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Re: 3.0, gcc_release fails on sparc-sun-solaris2.7


On Thu, 7 Jun 2001, Nathan Sidwell wrote:

> "Joseph S. Myers" wrote:
> > 
> > I don't really see the point in catering to non-POSIX shells in this
> I agree. Didn't know whether /bin/sh was POSIX or not.
> > script.  Try running it with /usr/xpg4/bin/sh.
> Ok. [Why is solaris soooo retarded?]

http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2000-05/msg00441.html explains why Sun won't
make /bin/sh be a POSIX shell.  (/usr/xpg4/bin/sh is a symlink to ksh.)

-- 
Joseph S. Myers
jsm28@cam.ac.uk


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