Bruno Haible <[email protected]> writes:

> Collin Funk wrote:
>> Here is some output on Solaris 10 (cfarm210):
>> 
>>     $ echo $SHELL
>>     /bin/sh
>>     $ type false
>>     false is /usr/bin/false
>>     $ false; echo $?
>>     255
>
> We have already documented it in the Autoconf manual, chapter
> "Portable Shell Programming":
> https://www.gnu.org/savannah-checkouts/gnu/autoconf/manual/autoconf-2.73/html_node/Limitations-of-Builtins.html

Oh, right. I should have checked that.

Small nit, but Solaris 10 /bin/sh does not have a 'false' builtin. The
issue is with the /usr/bin/false program. I'll let Paul decide if it is
worth the effort of making that distinction.

Collin

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