GNU bug report logs - #62896
[Configure] Bug with check for PERL when path has spaces (i.e. Windows)

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Package: automake;

Reported by: Dan Rosser <danoli3 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2023 06:54:02 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 #17 received at 62896 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Karl Berry <karl <at> freefriends.org>
To: bogdro_rep <at> gmx.us
Cc: 62896 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, danoli3 <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: [bug#62896] [Configure] Bug with check for PERL when path has
 spaces (i.e. Windows)
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2023 15:25:44 -0600

    But anyway, patch for the Perl path attached. 

Thanks. Your method seems as good as any to me.

    I thought about using 
    'grep -q' and checking the exit code, but maybe this version is more 
    portable.

Indeed, grep -q is not portable. It's necessary to >/dev/null instead.
--thanks again, karl.
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