Re: [Bug-wget] bootstrap problem

[Ángel González]

On 05/05/15 12:45, Dagobert Michelsen wrote:
> Hi Darshit,
>
> Am 05.05.2015 um 12:23 schrieb Darshit Shah<address@hidden>:
> > So, is the issue because some platforms are shipping a non-compatible
> > version of sh, or is the script incorrectly using bash while only
> > claiming to use sh?
> The problem is the evaluation with $( ):
>    bootstrap: syntax error at line 88: `me_=$’ unexpected
>
> The Solaris Bourne Shell is really one of the „very oldest“ non-POSIX-compatible
> Bourne shells:
>    http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/082
>
> Last time I talked with Jim Meyering about the problem (unfortunately off-list)
> he said that if you bootstrap stuff you are a developer which is expected to 
> have
> bash at hand. Here, bash is considered similar to autotools which you also need
> only to bootstrap.
>
> Best regards

I don't think that we should spend any effort attempting to support 
non-POSIX shells
(Solaris sh seems the only midly common under that category).
That said, it would be nice to have a nicer error message.