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Re: [PATCH] bootstrap: avoid broken Solaris sed


From: Bruno Haible
Subject: Re: [PATCH] bootstrap: avoid broken Solaris sed
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 05:30:52 +0100
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Paul Eggert wrote:
> I suggest rewriting 'bootstrap' so that it
> works even with standard 'sed' on Solaris.

Is this really worth the effort? For three years already, we have been
documenting in gnulib/DEPENDENCIES that GNU sed is a "recommended"
prerequisite for running gnulib-tool. Hence also a prerequisite for
running 'bootstrap'.

A developer who checks out some git repository and runs 'autogen.sh' or
'bootstrap' is expected to have all the necessary tools available:
m4, autoconf, automake, gettext, bison, gperf, texinfo - and sed.
It's part of the necessary working environment.

It would be pointless to try to make 'gnulib-tool' work without
autoconf. Or without automake. Or without bison. Then why make
special efforts to accommodate an inferior 'sed' program?

Bruno



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