Hi,
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. grep -e: --------------------------------------------------------------------------
p/test/test_run uses grep -e option that is not allowed in Solaris' default grep (I guess somebody in Sun likes archaeology):
/usr/bin/grep -e w
/usr/bin/grep: illegal option -- e Usage: grep -hblcnsviw pattern file . . .
/usr/xpg4/bin/grep understands this option without problems, so after I've added a symlink to /usr/xpg4/bin/grep in ~/bin testsuite ran OK. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. gawk, awk, nawk: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ``awk'' and ``nawk'' don't seem to understand ``fflush'' function used in p/test/test_sum script - they break at it. If GNU gawk is not installed, editing of the script is required.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. alpha-sof-4.0b/gawk: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Alpha/OSF1/DU4.0b systems there is an ancient example of gawk installed in /usr/bin which neither understands long options, neither fflush() function (if it's GNU at all?), so the script breaks - I bailed out again with symlinking /usr/local/bin/gawk to ~/bin, but I feel it's kind of clumsy.
Yes, and if you consider me worthy I'd be happy to help :-)
Best regards, Mirsad
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