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Re: proposed patch for "Tests failed with LINENO." Autoconf bug


From: Paul Eggert
Subject: Re: proposed patch for "Tests failed with LINENO." Autoconf bug
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 18:55:17 -0700 (PDT)

> From: Paul Eggert <address@hidden>
> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 18:02:26 -0700 (PDT)
> 
>    The problem is that Solaris 2.5.1 /bin/ksh does not increment
>    $LINENO inside an eval'ed string.

(Replying to myself.  :-)

This isn't quite correct.  The problem is actually that /bin/ksh (even
on Solaris 8) does not increment $LINENO inside an eval'ed string.

The problem was noticed on Solaris 2.5.1 because that host lacks
/bin/bash.  /bin/ksh fails the too-stringent test on that host, and so
the testsuite code falls back on the buggy awk substitute.

Sorry for any confusion.  This issue doesn't affect the validity of
the proposed patch, though.



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