Re: 02-lineno.patch

[Raja R Harinath]

Hi,

Akim Demaille <address@hidden> writes:
> |Akim Demaille <address@hidden> writes:
> |> <Just an idea passing through my head, after having made a short stop>
> |>
> |> Am I missing something, or sourcing instead of exec'ing would solve
> |> all the problems?  Our problems are related to the ID of the script,
> |> but sourcing doesn't change it, right?
> |
> |I tried the following 
> |
> |  --- lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 2001/09/27 08:27:55     1.51
> |  +++ lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 2001/10/01 22:47:59
> |  @@ -152,5 +152,6 @@ if test "x$as_lineno_1"  = "x$as_lineno_
> |       chmod +x $as_me.lineno
> |     fi
> |  -  exec ${SHELL-/bin/sh} ./$as_me.lineno ${1+"address@hidden"}
> |  +  . ./$as_me.lineno
> |  +  exit 0
> |   fi
> | 
> |It passes 'make check' on linux and Solaris.  I also tried a hacked
> |version of m4sh.m4 which unset LINENO just before all this stuff, and
> |that passed 'make check' on Linux with bash.  So, seems OK.
> 
> Yeehaa!  Thanks!

The patch you applied uses

  source ./$as_me.lineno

Solaris /bin/sh isn't happy with that.

  ../../configure: source: not found

I'm afraid you'll have to use '.'.

- Hari
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