In perl.git, the branch blead has been updated <http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/bb61cbbfe4f34b8082fca34dd9dd82cae6aaa146?hp=f6435df36c4167f97876032948ee21a446b75f27>
- Log ----------------------------------------------------------------- commit bb61cbbfe4f34b8082fca34dd9dd82cae6aaa146 Merge: ecf5c23 f6435df Author: Andy Dougherty <[email protected]> Date: Tue Dec 8 11:53:14 2009 -0500 Merge branch 'blead' of ssh://perl5.git.perl.org/gitroot/perl into blead commit ecf5c238cfc27e32b6ca4c6d91b92bf8852e36b2 Author: Andy Dougherty <[email protected]> Date: Tue Dec 8 11:36:54 2009 -0500 Document config_args limitations reported in [perl #70912] M Porting/Glossary ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary of changes: Porting/Glossary | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/Porting/Glossary b/Porting/Glossary index b810a7f..8a40c32 100644 --- a/Porting/Glossary +++ b/Porting/Glossary @@ -284,6 +284,23 @@ compress (Loc.U): This variable is defined but not used by Configure. The value is the empty string and is not useful. +config_arg0 (Options.U): + This variable contains the string used to invoke the Configure + command, as reported by the shell in the $0 variable. + +config_argc (Options.U): + This variable countains the number of command-line arguments + passed to Configure, as reported by the shell in the $# variable. + The individual arguments are stored as variables config_argc1, + config_argc2, etc. + +config_args (Options.U): + This variable contains a single string giving the command-line + arguments passed to Configure. Spaces within arguments, + quotes, and escaped characters are not correctly preserved. + To reconstruct the command line, you must assemble the individual + command line pieces, given in config_arg[0-9]*. + contains (contains.U): This variable holds the command to do a grep with a proper return status. On most sane systems it is simply "grep". On insane systems -- Perl5 Master Repository
