Re: solaris link line length problem == buggy sed

[Akim Demaille]

>>>>> "Raja" == Raja R Harinath <Raja> writes:

Raja> Robert Boehne <address@hidden> writes: [snip]
>> + echo | awk '{ printf "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"; }' >>
>> conftest.$ac_ext
Raja> [snip]

Raja> This may run afoul of the GNU standards.texi.  It says:

Raja>      The `configure' script and the Makefile rules for building
Raja> and installation should not use any utilities directly except
Raja> these:

Raja>        cat cmp cp diff echo egrep expr false grep install-info
Raja> ln ls mkdir mv pwd rm rmdir sed sleep sort tar test touch true

Raja> Note the absence of 'awk' as an allowed utility.

Nonetheless, awk is usable portably if you limit yourself to a small
number of core features.  Autoconf has ben using it on the maintainer
side, but nobody reported not being able to use it.

OTOH, awk portability is a tough matter...