Re: automake depcomp portability problem with "tail +3"

[Paul Eggert]

> From: Tom Tromey <address@hidden>
> Date: 19 Feb 2002 12:37:34 -0700
> 
> Didn't I also see a recent patch to use `sed Nq' rather than
> "head -N", too?  Is POSIX deprecating these uses?  Or were they never
> portable?

They're now obsolete.  POSIX 1003.2-1992 marked them as "obsolescent",
and warned application writers to stop using them.  POSIX 1003.1-2001
removed them.  I guess they figured that 9 years' worth of "please
eat your broccoli" warnings was enough.

> I guess either way I'm disappointed, like seeing an old friend
> leave.  (How odd.)

You're feeling old too?  I recently dug out my Unix Version 7 manuals
to answer a question about "diff".  I had more hair on the top of my
head when I first used "diff".

> I forget if you have write access to automake.

I think I have it, so I'll check in future minor changes like that.