GNU bug report logs - #22556
25.0.90; autogen.sh automatic parameter isn't working

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: David Caldwell <david <at> porkrind.org>

Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2016 18:19:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #24 received at 22556-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>, David Caldwell <david <at> porkrind.org>
Cc: 22556-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#22556: 25.0.90; autogen.sh automatic parameter isn't working
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2016 14:18:44 -0800

[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]
On 02/05/2016 09:41 AM, Glenn Morris wrote:
> I meant that your patch should be fine to apply.
> But AFAICS at the next merge from emacs-25 the relevant code will all
> disappear anyway. Or there will be a merge conflict.

I think this problem is present only in master. I installed the attached 
patch, which should fix it. David, thanks for reporting it.

This shell compatibility issue isn't documented in the Autoconf manual, 
so I installed a patch to document it, here:

http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/autoconf.git/commit/?id=5483deb8ae9a6265ce3af0f4c5c574d44cafbcf5

[0001-autogen.sh-Port-to-dash-Bug-22556.patch (application/x-patch, attachment)]
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