Tcl currently fails to build if the shell being used
is bash 3.1:
checking system version (for dynamic
loading)... ./unix/configure: line
7654: syntax error near unexpected token `)'
./unix/configure: line 7654: ` OSF*)'
Also, rebuilding the configure script after fixing
the bug causing this doesn't work because current
(and even rather outdate -- everything since 2.50)
versions of autoconf don't acecpt manipulating the
LIBOBJS variable directly.
The patch I've attached fixes both issues.
Fix
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The quoting problem is already fixed; perhaps we should
accelerate the next patch release to get this monkey off our
back? The LIBOBJS issue is also already fixed on the HEAD.
8.4.* is (by policy) intended to have its configure run by
autoconf 2.13, and not the 2.50+ series, but perhaps we
should follow good style on the HEAD and quote the
macro-name arg to every AC_DEFUN? Assigning to area
maintainer for consideration.
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AC_DEFUN quoting done for 8.4.13 and head.