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Re: libiberty for $build


In article <200107100459.AAA16670@greed.delorie.com> you write:
>
>> Some shells don't like it when a command results in a non-zero exit
>> status.  Use `test "x$build" = "x$host" || echo "/$build"` instead.
>
>We really need a list of what we're allowed to use and what we're not
>allowed to use.  Of course, I recall tripping over this in a Makefile
>on a DEC/Ultrix box way back when...
>

pdksh is pretty bad at this in set -e mode (in fact, looks like bugs).
So, if you want to cross-check things, install it and try using it with
your shell-scripts. That ought to catch a few problems.


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