Re: CVS tree 2.54c testsuite: grep -w is not universal

[Akim Demaille]

Thanks, I'm installing this:

Index: ChangeLog
from  Akim Demaille  <address@hidden>

        * tests/torture.at (Configuring subdirectories): Don't use grep
        -w.
        * doc/autoconf.texi (Limitations of Usual Tools): Grep -w.
        Reported by Ezra Peisach.

Index: doc/autoconf.texi
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RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/doc/autoconf.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.711
diff -u -u -r1.711 autoconf.texi
--- doc/autoconf.texi 6 Nov 2002 08:22:00 -0000 1.711
+++ doc/autoconf.texi 6 Nov 2002 10:28:39 -0000
@@ -10387,6 +10387,9 @@
 Stardent Vistra SVR4 @code{grep} lacks @address@hidden  Instead, use
 extended regular expressions and alternation.
 
+Don't rely on @option{-w}, as Irix 6.5.16m's @command{grep} does not
+support it.
+
 
 @item @command{ln}
 @c ---------------
Index: tests/torture.at
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RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/tests/torture.at,v
retrieving revision 1.38
diff -u -u -r1.38 torture.at
--- tests/torture.at 29 Oct 2002 08:09:40 -0000 1.38
+++ tests/torture.at 6 Nov 2002 10:28:39 -0000
@@ -687,8 +687,8 @@
 
 # Running the outer configure recursively should provide the innermost
 # help strings.
-AT_CHECK([./configure --help=recursive | grep -w INNER],     0, [ignore])
-AT_CHECK([./configure --help=recursive | grep -w INNERMOST], 0, [ignore])
+AT_CHECK([./configure --help=recursive | grep " INNER "],     0, [ignore])
+AT_CHECK([./configure --help=recursive | grep " INNERMOST "], 0, [ignore])
 
 # Running the outer configure should trigger the inner.
 AT_CHECK_CONFIGURE([INNERMOST=tsomrenni])