Re: 2.59d on OpenServer

[Ralf Wildenhues]

* Paul Eggert wrote on Tue, Jun 06, 2006 at 08:10:47AM CEST:
> Tim Rice <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> > There is still a problem with 2.59d on the OpenServer platforms....
> > It looks like the "at_help_all" variable has 12270 characters in it.
> > The ksh (/usr/bin/posix/sh is a symbolic link to ksh) is blowing up
> > at 4074 characters.
> 
> This is not a regression then, right?  In Autoconf 2.59 that variable
> has 7368 bytes, so you ought to have the same bug with 2.59.

FWIW, this is one of the issues listed in
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/autoconf/2006-05/msg00141.html
I need to go check if the other issues there are similar.

I didn't know about the size limitation.  Is that an upper size limit
for any parameter value?  Or just for an assignment at once (i.e., could
be worked around by building the parameter in pieces)?  Is it documented
anywhere publically?

Cheers,
Ralf