Re: [PATCH] docs: more details about make VPATH rewriting woes

2011-09-13 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
Hi Stefano, * Stefano Lattarini wrote on Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 03:15:04PM CEST: > * doc/autoconf.texi (Automatic Rule Rewriting): Solaris make > VPATH rewriting might apply also to shell variables, functions > and keywords (and automake has already tripped on this once); > document this, with an ex

Re: [PATCH] docs: signal-related bugs and incompatibilities for the shells

2011-09-13 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On Tuesday 13 September 2011, Stefano Lattarini wrote: > * doc/autoconf.texi (Signal handling): New paragraph. > (@menu at "Portable Shell", @detailmenu): Update. > > Motivated by recent discussion on the bug-autoconf list, as well > as work in the automake testsuite: >

[PATCH] docs: signal-related bugs and incompatibilities for the shells

2011-09-13 Thread Stefano Lattarini
* doc/autoconf.texi (Signal handling): New paragraph. (@menu at "Portable Shell", @detailmenu): Update. Motivated by recent discussion on the bug-autoconf list, as well as work in the automake testsuite:

Re: [PATCH] docs: document Solaris 10 /bin/ksh and XPG4 sh 'unset' bug

2011-09-13 Thread Stefano Lattarini
Hi Eric, thanks for the quick ACK. On Tuesday 13 September 2011, Eric Blake wrote: > On 09/13/2011 07:57 AM, Stefano Lattarini wrote: > > * doc/autoconf.texi (Limitations of Builtins): Solaris 10 ksh > > and XPG4 sh also fails upon `unset' of a variable that is not > > set. > > --- > > ChangeLog

Re: [PATCH] docs: document Solaris 10 /bin/ksh and XPG4 sh 'unset' bug

2011-09-13 Thread Eric Blake
On 09/13/2011 07:57 AM, Stefano Lattarini wrote: * doc/autoconf.texi (Limitations of Builtins): Solaris 10 ksh and XPG4 sh also fails upon `unset' of a variable that is not set. --- ChangeLog |7 +++ doc/autoconf.texi |3 ++- 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-

[PATCH] docs: document Solaris 10 /bin/ksh and XPG4 sh 'unset' bug

2011-09-13 Thread Stefano Lattarini
* doc/autoconf.texi (Limitations of Builtins): Solaris 10 ksh and XPG4 sh also fails upon `unset' of a variable that is not set. --- ChangeLog |7 +++ doc/autoconf.texi |3 ++- 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 6e36455..9

[PATCH] docs: more details about make VPATH rewriting woes

2011-09-13 Thread Stefano Lattarini
* doc/autoconf.texi (Automatic Rule Rewriting): Solaris make VPATH rewriting might apply also to shell variables, functions and keywords (and automake has already tripped on this once); document this, with an example. Since we are at it, do some minor reformatting of existing text. --- ChangeLog