On 18/01/2009, Rick Altherr <kc8...@kc8apf.net> wrote: > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > Author: ntfreak > > Date: 2009-01-16 14:28:32 +0100 (Fri, 16 Jan 2009) > > New Revision: 1333 > > > > Modified: > > trunk/guess-rev.sh > > Log: > > - make guess-rev.sh work with msys > > > > Modified: trunk/guess-rev.sh > > > =================================================================== > > --- trunk/guess-rev.sh 2009-01-16 12:48:00 UTC (rev 1332) > > +++ trunk/guess-rev.sh 2009-01-16 13:28:32 UTC (rev 1333) > > @@ -1,4 +1,5 @@ > > -#!/bin/bash > > +#!/bin/sh > > +# > > > > REV=unknown > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Openocd-svn mailing list > > openocd-...@lists.berlios.de > > https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/openocd-svn > > > > > > This change breaks compilation on OS X. Specifically, the echo -n line in > guess-rev.sh doesn't work correctly. This is in the man page for echo: > > Some shells may provide a builtin echo command which is similar or > iden- > tical to this utility. Most notably, the builtin echo in sh(1) does > not > accept the -n option. Consult the builtin(1) manual page. > > I'm guessing that the switch to /bin/sh caused -n to be interpreted as part > of the echo. So, guess-rev now outputs: > > -n 1334\n > > instead of > > 1334 > > If bash isn't availabe with msys, what is another solution? > -- > Rick Altherr > kc8...@kc8apf.net
Bash is available with the MSYS version I'm using. But anyway I read that using printf is more portable than echo -n: printf "%s" whatever Perhaps use printf %s and leave it with the more generic /bin/sh? _______________________________________________ Openocd-development mailing list Openocd-development@lists.berlios.de https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/openocd-development
