botched configure check for /dev/stdin

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Re: botched configure check for /dev/stdin

Eric Blake wrote: Machine Type: i686-pc-cygwin Bash Version: 3.2 Patch Level: 5 Release Status: release Description: The configure check for whether /dev/stdin is available is flawed, since it invokes 'test -r /dev/stdin /dev/null'. However, when configuring with a version of

Re: botched configure check for /dev/stdin

Chet Ramey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hardcoding `/bin/test' is a tricky business: How about (exec test ...)? Or env test ...? paul ___ Bug-bash mailing list Bug-bash@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-bash

Re: botched configure check for /dev/stdin

Paul Jarc wrote: Chet Ramey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hardcoding `/bin/test' is a tricky business: How about (exec test ...)? Or env test ...? Yeah, I considered the first variant. Something like (exec test -r /dev/fd/3 3/dev/null) would be close to what I want for the test I was looking