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Re: loop in 2.53-generated configure on nextstep
From: |
Akim Demaille |
Subject: |
Re: loop in 2.53-generated configure on nextstep |
Date: |
19 Jul 2002 10:28:20 +0200 |
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>>>>> "davida" == David Arnold <address@hidden> writes:
davida> i've struck a problem when attempting to install a package on
davida> an old NeXTStep machine. the package in question has a
davida> configure file (generated by autoconf-2.53) which ends up
davida> looping endlessly.
davida> the problem appears to be around the LINENO alternative code:
davida> it runs the two sed commands ok (if slowly :-) and then
davida> sources the new file ($as_me.lineno). it then starts
davida> executing from the top again, until hitting the same point,
davida> when it loops again. it never appears to break out of this
davida> loop.
davida> has anyone seen this before? any suggestions?
Could you try running make check on 2.53b? TIA!
ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/automake/autoconf-2.53b.tar.gz (1006K
autoconf-2.53b.tar.gz)
ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/automake/autoconf-2.53b.tar.bz2 (763K
autoconf-2.53b.tar.bz2)