Re: Problem with configure when trying to build gcc 5.3

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On 03/01/17 23:35, Keith Marshall wrote:
> I'm seeing evidence of an MSYS shell bug, which prevents mingw-pkg
> from even locating the package specification file:
> 
> ...
> 
> it has failed to match the 'case [0-9]*)' pattern, as it
> should have, and consequently, has set 'PACKAGE=gcc-5.3.0', where it
> should have been just 'PACKAGE=gcc'

This issue appears to arise as a consequence of leaving the '-' in
$IFS; the effect is as if bash performs IFS directed word splitting
on the case pattern, (which I think is incorrect behaviour -- dash
certainly handles it more intelligently -- but I cannot find any
definitive specification for what would be "correct" behaviour).
In any case the effect is that the '[0-9]' character range within
the 'case [0-9]*)' pattern specification is misinterpreted.  The
issue is mitigated by clearing $IFS, and using a local, unrelated
shell variable in its place, within the scope of the case statement.

Today, I've pushed changes to circumvent this issue, and to correct
the previously identified 'mingw-pkg patch' defect, to my SF user
repository, so mingw-pkg should now work as originally suggested,
regardless of any host shell deficiencies.

- -- 
Regards,
Keith.

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