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Article #43Groff 1.05.90 Bug Report (sort of)
From: Mark Prior
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 21:37
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 21:37
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Groff Bug Report
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GROFF VERSION:
1.05.90
MACHINE:
DECstation 5000/25
OS:
Ultrix 4.2C
COMPILER:
gcc 2.2.2
INPUT FILES:
None
COMMAND LINE:
./configure
DESCRIPTION OF INCORRECT BEHAVIOUR:
The "standard" Bourne Shell under Ultrix doesn't support the
${foo:-bar} construct and so the
BROKEN_SPOOLER_F:AGS=${BROKEN_SPOOLER_FLAG:-7}
line in configure causes a "sh: bad substitution" abort
SUGGESTED FIX [optional]:
Two choices
1. Don't use ${foo:-bar} type constructs, this could freak out other
old BSD based Bourne shells.
2. Tell Ultrix users to execute configure using the System V Bourne
shell that is supplied with Ultrix, ie "/bin/sh5 configure"
Technical Details
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Newsgroups: gnu.groff.bug Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cis.ohio-state.edu!itd.adelaide.EDU.AU!mrp From: mrp@itd.adelaide.EDU.AU (Mark Prior) Subject: Groff 1.05.90 Bug Report (sort of) Message-ID: <9208210207.AA17162@jarrah.itd.adelaide.edu.au> Sender: gnulists@ai.mit.edu Organization: GNUs Not Usenet Distribution: gnu Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 21:37:03 GMT Approved: bug-groff@prep.ai.mit.edu Lines: 45