Re: config.sub breaks configuration on Solaris 10

[Earnie]

On 12/16/2018 4:53 PM, John Ericson wrote:
> In GNU bash, -r, turns off special escape code handling. Configs don't 
> have escape codes so it makes sense do this. Without that flag then, 
> valid input stays valid, but some invalid input becomes valid too. So 
> skipping that is unfortunate for GNU bash, but certainly makes sense for 
> whatever odd shell you have.

The question that needs answered is what issue was being resolved by the 
addition of the -r?  The resolution here may need filters based on the 
build host.

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Earnie