Add info to README about using dash shell

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Nathan Fisher 2024-02-04 00:26:49 -05:00
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There is a simple test harness which can be invoked via `make test`. If you wish 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 to port this software to an untested platform the tests will greatly assist in
that process. 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 ## Contributing
Contributions are always welcome and can be made via pull request or `git send-email`, Contributions are always welcome and can be made via pull request or `git send-email`,