bug#42419: closed (is this a sick joke ?)

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> is this a sick joke ?
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> Sat, 18 Jul 2020 19:20:33 +0000
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> alpha$ pwd
> /opt/bw/build/grep-3.4_sunos5.10_sparcv9.002
> alpha$
> alpha$ ./configure --prefix=/opt/bw --disable-silent-rules \
> > --enable-dependency-tracking --enable-threads=posix \
> > --without-gnu-ld --with-libsigsegv-prefix=/opt/bw \
> > --with-libiconv-prefix=/opt/bw \
> > --with-libintl-prefix=/opt/bw 2>&1 | tee
> ../grep-3.4_sunos5.10_sparcv9.002.config.log
> configure: error: no working 'grep' found
>   A working 'grep' command is needed to build GNU Grep.
>   This 'grep' should support -e and long lines.
>   On Solaris 10, install the package SUNWggrp or SUNWxcu4.
>   On Solaris 11, install the package text/gnu-grep or system/xopen/xcu4.
> alpha$
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> Excuse me ?
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> alpha$
> alpha$ which grep
> /usr/local/bin/grep
> alpha$
> alpha$ grep --version
> grep (GNU grep) 3.1
> Copyright (C) 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later
> <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
> There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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> Written by Mike Haertel and others, see
> <http://git.sv.gnu.org/cgit/grep.git/tree/AUTHORS>.
> alpha$
> alpha$
> alpha$ ls -lap /usr/xpg4/bin/grep
> -r-xr-xr-x   3 root     bin        18652 Nov 18  2013 /usr/xpg4/bin/grep
> alpha$
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> I have GNU grep and I also have real XPG4 type grep ?
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> What grep does grep need to beuild grep for a new grep?
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> Curious what pre-requisite grep that grep needs for grep.
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> would love to hear back which I work on GNU autoconf beta
> today :
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> https://lists.gnu.org/r/autoconf/2020-07/msg00006.html
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> What magic grep does grep want ?
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> -- 
> Dennis Clarke
> RISC-V/SPARC/PPC/ARM/CISC
> UNIX and Linux spoken
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> Closing this bug report as it seems to have been a problem in the 
> reporter's build setup.
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