libticalcs: fix erroneous bashism in configure script #87
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configure scripts are POSIX /bin/sh scripts and cannot have bash-specific syntax. The `test xxx == yyy` construct with double equals is a bash-specific alias for single equals. It does exactly the same thing as single equals -- it provides no additional functionality, no behavior changes, it is *exactly* the same but with an additional alternate spelling. In exchange for doing nothing, it breaks muscle memory when writing POSIX sh scripts and tricks developers into writing the wrong thing. It should never be used under any circumstances. Ideally it would be removed altogether from GNU bash. Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/723452
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Right, thanks :) |
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I believe that Debian unfortunately still configures their dash package without LINENO support, specifically to make GNU autoconf detect it as a "crippled" shell and search for bash to see if it can re-exec using that. Which means it's hard to actually test this on Debian. :( |
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* QA Notice: Abnormal configure code * * checking for the host compiler... ./configure: 17678: test: xx86_64-pc-linux-gnu: unexpected operator Bug: debrouxl/tilibs#87 Closes: https://bugs.gentoo.org/723452 Signed-off-by: Eli Schwartz <eschwartz93@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Sam James <sam@gentoo.org>
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configure scripts are POSIX /bin/sh scripts and cannot have bash-specific syntax. The
test xxx == yyyconstruct with double equals is a bash-specific alias for single equals. It does exactly the same thing as single equals -- it provides no additional functionality, no behavior changes, it is exactly the same but with an additional alternate spelling. In exchange for doing nothing, it breaks muscle memory when writing POSIX sh scripts and tricks developers into writing the wrong thing.It should never be used under any circumstances. Ideally it would be removed altogether from GNU bash.
Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/723452