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Re: The top-level configure uses $() variables

To: Phil Edwards <pedwards at disaster dot jaj dot com>
Subject: Re: The top-level configure uses $() variables
From: Richard Henderson <rth at redhat dot com>
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 22:48:44 -0800
Cc: "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro at ds2 dot pg dot gda dot pl>, binutils at sourceware dot cygnus dot com, gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
References: <Pine.GSO.3.96.1010119211943.19533C-100000@delta.ds2.pg.gda.pl> <20010119161603.D2723@redhat.com> <20010121015651.A21503@disaster.jaj.com>

On Sun, Jan 21, 2001 at 01:56:51AM -0500, Phil Edwards wrote:
> Even if they don't, I hope this patch would be accepted.  $() and ${} are
> the same thing under make, but have completely different meanings under sh.
> For wrapping variables, only {} means the same for both programs.  We should
> be using {} in shell scripts just for continuity, if for no other reason.

A plasuable argument.  On the other hand, that would appear
to mask a quoting bug.


r~

References:
- The top-level configure uses $() variables
  - From: Maciej W. Rozycki
- Re: The top-level configure uses $() variables
  - From: Richard Henderson
- Re: The top-level configure uses $() variables
  - From: Phil Edwards

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