I want to compile bash 4.2 from source. but http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/bash-4.2.tar.gz is more 2 years old.
Should i apply all the patches from http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/bash-4.2-patches?
2 Answers
You can checkout the source with git and then compile:
git clone git://git.sv.gnu.org/bash.git
cd bash
./configure --prefix=/usr
make
sudo make install
that should get you bash version 4.2.45 (ie 4.2 including patch 45)
cvs would be faster but the repository for bash is empty for some reason. git clones the whole history 173Mb, with 27Mb real source.
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At some point, the bash git repo changed/moved to git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/bash.git; I won't edit the answer as it's the accepted answer from ~7 years ago, but -- just in case anyone else finds this page.2020-10-25 14:16:24 +00:00Commented Oct 25, 2020 at 14:16
Yes. This is how Bash increments its minor version number.
