Re: [gentoo-alt] [prefix][solaris] shell problem in portage/configure

[Fabian Groffen]

On 19-04-2007 17:30:27 +0200, Michael Haubenwallner wrote:
> > And this is the line with the problem:
> > 3756:     _dfb_version=$(dfb_version $_dfb_major $_dfb_minor $_dfb_micro)
> >
> > The mplayer configure script uses /bin/sh which is the Bourne shell
> > and not Bourne-again shell.
>
> It is defined that configure-scripts need to work with bourne shells
> (/bin/sh). And "$(foo)" is bash (or ksh) style.

true

> Replacing line 3756 like this should work:
>
> -     _dfb_version=$(dfb_version $_dfb_major $_dfb_minor $_dfb_micro)
> +     _dfb_version=`dfb_version $_dfb_major $_dfb_minor $_dfb_micro`

agree

> > -       # Solaris /bin/sh fix
> > -       if [[ ${CHOST} == *-solaris* ]] ; then
> > -               sed -e "s:^#!.*/bin/sh:#!${EPREFIX}/bin/sh:" -i configure
> > -       fi
>
> Maybe setting CONFIG_SHELL=${EPREFIX}/bin/bash could work too ?

Ahhh... anyone have objections on setting this in the profiles?  It
would just make any configure package use bash from the prefix, instead
of /bin/sh, which feels somehow a bit safer, even though it should work
fine in theory.

-- 
Fabian Groffen
Gentoo on a different level

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