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From: | Gary V. Vaughan |
Subject: | Re: strange --version issue |
Date: | Wed, 9 Apr 2008 11:35:48 -0400 |
On 9 Apr 2008, at 11:24, John Calcote wrote:
Here's some more data on the m4 --version issue. $ *m4 --version* *GNU M4 1.4.4* Written by Rene' Seindal. ... $ *strace m4 --version* execve("/usr/local/bin/m4", ["m4", "--version"], [/* 68 vars */]) = 0 ... write(1, "GNU M4 1.4.5\n", 13*GNU M4 1.4.5* ) = 13write(1, "Written by Rene\' Seindal.\n\nCopyr"..., 152Written by Rene' Seindal....Running "m4 --version" alone appears to execute the one in /usr/bin (1.4.4), while executing under strace seems to run the correct one in /usr/local/bin (1.4.5).Again, I'm wondering...
Probably your shell has cached the location of the previously installed M4. Run 'hash -r' or equivalent at the command line to make it actually look in the path
again. Cheers, Gary -- ())_. Email me: address@hidden ( '/ Read my blog: http://blog.azazil.net / )= ...and my book: http://sources.redhat.com/autobook `(_~)_
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