Re: [PATCH 04/12] use a shell function for _AC_RUN_IFELSE

[Paolo Bonzini]

Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> * Paolo Bonzini wrote on Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 07:34:44PM CET:
>>>> -[{ ($2) >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD
>>>> +[{ { $2; } >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD
>>> This breaks Ultrix compatibility (when used as part of AC_TRY_EVAL), no?
>> Ultrix had shell functions?
> 
> Yes, according to
> <http://www.in-ulm.de/~mascheck/various/shells/#ultrix11>
> 
>>  Anyway I agree that this change should have
>> been made separately (if at all).
> 
> And likely this issue is so moot because none of us knows anyone who has
> an Ultrix system any more.  Right?

That's true, but it could break an AC_TRY_EVAL of something set to exit
1 (instead of false)...

Paolo