On 06/25/2012 09:46 PM, Eric Blake wrote: > >> case $1 in >> ---run) >> - # Try to run requested program, and just exit if it succeeds. >> - run= >> - shift >> - "$@" && exit 0 >> - # Exit code 63 means version mismatch. This often happens >> - # when the user try to use an ancient version of a tool on >> - # a file that requires a minimum version. In this case we >> - # we should proceed has if the program had been absent, or >> - # if --run hadn't been passed. >> - if test $? = 63; then >> - run=: >> - msg="probably too old" >> - fi >> - ;; > > Ouch. You've broken programs that use automake < 1.12 but which pull in > the latest build-aux scripts via gnulib, since older automake hard-coded > the use of the --run argument:
This appears to be sufficient for my needs, although I've just hacked it
locally instead of preparing a formal patch:
--- ../gnulib/build-aux/missing 2012-06-25 21:38:39.031914248 -0600
+++ build-aux/missing 2012-06-25 21:50:59.075528749 -0600
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
#! /bin/sh
# Common wrapper for a few potentially missing GNU programs.
-scriptversion=2012-06-14.10; # UTC
+scriptversion=2012-06-26.03; # UTC
# Copyright (C) 1996-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
# Originally written by Fran,cois Pinard <pin...@iro.umontreal.ca>, 1996.
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
case $1 in
+ --run)
+ shift
+ ;;
+
--is-lightweight)
# Used by our autoconf macros to check whether the available missing
# script is modern enough.
--
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