Re: config.cache considered harmful

[Akim Demaille]

>>>>> "Lars" == Lars Hecking <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Martin> I think I used `unset'.  And XEmacs' configure uses `unset'
Martin> today, and no one I know of has hit this non-portability.
>>  I claim that machines without Bourne shells supporting unset and
>> functions are no longer to be considered.  No single guy could name
>> me such a broken machine.  I'd really love that we move to
>> functions some day.
 
Lars>  /bin/sh on Ultrix. Check out the list archives from April
Lars> 1999. Tom Tromey mentioned that autoconf could adopt the
Lars> "re-exec non-losing shell" approach by Metaconfig-generated
Lars> scripts.

So you appear to agree with me, though I admit the key word in my
sentence was missing: *any*

>> I claim that machines without *any* Bourne shell supporting unset
>> and functions are no longer to be considered.  No single guy could
>> name me such a broken machine.