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30 AC_CONFIG_FILES([config/Makefile])
32 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([check-news 1.7.9 dist-bzip2 readme-alpha])
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35 # in the scripts. Although incredible, there are /bin/sh that go into
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46 # $ time sh endless.sh
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48 # $ time sh -nx endless.sh
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52 # that `/bin/sh -n' is not broken to death.
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57 AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether sh -n works], ac_cv_sh_n_works,
58 [cat > conftest.sh <<_CONFEOF_
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69 # can't trust `/bin/sh -n', hence the test failed.
76 AC_SUBST(ac_cv_sh_n_works)
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