Re: Fix for script magic.

2000-11-02 Thread Akim Demaille
| On Nov 1, 2000, François Pinard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | > [Pavel Roskin] | >> >From Autoconf documentation: | | >> | >> If you omit the space before the path, then 4.2BSD based systems | >> (such as Sequent DYNIX) will ignore the line, because they interpret | >> `#!

Re: Fix for script magic.

2000-11-02 Thread Alexandre Oliva
On Nov 1, 2000, François Pinard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [Pavel Roskin] >> >From Autoconf documentation: >> >> If you omit the space before the path, then 4.2BSD based systems >> (such as Sequent DYNIX) will ignore the line, because they interpret >> `#! /' as a 4-byte

Re: Fix for script magic.

2000-11-01 Thread François Pinard
[Pavel Roskin] > I would rather keep the legend alive :-) > Better safe than sorry. But keeping the space _is_ being sorry, already. Escape boredom. Add some spice to your life. Live dangerously! Consider progress. Do not stick to previous mistakes! Let's correct what should never have bee

Re: Fix for script magic.

2000-11-01 Thread Pavel Roskin
Hello, François! > > >From Autoconf documentation: > > > > > If you omit the space before the path, then 4.2BSD based systems > > (such as Sequent DYNIX) will ignore the line, because they interpret > > `#! /' as a 4-byte magic number. > > > > Let's rem

Re: Fix for script magic.

2000-11-01 Thread François Pinard
[Pavel Roskin] > >From Autoconf documentation: > > If you omit the space before the path, then 4.2BSD based systems > (such as Sequent DYNIX) will ignore the line, because they interpret > `#! /' as a 4-byte magic number. > Let's remove that comment, as

Re: Fix for script magic.

2000-11-01 Thread Thomas E. Dickey
On 1 Nov 2000, Tom Tromey wrote: > Pavel> > Pavel> If you omit the space before the path, then 4.2BSD based systems > Pavel> (such as Sequent DYNIX) will ignore the line, because they interpret > Pavel> `#! /' as a 4-byte magic number. > Pavel> > > Relia

Re: Fix for script magic.

2000-11-01 Thread Tom Tromey
Pavel> Pavel> If you omit the space before the path, then 4.2BSD based systems Pavel> (such as Sequent DYNIX) will ignore the line, because they interpret Pavel> `#! /' as a 4-byte magic number. Pavel> Reliable sources tell me that this is a myth albeit a

Fix for script magic.

2000-11-01 Thread Pavel Roskin
Hello! From Autoconf documentation: If you omit the space before the path, then 4.2BSD based systems (such as Sequent DYNIX) will ignore the line, because they interpret `#! /' as a 4-byte magic number. It's ridiculous that Autoconf itself uses scripts