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Re: Automake patch to not assume egrep or fgrep
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Tom Tromey |
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Re: Automake patch to not assume egrep or fgrep |
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02 Jun 2002 06:53:04 -0600 |
>>>>> "Paul" == Paul Eggert <address@hidden> writes:
Paul> I've been porting GNU tools to a stricter POSIX 1003.1-2001
Paul> environment, and noticed that Automake uses the obsolecent
Paul> commands 'egrep' and 'fgrep'. These commands need not exist on
Paul> a modern POSIX host; you're supposed to use grep -E and grep -F
Paul> instead.
You'd better update the GNU coding standards then.
They explicitly reference and allow both egrep and fgrep.
Are there actual systems in use that don't have [ef]grep?
For instance, is this system you're using a "real" system, or some
experimental standards-conformance platform that won't be seen "in the
wild"?
Tom
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