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Re: slight optimization: less subshells


From: Gary V. Vaughan
Subject: Re: slight optimization: less subshells
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 16:10:56 +0000
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Hallo Ralf,

Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> With all of this is mind: OK to apply this patch, which changes these
> patterns where cmd has a good chance of being builtin, then (HEAD and
> branch-2-0)?
> 
>       * config/ltmain.m4sh, m4/libtool.m4: Change `( cmd ) 2>/dev/null' to
>       `{ cmd; } 2>/dev/null', when cmd has no side effects and might be a
>       builtin.  Note that it is unspecified whether cmd will run within a
>       subshell (e.g. Bourne shells) or within the current shell (most modern
>       shells).

Yes to HEAD.  No (potentially) destabilizing patches to a release branch.

Cheers,
        Gary.
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