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[SCM] GNU Autoconf source repository branch, master, updated. v2.61a-290
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[SCM] GNU Autoconf source repository branch, master, updated. v2.61a-290-gc33d474 |
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Thu, 15 Nov 2007 06:58:28 +0000 |
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commit c33d474779c0351224d340b419ea32e85a2ae9f0
Author: Ralf Wildenhues <address@hidden>
Date: Thu Nov 15 07:58:03 2007 +0100
Shell functions and variables may share a namespace.
* doc/autoconf.texi (Portable Shell): Mention Solaris sh
limitation.
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Summary of changes:
ChangeLog | 6 ++++++
doc/autoconf.texi | 11 ++++++++++-
2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1e6baa4..1d69799 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2007-11-15 Ralf Wildenhues <address@hidden>
+
+ Shell functions and variables may share a namespace.
+ * doc/autoconf.texi (Portable Shell): Mention Solaris sh
+ limitation.
+
2007-11-14 Paul Eggert <address@hidden>
* lib/autoconf/types.m4 (_AC_TYPE_LONG_LONG_SNIPPET): Make comment match
diff --git a/doc/autoconf.texi b/doc/autoconf.texi
index 12eef55..c7f8d2a 100644
--- a/doc/autoconf.texi
+++ b/doc/autoconf.texi
@@ -12162,7 +12162,16 @@ you should not rely on the error status of a subshell
if the last
command of that subshell was @code{exit} or @code{trap}, as this
triggers bugs in zsh 4.x; while Autoconf tries to find a shell that
does not exhibit the bug, zsh might be the only shell present on the
-user's machine.
+user's machine. Also, variables and functions may share a namespace,
+for example with Solaris 10 @command{/bin/sh}:
+
address@hidden
+$ @kbd{f () @{ :; @}; f=; f}
+f: not found
address@hidden example
+
address@hidden
+For this reason, Autotest uses the prefix @samp{at_func_} for its functions.
Some ancient systems have quite
small limits on the length of the @samp{#!} line; for instance, 32
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