Re: HPUX: running `ranlib --version' creates ./--version [Re: fileutils/autoconf: --version left behind

[Akim Demaille]

> | Looking at config.log I find:
> |
> |   configure:2667: checking for ranlib
> |   configure:2682: found /usr/ccs/bin/ranlib
> |   configure:2684: /usr/ccs/bin/ranlib --version </dev/null >&2
> |   + eval $ac_dir/$ac_word --version </dev/null >&2
> |   + /usr/ccs/bin/ranlib --version
> |   + 0< /dev/null 1>& 2
> |   ar: creating --version
> |   configure:2687: $? = 0
> |   configure:2697: result: ranlib
> |
> | How has the ranlib test changed recently?

!!!

I am responsible for this.  I did not mean to have it go into
Autoconf.  According to annotate, I messed it up when I applied

2001-04-11  Akim Demaille  <address@hidden>

        * autoconf.sh (Task script): Be sure that `forbidden.rx' and
        `allowed.rx' exist when AWK loads then.
        Reported by Rainer Orth.

I am remove this right now.  I apologize.