Re: [gnu.utils.bug] AC_PROG_CC_G, et al, are not very robust

[Paul Eggert]

   Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2000 18:13:28 -0400
   From: Thomas Dickey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

   not all 'ls' programs are consistent about whether they show
   user+group or user alone.

Yes, but the code compensates for that problem -- see the bit just
after the "group was omitted" comment.

   On Sun, Jun 18, 2000 at 01:44:14PM -0700, Paul Eggert wrote:
   > set X `ls -l "$file"`
   > case "$6" in
   >   [0-9]*)
   >     size=$6;;
   >   *)
   >     # We are on a non-POSIX host and the group was omitted,
   >     # or the user overflowed into the group.
   >     size=$5;;
   > esac