This started out here and here:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libtool/2004-07/msg00070.html
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/autoconf-patches/2004-07/msg3.html
and led to (CVS) Autoconf exporting BIN_SH=xpg4 (don't be fooled by the
patches posted; they do not fully reflect what was committ
Ralf Wildenhues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 0a) Revert the change to set BIN_SH in Autoconf, in order to be
> consistent.
>
> 0b) Additionally, prepend /usr/bin/posix/ to the path walk of
> _AS_DETECT_BETTER_SHELL, to choose the right shell right away, inside
> Autoconf.
This sounds good to me.
Hello,
> 0a) Revert the change to set BIN_SH in Autoconf, [...]
IMHO this is a very good idea.
First, BIN_SH is set in macro AS_BOURNE_COMPATIBLE, but it doesn't belong
there: this macro contains things like "set -o posix", which
i) have an immediate effect inside the current instance
ii) are
Hi Paul, Stepan,
* Paul Eggert wrote on Fri, Mar 17, 2006 at 08:55:14AM CET:
> Ralf Wildenhues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > 0a) Revert the change to set BIN_SH in Autoconf, in order to be
> > consistent.
> >
> > 0b) Additionally, prepend /usr/bin/posix/ to the path walk of
> > _AS_DETECT_BET
Hello,
On Fri, Mar 17, 2006 at 06:10:10PM +0100, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> * Stepan Kasal wrote on Fri, Mar 17, 2006 at 04:27:09PM CET:
> >
> > Second, if this change
> >
> > > 0b) Additionally, prepend /usr/bin/posix/ to the path walk of
> > > _AS_DETECT_BETTER_SHELL, [...]
> >
> > make things
Hello,
On Fri, Mar 17, 2006 at 11:20:49AM -0800, Paul Eggert wrote:
> Yes, except you need to modify the Autoconf documentation accordingly.
I checked in the version attached to this mail.
Stepan
2006-03-17 Stepan Kasal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
* lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (AS_BOURNE_COMPATIBLE):
Stepan Kasal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> These two changes would make the following patch; OK to commit?
Yes, except you need to modify the Autoconf documentation accordingly.
