GNU bug report logs - #50469
[bison-3.8] bug or side effect to flex & automake

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Package: automake;

Reported by: Akim Demaille <akim <at> lrde.epita.fr>

Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2021 05:33:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Karl Berry <karl <at> freefriends.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Karl Berry <karl <at> freefriends.org>
To: akim <at> lrde.epita.fr
Cc: 50469 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, yoi_no_myoujou <at> yahoo.co.jp, eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu, bug-bison <at> gnu.org
Subject: bug#50469: [bison-3.8] bug or side effect to flex & automake
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2021 15:18:58 -0600

    This is definitely a change that may break compatibility in some
    cases, but it's out of our control: POSIX decided, we just comply.

Just an idea that I don't expect you to adopt, but just to mention --
you could only institute the breaking change if POSIXLY_CORRECT.  That's
why POSIXLY_CORRECT exists. -k

P.S. Is this related to Automake? If it is, as with Autoconf, there
needs to be new volunteer effort to do what's needed. I can't take it on
and unfortunately no one else has come forward.
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