Re: [Flex-help] flex-2.5.37 testsuite clean up on Solaris

[Hugh S. <hg...@dm...>]

On Fri, 26 Oct 2012, Will Estes wrote:

> In general, the autoconf/automake approach is to test for features, not
> vendor watermarks. So, test to see if diff -q does what you want, if it
> matters and act conditionally on the result.
> 

Thank you, that's worth knowing and makes sense.

Do we need diff -q in this case, or does my point about cmp being a better
choice for "silent if there is no difference" stand?

        Thank you,
        Hugh