Follow-up Comment #6, sr #110657 (project autoconf): [comment #5 comment #5:] > the only reason why AC_PROG_EGREP is brought in (in my case) is due to the macro AC_EGREP_CPP, which does not ever use the -e option AC_EGREP_CPP should use -e though, since it should work even if the pattern begins with '-'.
How about the attached patch instead? It fixes that bug with '-', it defines a new macro _AC_PROG_EGREP_TRADITIONAL which I hopes works as well on the AT&T UnixPC as it does on today's platforms, and it avoids messing with AC_PROG_EGREP due to the usual worries about breaking old stuff. This macro name begins with underscore so it's private (I don't want users relying on it). > So this should also work on platforms were egrep doesn't support -e either. We don't know of any such platforms so it should be OK to not worry about that. (file #53276) _______________________________________________________ Additional Item Attachment: File name: 0001-Fix-bug-AC_EGREP_CPP-with-leading-in-pattern.patch Size:3 KB <https://file.savannah.gnu.org/file/0001-Fix-bug-AC_EGREP_CPP-with-leading-in-pattern.patch?file_id=53276> _______________________________________________________ Reply to this item at: <https://savannah.gnu.org/support/?110657> _______________________________________________ Message sent via Savannah https://savannah.gnu.org/