[tieTYT]

> Shell scripts, when you're not dealing with autotools generated script, aren't really that big, or even that complicated.

They're not always portable. Some people develop on windows.

[falcolas]

Windows offers shell scripts as well. Powershell, instead of Bash/Zsh/..., but they still offer many of the same opportunities.

Considering that teams frequently homogenize on one type of machine - bet it windows or Mac or Linux, shell scripts are typically portable enough for these use cases.

[onion2k]

Msysgit on Windows comes with a bash emulator (for running hooks) that could be used in a cross-platform build process.