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Re: Shell built-in command detection?
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Akim Demaille |
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Re: Shell built-in command detection? |
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20 Mar 2002 09:28:03 +0100 |
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>>>>> "Andrew" == Andrew Begel <address@hidden> writes:
Andrew> I'm using Autoconf 2.52, and trying to detect the shell
Andrew> command, printf using
Andrew> AC_CHECK_PROG(PRINTF, printf, printf)
Andrew> This check comes up empty when printf is not a standalone
Andrew> binary, but a built-in shell command (on bash in MSYS/Windows
Andrew> it is). What is the proper check to use in this case?
if bash -c builtin printf blah blah
or something like that.