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Re: proposed fix for Autoconf "make check" problem with ksh 11/16/88g


From: Akim Demaille
Subject: Re: proposed fix for Autoconf "make check" problem with ksh 11/16/88g
Date: 18 Mar 2002 19:27:41 +0100
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>>>>> "Paul" == Paul Eggert <address@hidden> writes:

Paul> Boyd Lynn Gerber lent me a test account, and I tracked the bug
Paul> down to what I think is a buffer overrun in that ancient ksh
Paul> implementation.  Here is a proposed patch to work around the
Paul> problem.

Pfff :(

Paul> This patch assumes the other ksh-related patch I sent in earlier
Paul> today.  (Methinks the current code hasn't been used with ksh
Paul> much.  :-)

Nope, indeed.  Do we really want to use such a broken shell?  I trust
you.  Decide what you prefer (no longer trying ksh or splitting this
long list) and install it at your convenience.



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