Noah Misch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I recommend against "former" and "latter" when indexing a list with more than
> two entries.
Thanks to both of you. I installed this:
2007-06-26 Ralf Wildenhues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
and Paul Eggert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
* doc/autoconf.texi (Limitations of Usual Tools): sed -e ''
fails on AIX 5.3.
--- doc/autoconf.texi 13 Jun 2007 16:52:24 -0000 1.1161
+++ doc/autoconf.texi 26 Jun 2007 17:42:23 -0000
@@ -13933,9 +13933,11 @@ $ @kbd{echo '1*23*4' | /usr/xpg4/bin/sed
x
@end example
-The @option{-e} option is portable, so long as its argument
-does not begin with @samp{a}, @samp{c}, or @samp{i}
-(as this runs afoul of a Tru64 5.1 bug).
+The @option{-e} option is mostly portable.
+However, its argument
+cannot start with @samp{a}, @samp{c}, or @samp{i},
+as this runs afoul of a Tru64 5.1 bug.
+Also, its argument cannot be empty, as this fails on @acronym{AIX} 5.3.
Some people prefer to use @samp{-e}:
@example
