Re: [Bug-wget] bootstrap problem

[Dagobert Michelsen]

Hi Darshit,

Am 05.05.2015 um 12:23 schrieb Darshit Shah <address@hidden>:
> So, is the issue because some platforms are shipping a non-compatible
> version of sh, or is the script incorrectly using bash while only
> claiming to use sh?

The problem is the evaluation with $( ):
  bootstrap: syntax error at line 88: `me_=$’ unexpected

The Solaris Bourne Shell is really one of the „very oldest“ non-POSIX-compatible
Bourne shells:
  http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/082

Last time I talked with Jim Meyering about the problem (unfortunately off-list)
he said that if you bootstrap stuff you are a developer which is expected to 
have
bash at hand. Here, bash is considered similar to autotools which you also need
only to bootstrap.


Best regards

  — Dago

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