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Re: [committed] Fix bug in unsupported target list in config.gcc
- From: Ian Lance Taylor <ian at airs dot com>
- To: DJ Delorie <dj at redhat dot com>
- Cc: neroden at twcny dot rr dot com, aoliva at redhat dot com, gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: 29 Aug 2003 14:23:16 -0700
- Subject: Re: [committed] Fix bug in unsupported target list in config.gcc
- References: <20030829203340.GA724@twcny.rr.com><200308292058.h7TKwt804719@greed.delorie.com>
DJ Delorie <dj@redhat.com> writes:
> > >I'm only worried about compatibility. Do we use this construct
> > >elsewhere?
> > As far as I can tell, no. Shall I check this in?
> >
> > * config.gcc: Don't use negated character class in shell case
> > clause.
>
> I'd like an opinion from Alex first. He's the shell compatibility
> expert. Alex?
Using ! as the negation character in a /bin/sh character class is very
old. Personally, I'm sure it's portable.
I would expect that newer shells support the more common ^ as well.
Ian