Bugs item #1439538, was opened at 2006-02-27 11:51 Message generated for change (Comment added) made by loewis You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=1439538&group_id=5470
Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: Build Group: Python 2.4 >Status: Closed >Resolution: Fixed Priority: 5 Submitted By: Håvard Tveite (havatv) Assigned to: Martin v. Löwis (loewis) Summary: test -e is not portable (Solaris 2.7) Initial Comment: I was adviced by Barry Warsaw to file a bug on this. I tried to install Python 2.4.2 (and 2.3.5) on Solaris 2.7, but configure failed. The Solaris 2.7 sh does not support "test -e". "test -e" is used two times in configure. The use of "test -e" is not recommended for "Portable Shell Programming": <URL: http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/autoconf-2.57/html_chapter/autoconf_10.html > I replaced "test -e" with "test -r", and it seems to work (configure finishes OK, and the files are found), but I do not know if this is the correct way to do it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >Comment By: Martin v. Löwis (loewis) Date: 2006-07-30 16:12 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=21627 test -r seems to be the portable way, although it tests for a slightly different property (read access, instead of mere file presence). For autoconf, the best way is to use AC_CHECK_FILE, which then expands to test -r. Fixed in r50982 and r50983. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Georg Brandl (gbrandl) Date: 2006-07-24 15:49 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=849994 Martin, is the replacement correct? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=1439538&group_id=5470 _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
