GNU bug report logs - #25283
grep: (standard input): invalid argument when run from make

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Package: grep;

Reported by: Benno Fünfstück <benno.fuenfstueck <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2016 18:29:01 UTC

Severity: normal

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Benno Fünfstück <benno.fuenfstueck <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 25283-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#25283: grep: (standard input): invalid argument when run from
 make
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2016 11:23:32 -0800

[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]
Thanks for reporting that problem. I wonder why GNU 'make' sets stdout to append 
mode? That surprises me, and I don't see where POSIX allows it. Anyway, it's 
clearly a bug in 'grep' no matter what 'make' is doing. I wrote up a test case 
for the bug and installed the attached, which is a bit more conservative than 
the patch you submitted.

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