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Re: libstdc++/configure problem


Richard Zidlicky wrote:
head: `-1' option is obsolete; use `-n 1'

A known problem, that has been discussed in other threads.


It is believed that we can't immediately switch to -n 1 because we still support older systems that don't have it. Thus we need autoconf tests, and makefile changes, and it may be a while before all of this happens.

Meanwhile, you can make this work by defining environment variables.
Try "_POSIX2_VERSION=199209".  See the coreutils docementation.

There is also disgreement about which posix standard coreutils should conform to by default. Apparently it defaults to the 2001 standard if the C library claims to support it, which some find surprising and undesirable. It may be a while before this dispute is resolved.

It is probably useful to open a bugzilla bug report for this if we don't already have one. Just searching for coreutils, I don't see one using that term.
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Jim Wilson, GNU Tools Support, http://www.SpecifixInc.com



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