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Re[2]: configure scripts rely on "diff"; could use "cmp" instead if avai


From: Konstantin Andreev
Subject: Re[2]: configure scripts rely on "diff"; could use "cmp" instead if available
Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 16:40:09 +0400
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On 24.05.11 22:43, Eric Blake wrote:
On 05/24/2011 11:41 AM, Josh Triplett wrote:
<...>  The version of busybox-static in Debian doesn't provide diff, but does 
provide cmp.

That's in conflict with the current GNU Coding Standards, which states that a 
program can blindly assume the existence of diff on $PATH.

Why do you refer to GCS? I thought that 'autoconf' is intended for most 
Unix'es, not only GNU.

Regards,
--
Konstantin Andreev



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