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-include $(TOPDIR)/helper.mk
+# Set shell to bash if possible, otherwise fall back to sh
+SHELL := $(shell if [ -x "$$BASH" ]; then echo $$BASH; \
+ else if [ -x /bin/bash ]; then echo /bin/bash; \
+ else echo sh; fi; fi)
+
+export SHELL
ifeq ($(CURDIR),$(SRCTREE))
dir :=