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How NOT TO CODE: Intel's Linux Thunderbolt Utils Code is the WORST I have EVER SEEN!
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Putting aside the "should/shouldn't do" argument, I was also wondering if the code is even viable. I imagine that 'ls' and 'sudo' are probably pretty ubiquitous, but I bet there exist some Linux installs out there with a different shell than 'bash', and some might not have 'grep' too. That would lead to some pretty cryptic bugs for the end user, eh?
Debian doesn't come with
sudoand it's always annoying running into stuff that has it hardcoded (or just added by default to a command)I believe POSIX mandates grep and a shell that should be able to handle everything this code uses, but sudo is a problem
I might be wrong, but I believe Debian ships without
sudo, onlysuby default (or at least if you configure a root password in the setup).You're right ! And I really should get used to how debian works with
su.But with docker it's very convenient to add an user in the docker groupe with sudo :/
I only know because installing
sudois usually the very first thing I do whenever I have to install it haha.100%. Alpine is one such distro.
Iirc Void too.
Also, doas instead of sudo
That code is a crime against nature and humanity.