[Bug 1996477] Re: [UBUNTU 22.04] dbginfo.sh updates for /bin/dash shell compatibility

[Frank Heimes]

** Description changed:

  SRU Justification:
  
  [ Impact ]
  
-  * The dbginfo.sh script fails on system (actually shells) that run dash,
-    due to some incompatibilities in dbginfo.sh.
+  * The dbginfo.sh script fails on system (actually shells) that run dash,
+    due to some incompatibilities in dbginfo.sh.
  
-  * The script fails with a with parameter error.
+  * The script fails with a with parameter error.
  
  [ Fixes ]
  
-  * 92b84092 92b84092077f5238f8067f24e9fc330ddefb4525 "dbginfo.sh: ensure
+  * 92b84092 92b84092077f5238f8067f24e9fc330ddefb4525 "dbginfo.sh: ensure
  type commands compatible with dash"
  
-  * 9f93af61 9f93af614f7463317ec56af5a6484f66386af797 "dbginfo.sh: ensure
+  * 9f93af61 9f93af614f7463317ec56af5a6484f66386af797 "dbginfo.sh: ensure
  compatibility with /bin/dash"
- 
  
  [ Test Plan ]
  
-  * Use a user account that has dash as default shell,
-    or simply call dash in whatever shell you are running.
+  * Use a user account that has dash as default shell,
+    or simply call dash in whatever shell you are running.
  
-  * Make sure the s390-tools are installed (but it's mandatory for s390x)
-    since dbginfo.sh is included into this.
+  * Make sure the s390-tools are installed (but it's mandatory for s390x)
+    since dbginfo.sh is included into this.
  
-  * Now call /usr/sbin/dbginfo.sh (from within a dash shell)
-    and watch for any parameter errors.
+  * Now call /usr/sbin/dbginfo.sh (from within a dash shell)
+    and watch out for any errors.
  
  [ Where problems could occur ]
  
-  * The changes in handling the paramaters could break the dbginfo.sh
-    on other shells, like bash (which is the default).
+  * The changes in handling the parameters could break the dbginfo.sh
+    on other shells, like bash (which is the default).
  
-  * Fortunately the changes in the above commits are pretty traceable.
+  * Fortunately the changes in the above commits are pretty traceable.
  
  __________
  
  Description:   dbginfo.sh: incompatible commands with /bin/dash shell
  Symptom:       subsection data collection fails while running in /bin/dash shell
                 - type is failing with parameter error
  
  Problem:       reduced data collection
  Solution:      rewrite in compatible way
  Component:     s390-tools
  
  the master commits in s390tools v2.24.9 are:
  
  92b8409 92b84092077f5238f8067f24e9fc330ddefb4525 "dbginfo.sh: ensure
  type commands compatible with dash"
  
  9f93af6 9f93af614f7463317ec56af5a6484f66386af797 "dbginfo.sh: ensure
  compatibility with /bin/dash"
  
  source:
  https://github.com/ibm-s390-linux/s390-tools/blob/master/scripts/dbginfo.sh

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Title:
  [UBUNTU 22.04] dbginfo.sh updates for /bin/dash shell compatibility

Status in Ubuntu on IBM z Systems:
  In Progress
Status in s390-tools package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in s390-tools source package in Jammy:
  New
Status in s390-tools source package in Kinetic:
  New
Status in s390-tools source package in Lunar:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  SRU Justification:

  [ Impact ]

   * The dbginfo.sh script fails on system (actually shells) that run dash,
     due to some incompatibilities in dbginfo.sh.

   * The script fails with a with parameter error.

  [ Fixes ]

   * 92b84092 92b84092077f5238f8067f24e9fc330ddefb4525 "dbginfo.sh:
  ensure type commands compatible with dash"

   * 9f93af61 9f93af614f7463317ec56af5a6484f66386af797 "dbginfo.sh:
  ensure compatibility with /bin/dash"

  [ Test Plan ]

   * Use a user account that has dash as default shell,
     or simply call dash in whatever shell you are running.

   * Make sure the s390-tools are installed (but it's mandatory for s390x)
     since dbginfo.sh is included into this.

   * Now call /usr/sbin/dbginfo.sh (from within a dash shell)
     and watch out for any errors.

  [ Where problems could occur ]

   * The changes in handling the parameters could break the dbginfo.sh
     on other shells, like bash (which is the default).

   * Fortunately the changes in the above commits are pretty traceable.

  __________

  Description:   dbginfo.sh: incompatible commands with /bin/dash shell
  Symptom:       subsection data collection fails while running in /bin/dash shell
                 - type is failing with parameter error

  Problem:       reduced data collection
  Solution:      rewrite in compatible way
  Component:     s390-tools

  the master commits in s390tools v2.24.9 are:

  92b8409 92b84092077f5238f8067f24e9fc330ddefb4525 "dbginfo.sh: ensure
  type commands compatible with dash"

  9f93af6 9f93af614f7463317ec56af5a6484f66386af797 "dbginfo.sh: ensure
  compatibility with /bin/dash"

  source:
  https://github.com/ibm-s390-linux/s390-tools/blob/master/scripts/dbginfo.sh

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