Re: /etc/bash.bashrc derivation and "misuses"

[Chet Ramey]

Paul Jarc wrote:
> Chet Ramey <chet.ramey@case.edu> wrote:
>> In my opinion, if a system vendor chooses to enable that sort of
>> functionality (and many do, for all sorts of reasons), then they
>> need to add something to the documentation noting that.
> 
> Could that be done automatically by ./configure when this is enabled?

It's not controlled by configure; it's a define that needs to be
modified manually in config-top.h.  The fact that you have to edit a
header file by hand and enable it is intended to indicate that some
other work is required.  Maybe a note in config-top.h is needed.

Chet

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