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Re: tests/mktests.sh portability problem with Solaris 8 "sed"
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Akim Demaille |
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Re: tests/mktests.sh portability problem with Solaris 8 "sed" |
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02 Sep 2002 09:48:37 +0200 |
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>>>>> "Paul" == Paul Eggert <address@hidden> writes:
Paul> tests/mktests.sh runs into a portability problem on Solaris 8,
Paul> since Solaris 8 'sed' has a silly line length limit. I know
Paul> that tests/mktests.sh is supposed to assume "reasonable" tools,
Paul> but in this case the workaround simplifies the code so I don't
Paul> think that anyone will object.
Definitely not :) But I don't understand the patch too well: are you
saying that using `\n' in a grep regexp is the same as multiple `-e'?
If so, is it known to be portable? (I know mktests is OK, I'm thinking
about other possible uses).