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Re: rfc: new libgcc build mechanism
- To: msokolov at ivan dot Harhan dot ORG (Michael Sokolov)
- Subject: Re: rfc: new libgcc build mechanism
- From: Alexandre Oliva <aoliva at cygnus dot com>
- Date: 08 May 2000 09:32:50 -0300
- Cc: gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org, autoconf at gnu dot org
- Organization: Cygnus Solutions, a Red Hat Company
- References: <0005081137.AA18280@ivan.Harhan.ORG>
On May 8, 2000, msokolov@ivan.Harhan.ORG (Michael Sokolov) wrote:
> Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@cygnus.com> wrote:
>> It is currently believed that every system has at least *some*
>> shell implementation that supports functions [...]
> 4.3BSD doesn't!
Is /bin/sh the only Bourne shell-like shell available on the system?
No /bin/ksh, /bin/sh5 or some other extended shell that supports shell
functions? If that's true, you've just solved one of the
long-standing doubts the new autoconf maintainers have had for quite
some time.
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