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Re: [autoconf 2.59] Bug with bash on FreeBSD.
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Akim Demaille |
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Re: [autoconf 2.59] Bug with bash on FreeBSD. |
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Date: |
Thu, 09 Dec 2004 09:59:20 +0100 |
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Gnus/5.1007 (Gnus v5.10.7) Emacs/21.3 (gnu/linux) |
>>> "adl" == Alexandre Duret-Lutz <address@hidden> writes:
>>> "Paul" == Paul Eggert <address@hidden> writes:
> [...]
Paul> 2004-12-08 Paul Eggert <address@hidden>
Paul> * lib/mdate-sh: Don't use "set - x`$ls_command /`", as zsh mishandles
Paul> the spaces inside $ls_command. Problem reported by Loulou Pouchet in
Paul> <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/autoconf/2004-12/msg00074.html>.
Paul> Don't use "set - x"; plain "set x" is enough, and simplifies debugging.
> Thanks, Paul! I've installed this on branch-1-9 too, and also
> added Loulou to THANKS (in Automake we add to THANKS anybody
> mentioned in the ChangeLog).
Wouldn't it be saner to generate mdate-sh with M4sh? It addresses
this issue.