retitle 207391 glibc: fails to build if /bin/sh != bash thanks On Mon, Sep 15, 2003 at 01:58:18PM -0700, Eric Wong wrote: > Package: glibc > Version: 2.3.7-2; reported 2003-09-15 > Followup-For: Bug #207391 > > I've gotten this newline issue in version-info.h both while building from > non-modified sources for i386 and my own modified sources for i686. > > I'm not sure if it's a bug in make in the way it passes the argument, a bug in > echo in coreutils or a shell bug. > > The \\n\" sequence used in this section of the Makefile causes the newline > character to be interpreted, instead of the double backslash being interpreted > as a one. The below patch works around the problem. I'm using the latest > versions of all the build-dependencies from unstable. > > Below is a patch that works around the buggy \\n\" handling. Should be a > harmless fix even on systems that don't have the bug.
This points straight at differences in the echo builtin between shells. POSIX notes: "It is not possible to use echo portably across all POSIX systems unless both -n (as the first argument) and escape sequences are omitted." I bet your /bin/sh isn't bash: for instance, dash's echo interprets its arguments in the way you describe. Zed, is the same true for you? If you need any escape sequences in a portable shell script, then the only real option is to avoid echo altogether and use printf instead. I'd suggest the following modifications in place of yours: > --- glibc-2.3.2.o/glibc-2.3.2/csu/Makefile 2003-09-15 13:35:41.000000000 -0700 > +++ glibc-2.3.2/glibc-2.3.2/csu/Makefile 2003-09-15 13:34:21.000000000 -0700 > @@ -231,13 +231,15 @@ > if [ -z "$$os" ]; then \ > os=Linux; \ > fi; \ > - echo "\"Compiled on a $$os $$version system" \ > - "on `date +%Y-%m-%d`.\\n\"" ;; \ > + echo -n "\"Compiled on a $$os $$version system" \ > + "on `date +%Y-%m-%d`.\\" ; \ > + echo "n\"";; \ + printf '"Compiled on a %s %s system on %s.\\n"\n' \ + "$os" "$version" "`date +%Y-%m-%d`" ;; \ > *) ;; \ > esac; \ > files="$(all-Banner-files)"; \ > if test -n "$$files"; then \ > - echo "\"Available extensions:\\n\""; \ > + echo -n "\"Available extensions:\\"; \ > + echo "n\""; \ + printf '"Available extensions:\\n"\n'; \ (Sorry I haven't had time to construct a proper patch, but this should get the gist across.) Cheers, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
