[bug#67268] [PATCH] texinfo: add pointer about combining tests

Mike Frysinger <[email protected]> Sat, 2 Dec 2023 04:40:34 -0500

Newsgroups	gmane.comp.sysutils.automake.patches
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On 18 Nov 2023 19:27, Karl Berry wrote:
> Hi Michael,
> 
> 
>     Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2016 18:35:53 +0200
>     From: Michael Stapelberg <[email protected]>
>     To: [email protected]
>     Subject: [PATCH] texinfo: add pointer about combining tests
> 
>     https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake-patches/2016-10/msg00002.html
> 
> Seven years late(r), but I did finally merge (a version of) your
> suggestion of a portability note in the Automake manual about &&
> vs. test -a, as below.  Thanks! --karl
> 
> 
> doc: mention shell operators preferred over `test` options.

is the automake manual the best place for this ?  the autoconf manual has a
very extensive "Portable Shell Programming" chapter:
https://www.gnu.org/savannah-checkouts/gnu/autoconf/manual/autoconf-2.71/html_node/Portable-Shell.html

seems like it'd be better to extend that section and link it from here.
-mike

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