From 06a7c65324b3b978f6b0c75b50eb252dcb3967f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nathan Fisher Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2024 00:26:49 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add info to README about using dash shell --- README.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c7c3a7a..dd9329f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ the `Destdir` pattern for ease of packaging. There is a simple test harness which can be invoked via `make test`. If you wish to port this software to an untested platform the tests will greatly assist in that process. +> Note: if your OS uses **dash** as `/bin/sh` then the builtin echo command will not +> be up to the task of printing the escape sequences used by the test runner. If this +> bothers you, you can call `make` with the `SHELL` environment variable overridden +> by calling `make SHELL=/bin/bash all test`. ## Contributing Contributions are always welcome and can be made via pull request or `git send-email`,