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Re: [bug-inetutils] [SCM] GNU Inetutils branch, master, updated. inetut


From: Alfred M. Szmidt
Subject: Re: [bug-inetutils] [SCM] GNU Inetutils branch, master, updated. inetutils-1_9_1-36-gb4a938f
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 13:49:18 -0500

   > Keep up the good work Mats!
   > 
   >    +# Prerequisites:
   >    +#
   >    +#  * Shell: SVR4 Bourne shell, or newer.
   >    +#
   >    +#  * cat(1), expr(1), head(1), kill(1), pwd(1), rm(1).
   >    +#
   >    +#  * id(1), grep(1), mktemp(1), ps(1).
   > 
   > Is there a reason for these type of comments?  I don't see why
   > this is useful.

   Mostly to give a hint to any external tester, in a hope that he or
   she takes a look at the failing script before filing a bug.

Wouldn't it be better then to check for this in configure.ac?  Or at
least assume the same tools as we use in the Makefiles (awk, cat, cmp,
cp, diff, echo, egrep, expr, false, grep, install-info, ln, ls, mkdir,
mv, printf, pwd, rm, rmdir, sed, sleep, sort, tar, test, touch, tr,
true) and only list what is needed over that?

I'm just concerned that the information will get outdated quickly.



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