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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/3] archive-source.sh: Modern shell scripting (
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Markus Armbruster |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/3] archive-source.sh: Modern shell scripting (use $() instead of ``) |
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Mon, 15 Oct 2018 10:05:54 +0200 |
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Thomas Huth <address@hidden> writes:
> On 2018-10-15 08:51, Mao Zhongyi wrote:
>> Various shell files contain a mix between obsolete `` and
>> modern $(); use of `` is only required when using /bin/sh
>> on Solaris. It would be nice to convert to using $()
>> everywhere, or at least in all bash scripts, as well as in
>> all scripts that are known to not be run on Solaris.
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> FWIW, I think we do not have to worry about Solaris' /bin/sh here
> anymore. Somebody tried to compile on Solaris a couple of weeks ago, and
> found out that you need a proper POSIX-compliant shell for compiling
> QEMU, so /bin/sh can not be used here anymore anyway.
Try
SHELL=/usr/xpg4/bin/sh PATH=/usr/xpg6/bin:/usr/xpg4/bin:$PATH
to make Solaris behave. See also
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