[ale] bash on AIX?

[Casey Allen Shobe]

> Can I put bash on AIX 4.13?  I'm assuming I can, but I've never installed
a
> shell before so I'm not sure what the process is.
>
> Is it as simple as:
>
> -getting bash
> -untarring bash (perhaps in /home/someuser/) directory

-compiling bash.  You may wish to use --prefix for the installation
location, but the binary will be bash, not sh, so you're safe.

> -installing bash (as root?)
> -setting /etc/passwd to use bash for the user

Sounds good.

- Casey

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