[Bug 1762320] [NEW] gcore does not execute, uses /bin/sh but requires bash

[Trent Lloyd]

Public bug reported:

gcore fails to execute on bionic

$ gcore
/usr/bin/gcore: 28: /usr/bin/gcore: Syntax error: "(" unexpected

Line 28 is:
 28 dump_all_cmds=()                                                                

This appears to be bash syntax for arrays (as reinforced further down)
which is not compatible with the /bin/sh shebang using dash.

Upstream has a recent commit to move this from /bin/sh to bash (along also making other changes to fix problems with quoting within the same commit):
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=commit;h=e1e6f073a9f5d7c3183cb8096fb24a42c28ba36b

As a minimum fix we should probably change it from /bin/sh to /bin/bash

** Affects: gdb (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Confirmed

** Changed in: gdb (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: gdb (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

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Title:
  gcore does not execute, uses /bin/sh but requires bash

Status in gdb package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  gcore fails to execute on bionic

  $ gcore
  /usr/bin/gcore: 28: /usr/bin/gcore: Syntax error: "(" unexpected

  Line 28 is:
   28 dump_all_cmds=()                                                                

  This appears to be bash syntax for arrays (as reinforced further down)
  which is not compatible with the /bin/sh shebang using dash.

  Upstream has a recent commit to move this from /bin/sh to bash (along also making other changes to fix problems with quoting within the same commit):
  https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=commit;h=e1e6f073a9f5d7c3183cb8096fb24a42c28ba36b

  As a minimum fix we should probably change it from /bin/sh to
  /bin/bash

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