Re: cmp in test scripts

[Earnie Boyd]

John Poltorak wrote:
> 
> Is there any way that autoconf can be used to handle cmp in test scripts?
> 
> Occasionally a test will fail because of the use of cmp to test
> differences between generated data and expected results due to line
> termination on DOS filesystems. If diff is used instead the test may
> succeed.
> 
> What I'd like to see is some check to see if the use of cmp is valid and
> if not then maybe set CMP=diff ...
> 

What shell are you using on the DOS filesystem?  A properly ported cmp
would be a better solution.

Earnie.

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