silent return)
bash205 test2.sh    => test2.sh: test2.sh: Cannot execute binary file