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Re: testsuite problem


From: Akim Demaille
Subject: Re: testsuite problem
Date: 28 Feb 2001 10:52:21 +0100
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"Tim Van Holder" <address@hidden> writes:

> Note that the ';' still isn't needed:
> 
>       PATH="foo:bar" conftest
> 
> behaves exactly like
> 
>       PATH="foo:bar"; conftest
> 
> except that the former does not affect PATH after the command is run.

I agree, but I think it is wrong to assume all the shells will have
the intelligence of honoring PATH immediately.

> We probably don't care for the purpose of our test, as the command
> is run in a subshell.  However, the first version might still be safer,
> as the use of a subshell is probably an implementation detail of
> AC_RUN_LOG. 

I agree too the first one is safer in a sane environment, but there
are really funny things out there.



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