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EAPI 6
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A new EAPI=6 has been released as of 2015-11-13. A noticeable changes and explanation of new features are given below.
bash version
Bash version Ebuilds can use features of Bash version 4.2 (was 3.2 before).
The ebuild file format is in its basic form a subset of the format of a bash script. The interpreter is BASH-VERSION assumed to be GNU bash, version as listed in table below, or any later version. If possible, the package manager should set the shell’s compatibility level to the exact version specified. It must ensure that any such compatibility settings (e.g. the BASH_COMPAT variable) are not exported to external programs.
| EAPI | Bash version |
|---|---|
| 0,1,2,3,4,5 | 3.2 |
| 6 | 4.2 |