In article <20100419075526.ga1...@apb-laptoy.apb.alt.za>, Alan Barrett <a...@cequrux.com> wrote: >On Sun, 18 Apr 2010, Christos Zoulas wrote: >> Modified Files: >> src/lib/libedit: makelist >> >> Log Message: >> shame on solaris that is the last OS not supporting $() > >build.sh tries to set HOST_SH=/usr/xpg4/bin/sh on Solaris, and that >shell does support $(...). Also, we make free use of $(...) elsewhere >in the NetBSD build process, so I don't see why libedit/makelist should >be an exception.
It is for the portable libedit distribution that does not use build.sh, but autoconf. christos
