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doc addition: mention "set -e -x" lossage
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Thien-Thi Nguyen |
Subject: |
doc addition: mention "set -e -x" lossage |
Date: |
Fri, 26 Apr 2002 10:38:50 -0700 |
2002-04-26 Thien-Thi Nguyen <address@hidden>
* doc/autoconf.texi: Mention "set -e -x" lossage
under node "Limitations of Builtins".
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Index: autoconf.texi
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RCS file: /cvsroot/autoconf/autoconf/doc/autoconf.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.620
diff -u -p -w -c -r1.620 autoconf.texi
cvs server: conflicting specifications of output style
*** autoconf.texi 25 Apr 2002 15:32:15 -0000 1.620
--- autoconf.texi 26 Apr 2002 17:39:44 -0000
*************** processing as soon as a non-option argum
*** 9234,9239 ****
--- 9234,9247 ----
set x $my_list; shift
@end example
+ Some shells have the "opposite" problem of not recognizing all options
+ (e.g., @samp{set -e -x} assigns @samp{-x} to the command line). It is
+ better to elide these:
+
+ @example
+ set -ex
+ @end example
+
@item @command{shift}
@c ------------------
- doc addition: mention "set -e -x" lossage,
Thien-Thi Nguyen <=