Re: gzip 1.3.9 on IRIX 5.3 feedback

[Matthew Woehlke]

Georg Schwarz wrote:
> Am 20.12.2006 um 17:37 schrieb Matthew Woehlke:
> > Here is what I get on IRIX 6.5:
> >
> > $ echo foo | /sbin/grep -e 'fo\?'
> > $ echo foo | grep -e 'fo\?'
> > foo
> > $ grep --version
> > grep (GNU grep) 2.5.1
>
> on IRIX 5.3 however:
>
> lorenz 54% echo foo | /sbin/grep -e 'fo\?'
> Illegal option -- e
> Usage: grep -hblcnsvi pattern file ...

Ah, well then, that would certainly be why configure doesn't like that 
grep. :-)

> > > Anyway, setting GREP=/sbin/grep works fine (probably the tests are 
> > > skipped)
> >
> > Yes, you are probably telling it (incorrectly) that /sbin/grep is OK. 
> > Don't do that. :-)
> >
> > (Honestly, if you are then able to build gzip I guess you are OK, but 
> > you should probably get or build GNU grep.)
>
> OK.
> I'm still wondering how I can get away with a grep that does not support 
> -e. It seems it is not needed at all to build gzip?

Could be, that's why I said "if you are then able to build gzip I guess 
you are OK". :-)

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