on SunOS "grep -e" fails

[Elmar Rudigier]

Hi!

Using libtool on SunOS causes a lot of masseages like:
Usage: grep -hblcnsviw pattern file . . .
grep: illegal option -- e
grep: illegal option -- L
grep: illegal option -- /
grep: illegal option -- o
grep: illegal option -- p
...

It seems, that libtools is expecting GNU grep.

On SunOS grep, which is installed in /usr/bin, doesn't accept the option '-e'. 
But there is another grep installed on the system (in /usr/xpg4/bin), which 
accept this option.

Maybe it's possible to check if which grep accepts this option?

yours
Elmar

address@hidden sauxy2 557$ uname -a
SunOS sauxy2 5.9 Generic_112233-11 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-280R
address@hidden sauxy2 558$ libtool --version
ltmain.sh (GNU libtool) 1.5.2 (1.1220.2.60 2004/01/25 12:25:08)

Copyright (C) 2003  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
address@hidden sauxy2 559$

From man-page:
address@hidden sauxy2 556$ man grep

User Commands                                             grep(1)

NAME
     grep - search a file for a pattern

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/bin/grep    [-bchilnsvw]     limited-regular-expression
     [filename...]

     /usr/xpg4/bin/grep [-E | -F]  [-c | -l  |  -q]   [-bhinsvwx]
     -e pattern_list...  [-f pattern_file]... [file...]

     /usr/xpg4/bin/grep [-E | -F]  [-c | -l  |  -q]   [-bhinsvwx]
     [-e pattern_list...] -f pattern_file... [file...]

     /usr/xpg4/bin/grep [-E | -F]  [-c | -l  |  -q]   [-bhinsvwx]
     pattern [file...]





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