Re: [Qemu-devel] Patch to make configure /bin/sh compatible

[Michael McConnell]

On Fri, 14 Apr 2006, Thiemo Seufer wrote:

> Ben Taylor wrote:
> > This is a patch to make configure truly /bin/sh compatible,
> > as well as changing some logic to remove "echo -n" for
> > output to files, as "echo -n" is not consistent among
> > environments.
> > 
> > This is against the latest cvs branch, and I appreciate
> > any feedback.
> 
> [snip]
> > @@ -294,7 +295,7 @@
> >          target_list="i386-user arm-user armeb-user sparc-user ppc-user 
> > mips-user mipsel-user $target_list"
> >      fi
> >  else
> > -    target_list=$(echo "$target_list" | sed -e 's/,/ /g')
> > +    target_list=`echo "$target_list" | sed -e 's/,/ /g'`
> 
> A standard-conforming /bin/sh should be capable of handling this.

I've seen various /bin/sh (and ksh) versions that will accept the `....` form 
but not the $(...) form.  It's bitten me a few times too.

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