Re: Broken PIPESTATUS with --disable-job-control

[Felix Janda]

Chet Ramey wrote:
> On 9/17/16 1:27 PM, Felix Janda wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > below this mail you can find a minimal script misbehaving when
> > job-control is configured out (tested on linx with different archs,
> > libc's, and versions (including current git)).
> 
> Yes.  PIPESTATUS doesn't really have any valid values when the shell
> is compiled without job control.  The internal machinery to set it
> doesn't exist.

Ok.

> > 
> > Notice that the configure script disables job-control when a run-time
> > test (which could easily be a built-time test) fails. So by default,
> > a cross-compiled bash will have this bug.
> 
> Which test?

I am referring to BASH_SYS_JOB_CONTROL_MISSING.

Thanks,
Felix