Re: [2.99.3] ./configure[597]: syntax error at line 74 : `{' unmatched

Thomas Esser writes:

>> Configure fails on Irix 6.5:
> ...
>> ./configure[597]: syntax error at line 74 : `{' unmatched

> Oops... I just found it in my PROBLEMS file:

>     - SGI Irix 6.5.22m, ./configure fails with:
>         ...
>         loading cache .././config.cache
>         ./configure[588]: syntax error at line 73 : `{' unmatched

>       Work-around: install fw_bash and set CONFIG_SHELL=/usr/freeware/bin/bash
>       (environment variable) for the configure run.

> It might in fact be a problem with /bin/sh (being broken) on some versions
> of Irix...

Let me guess, line 73 matches some horrible expression for
lt_cv_<mumble> in config.cache?

I think this is a known IRIX /bin/sh bug, which is fixed in IRIX 6.5.25.

> Thomas

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Olaf Weber

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