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Re: proposed fix for Autoconf "make check" problem with ksh 11/16/88g
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Akim Demaille |
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Re: proposed fix for Autoconf "make check" problem with ksh 11/16/88g |
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18 Mar 2002 19:27:41 +0100 |
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>>>>> "Paul" == Paul Eggert <address@hidden> writes:
Paul> Boyd Lynn Gerber lent me a test account, and I tracked the bug
Paul> down to what I think is a buffer overrun in that ancient ksh
Paul> implementation. Here is a proposed patch to work around the
Paul> problem.
Pfff :(
Paul> This patch assumes the other ksh-related patch I sent in earlier
Paul> today. (Methinks the current code hasn't been used with ksh
Paul> much. :-)
Nope, indeed. Do we really want to use such a broken shell? I trust
you. Decide what you prefer (no longer trying ksh or splitting this
long list) and install it at your convenience.