Re: [bug-enscript] enscript src/tests/passthrough.test uses obsolete tail option

[Tim Retout]

On 27 September 2012 23:24, Karl Berry <address@hidden> wrote:
>     +  | tail -n +2 >$output
>
> Having been invented by POSIX, tail -n is not supported on all systems.
> Solaris 5.10's tail, at least, doesn't have -n.  I wouldn't be surprised
> if there are others.
>
> I think the simplest solution is to use sed.  As in something like:
> sed 1,2d test_input.ps ...

This is a good idea - sed is listed in the autoconf manual under
'portable shell programming', so I am sure we can assume its existence
without needing to check for it:
http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/autoconf.html#sed

And also, 'sed 1d' now seems more intuitive to me than 'tail +2' for
chopping off the first line.  So I've committed this.

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Tim Retout <address@hidden>