Package: autoconf
Version: 2.63
The curl package is using Debian autoconf to generate its configure
script, and I was advised to report this issue here for tracking and
possible resolution by the curl team.
Autoconf 2.63 is generating a configure script that set up the
environment variable as_echo to spawn a shell that uses eval to write
out text.
This does not work well on OpenVMS. Due to a bug that I have not been
able to trace down, the resulting configure script for curl hangs every
time it is run. It does not look like it will be possible in the short
or intermediate term to find and eliminate that bug.
Changing configure to use:
as_echo="echo"
results in the configure script running to completion.
Even with out the bug that prevents the configure script from
completing, not using the built in "echo" command is a significant
performance hit, as spawning processes on OpenVMS is much more expensive
than on Unix.
As a work around, on VMS, I am running a script to edit the configure
script to force as_echo="echo" before running the configure in curl.
bash$ uname -a
OpenVMS EAGLE 0 V8.3 AlphaServer_DS10_617_MHz Alpha
Regards,
-John
wb8...@qsl.net
Personal Opinion Only
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