Re: [PATCH] docs: another Solaris sh bug with redirected `:'

[Eric Blake]

On 08/04/2011 02:25 AM, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
> * doc/autoconf.texi (File Descriptors): Solaris 10 /bin/sh
> "optimizes" away redirected `:' commands in a shell function
> after the first call.
> ---
>   ChangeLog         |    7 +++++++
>   doc/autoconf.texi |    6 +++++-
>   2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

> +++ b/doc/autoconf.texi
> @@ -15428,12 +15428,16 @@ In each case the expected result is of course 
> @file{fullness} containing
>   probably not of practical concern to modern platforms.
>
>   Solaris 10 @command{sh} will try to optimize away a @command{:} command
> -in a loop after the first iteration, even if it is redirected:
> +(even if it is redirected) in a loop after the first iteration, or in a
> +shell function after the first call:
>
>   @example
>   $ @kbd{for i in 1 2 3 ; do :>x$i; done}
>   $ @kbd{ls}

How about making this {ls x*}

>   x1
> +$ @kbd{f () @{ :>$1; @}; f y1; f y2; f y3;}
> +$ @kbd{ls}

and {ls y*}

> +y1
>   @end example

so that the two examples can reasonably be tested in the same directory? 
 ACK with that nit fixed.

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