On Fri, 25 Mar 2011, Paolo Bonzini wrote:

> On 03/24/2011 08:49 PM, Joseph S. Myers wrote:
> > Related to that point, I notice a piece of code starting "we might need to
> > use some other shell than /bin/sh for running subshells" that tries to
> > determine a shell on Windows hosts.  It's autoconf's job to find a
> > suitable shell, so if this code is still relevant I think there's
> > something missing in autoconf.
> 
> That code is dead because
> 
>   if test x${CONFIG_SHELL} = x ; then
> 
> will never be true.

OK to commit this patch to remove this code?

2011-04-01  Joseph Myers  <jos...@codesourcery.com>

        * configure.ac: Remove code setting CONFIG_SHELL, config_shell and
        moveifchange.
        * configure: Regenerate.
        * Makefile.tpl: Use @SHELL@ not @config_shell@.
        * Makefile.in: Regenerate.

Index: configure.ac
===================================================================
--- configure.ac        (revision 171827)
+++ configure.ac        (working copy)
@@ -89,42 +89,6 @@
 AC_PROG_SED
 AC_PROG_AWK
 
-### we might need to use some other shell than /bin/sh for running subshells
-### If we are on Windows, search for the shell.  This will permit people
-### to not have /bin/sh, but to be able to see /SOME/PATH/sh configure
-### without also having to set CONFIG_SHELL.  This code will work when
-### using bash, which sets OSTYPE.
-case "${OSTYPE}" in
-*win32*)
-  if test x${CONFIG_SHELL} = x ; then
-    if test ! -f /bin/sh ; then
-      if test x${SHELL} != x && test -f ${SHELL} ; then
-       CONFIG_SHELL=${SHELL}
-       export CONFIG_SHELL
-      else
-       for prog in sh sh.exe bash bash.exe; do
-         IFS="${IFS=   }"; save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS="${IFS}:"
-         for dir in $PATH; do
-           test -z "$dir" && dir=.
-           if test -f $dir/$prog; then
-             CONFIG_SHELL=$dir/$prog
-             export CONFIG_SHELL
-             break
-           fi
-         done
-         IFS="$save_ifs"
-         test -n "${CONFIG_SHELL}" && break
-       done
-      fi
-    fi
-  fi
-  ;;
-esac
-
-config_shell=${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh}
-
-moveifchange=${srcdir}/move-if-change
-
 srcpwd=`cd ${srcdir} ; ${PWDCMD-pwd}`
 
 # We pass INSTALL explicitly to sub-makes.  Make sure that it is not
@@ -3019,7 +2983,6 @@
 AC_SUBST(RANLIB_FOR_BUILD)
 AC_SUBST(WINDMC_FOR_BUILD)
 AC_SUBST(WINDRES_FOR_BUILD)
-AC_SUBST(config_shell)
 
 # Generate default definitions for YACC, M4, LEX and other programs that run
 # on the build machine.  These are used if the Makefile can't locate these
Index: Makefile.tpl
===================================================================
--- Makefile.tpl        (revision 171827)
+++ Makefile.tpl        (working copy)
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@
 # Programs producing files for the BUILD machine
 # ----------------------------------------------
 
-SHELL = @config_shell@
+SHELL = @SHELL@
 
 # pwd command to use.  Allow user to override default by setting PWDCMD in
 # the environment to account for automounters.  The make variable must not

-- 
Joseph S. Myers
jos...@codesourcery.com

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