On Dec 29, 2011, at 5:43 PM, Bruce Dubbs wrote: > Sure, it's a requirement, but if it isn't there, then the check for libc > fails. Right now, the resources needed are head, cut, echo, readlink, > and cat; other than the resources being directly tested. > > I just don't want to see a cascading failure.
Well, in that case, what happens if grep isn't available? I think grep and awk are about on the same level when it comes to universality of presence. If you really want to make sure that you're able to parse the line and evaluate the output then perhaps you should use a POSIX compatible parameter substitution. JH -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
