From 63c274659898135b5f54fe33f8cb176d078104cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Eggert Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:42:27 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] * doc/autoconf.texi (Limitations of Usual Tools): sed -e '' fails on AIX 5.3. --- ChangeLog | 6 ++++++ doc/autoconf.texi | 8 +++++--- 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index bf84bebf..46de1ab9 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +2007-06-26 Ralf Wildenhues + and Paul Eggert + + * doc/autoconf.texi (Limitations of Usual Tools): sed -e '' + fails on AIX 5.3. + 2007-06-17 Noah Misch * lib/autotest/general.m4 (AT_INIT): Handle absolute `srcdir'. diff --git a/doc/autoconf.texi b/doc/autoconf.texi index 1a663f6e..129db554 100644 --- a/doc/autoconf.texi +++ b/doc/autoconf.texi @@ -13933,9 +13933,11 @@ $ @kbd{echo '1*23*4' | /usr/xpg4/bin/sed 's/\(.\)*/x/g'} x @end example -The @option{-e} option is portable, so long as its argument -does not begin with @samp{a}, @samp{c}, or @samp{i} -(as this runs afoul of a Tru64 5.1 bug). +The @option{-e} option is mostly portable. +However, its argument +cannot start with @samp{a}, @samp{c}, or @samp{i}, +as this runs afoul of a Tru64 5.1 bug. +Also, its argument cannot be empty, as this fails on @acronym{AIX} 5.3. Some people prefer to use @samp{-e}: @example -- 2.11.4.GIT