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bug#11256: make check problems with coreutils 8.16 and earlier
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From: |
Pádraig Brady |
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Subject: |
bug#11256: make check problems with coreutils 8.16 and earlier |
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Date: |
Tue, 08 May 2012 10:20:26 +0100 |
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On 05/08/2012 10:02 AM, Jim Meyering wrote:
> diff --git a/tests/init.sh b/tests/init.sh
> index ae86714..d5cd294 100644
> --- a/tests/init.sh
> +++ b/tests/init.sh
> @@ -207,6 +207,9 @@ else
> fi
> fi
>
> +# If this is bash, turn off all aliases.
> +test -n "$BASH_VERSION" && unalias -a
> +
> test -n "$EXEEXT" && shopt -s expand_aliases
Looks good.
I was surprised to see that aliases are significant
(due to the expand_aliases above).
Why are aliases needed rather than using shell functions for example?
cheers,
Pádraig.