cp foo{,.bak} not always supported

2008-06-01 Thread Gilles Espinasse
It has been reported on ipcop-devel list that cp foo{,.bak} contruction is broken on Ubuntu-8.04 This was on expect instructions cp configure{,.bak} cp: missing destination file operand after `configure{,.bak}' Try `cp --help' for more information. Could it not be prefered to build sed at the

Re: cp foo{,.bak} not always supported

2008-06-01 Thread Ken Moffat
On Sun, Jun 01, 2008 at 02:52:30PM +0200, Gilles Espinasse wrote: > It has been reported on ipcop-devel list that cp foo{,.bak} contruction is > broken on Ubuntu-8.04 > > This was on expect instructions > > cp configure{,.bak} > cp: missing destination file operand after `configure{,.bak}' > Tr

Re: cp foo{,.bak} not always supported

2008-06-01 Thread Bryan Kadzban
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: RIPEMD160 Gilles Espinasse wrote: > It has been reported on ipcop-devel list that cp foo{,.bak} contruction is > broken on Ubuntu-8.04 > > This was on expect instructions > > cp configure{,.bak} > cp: missing destination file operand after `configure{,.

Re: cp foo{,.bak} not always supported

2008-06-01 Thread Bruce Dubbs
Gilles Espinasse wrote: > It has been reported on ipcop-devel list that cp foo{,.bak} contruction is > broken on Ubuntu-8.04 > > This was on expect instructions > > cp configure{,.bak} > cp: missing destination file operand after `configure{,.bak}' > Try `cp --help' for more information. > > C

Re: cp foo{,.bak} not always supported

2008-06-01 Thread Gilles Espinasse
- Original Message - From: "Ken Moffat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "LFS Developers Mailinglist" Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 5:06 PM Subject: Re: cp foo{,.bak} not always supported > On Sun, Jun 01, 2008 at 02:52:30PM +0200, Gilles Espinasse wrote: > > It has been reported on ipcop-devel l

Re: cp foo{,.bak} not always supported

2008-06-01 Thread Ken Moffat
On Sun, Jun 01, 2008 at 04:06:47PM +0100, Ken Moffat wrote: > On Sun, Jun 01, 2008 at 02:52:30PM +0200, Gilles Espinasse wrote: > > It has been reported on ipcop-devel list that cp foo{,.bak} contruction is > > broken on Ubuntu-8.04 > > > > This was on expect instructions > > > > cp configure{,

Re: cp foo{,.bak} not always supported

2008-06-01 Thread Mike Lynch
Ken Moffat wrote: > On Sun, Jun 01, 2008 at 02:52:30PM +0200, Gilles Espinasse wrote: > >> It has been reported on ipcop-devel list that cp foo{,.bak} contruction is >> broken on Ubuntu-8.04 >> >> This was on expect instructions >> >> cp configure{,.bak} >> cp: missing destination file operand

Re: cp foo{,.bak} not always supported

2008-06-01 Thread Ken Moffat
On Sun, Jun 01, 2008 at 06:19:03PM +0200, Gilles Espinasse wrote: > This was just to inform. > You could require what you desire. > > For me, less requirement is better so we will adapt our scripts. > I do not imagine I could make Ubuntu change something just to let IPCop > compile ;-) > > Gilles

Re: cp foo{,.bak} not always supported

2008-06-01 Thread Bryan Kadzban
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: RIPEMD160 Gilles Espinasse wrote: > This was just to inform. > You could require what you desire. > > For me, less requirement is better so we will adapt our scripts. I do > not imagine I could make Ubuntu change something just to let IPCop > compile ;-)

Re: cp foo{,.bak} not always supported

2008-06-01 Thread Matt Darcy
Ken Moffat wrote: > On Sun, Jun 01, 2008 at 06:19:03PM +0200, Gilles Espinasse wrote: > >> This was just to inform. >> You could require what you desire. >> >> For me, less requirement is better so we will adapt our scripts. >> I do not imagine I could make Ubuntu change something just to let IP

Re: cp foo{,.bak} not always supported

2008-06-01 Thread Bruce Dubbs
Bryan Kadzban wrote: > You don't have to make Ubuntu change anything. Just make sure the user > that's running your scripts (...or at least, I'm assuming that's how > people do an "IPCop compile"?) is running bash. Then, if they already > are running bash, also add a "set -B". The book instruct

Re: cp foo{,.bak} not always supported

2008-06-01 Thread Bryan Kadzban
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: RIPEMD160 Bruce Dubbs wrote: > Bryan Kadzban wrote: > >> Just make sure the user that's running your scripts (...or at >> least, I'm assuming that's how people do an "IPCop compile"?) is >> running bash. Then, if they already are running bash, also add a

Re: cp foo{,.bak} not always supported

2008-06-01 Thread Bruce Dubbs
Bryan Kadzban wrote: > I strongly suspect the user was running either sh (which was not linked > to bash) or dash. I left that in there just in case they were running > it, but someone decided to "set +B" in one of the startup files. No, I > don't know why anyone would want to do this, but it is