[linux-lvm] Removing bash as a dependency

[Nicholas Geovanis]

On Mon, Feb 22, 2021, 2:52 AM Drew Westrick <drewwestrick at glassboard.com>
wrote:

> All,
>
> I'm working on a project with a fairly strict no GPLv3 policy. While lvm2
> is fine since it is GPLv2, the lvm2 dependency on bash, which is GPLv3, is
> causing a problem. It appears that bash is used mostly for test scripts as
> well as lvmdump.sh and fsadm.sh. If we don't need to use those two
> utilities, would there be any other major issues with removing bash a a
> dependency if I were to go down that path?
>

Drew when you say "without bash as a dependency", do you mean....
A) Getting lvm3 installed without the presence of the prereq bash package?
... or do you mean...
B) Removing the bash package and the shell executable after lvm3 is up and
running?

Thanks.... Nick Geovanis

Regards,
>
> Drew Westrick
>
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