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Re: autoconf doc fixes for `...` gotchas
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Paul Eggert |
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Re: autoconf doc fixes for `...` gotchas |
Date: |
Fri, 28 Jan 2005 13:57:12 -0800 |
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Gnus/5.1006 (Gnus v5.10.6) Emacs/21.3 (gnu/linux) |
Ralf Wildenhues <address@hidden> writes:
>> (Limitations of Builtins): Use expr "X...", not expr "x...", as
>> X insulates us from future changes to Posix.
>
> Could you be bothered to elaborate what those changes are?
In case POSIX adds a new expr operator starting with "x".
(It's kind of theoretical.)
> If you do this, please also do this (and maybe note the significance of
> X over x):
It's probably not worth worrying users about X over x, but I did change
it to X. Thanks for mentioning it.