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Re: echo vs. printf regression (darwin8)
From: |
Ralf Wildenhues |
Subject: |
Re: echo vs. printf regression (darwin8) |
Date: |
Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:50:31 +0200 |
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Mutt/1.5.20 (2010-04-22) |
* Paolo Bonzini wrote on Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 10:28:33PM CEST:
> On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 21:53, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> > Whatever we do, NEWS needs a big warning note.
>
> Why? It's just namespace pollution, which has always been there.
* Libtool configure macros do not use nor set the variables $RM, $MV,
$ECHO any more. These variables are also in use by some other
packages for conflicting purposes, the values required by Libtool
are in general only suitable for the generated `libtool' script
but not for use inside configure or Makefile files. Libtool macros
now use the variables lt_RM, lt_MV, and lt_ECHO instead.
If you use LT_OUTPUT inside configure and write tests that exercise
one of the variables specifying libtool semantics such as
$archive_cmds, you might need to temporarily set $ECHO and $RM from
$lt_ECHO and $lt_RM.
I haven't looked in detail yet, but the above seems the most sane
solution to me, and yes, I think that anything that otherwise allows
users to cry "regression" warrants a big warning sign.
If somebody would like to take a stab at a patch (or only parts of it),
be my guest. The patch would benefit from testing on all of GNU/Linux,
Solaris with a losing $CONFIG_SHELL forced, and one ksh or ash on a
different system (I can do the testing if needed).
Thanks,
Ralf
- Re: echo vs. printf regression (darwin8), (continued)
Re: echo vs. printf regression (darwin8), David Fang, 2010/08/15
- Re: echo vs. printf regression (darwin8), Paolo Bonzini, 2010/08/16
- Re: echo vs. printf regression (darwin8), Peter O'Gorman, 2010/08/16
- Re: echo vs. printf regression (darwin8), Paolo Bonzini, 2010/08/16
- Re: echo vs. printf regression (darwin8), David Fang, 2010/08/16
- Re: echo vs. printf regression (darwin8), Paolo Bonzini, 2010/08/16
- Re: echo vs. printf regression (darwin8), Ralf Wildenhues, 2010/08/16
- Re: echo vs. printf regression (darwin8), Paolo Bonzini, 2010/08/16
- Re: echo vs. printf regression (darwin8),
Ralf Wildenhues <=