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Bug 692186 - build: autogen.sh uses /bin/sh but depends on advanced shell redirection shorthands
build: autogen.sh uses /bin/sh but depends on advanced shell redirection shor...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: dconf
Classification: Core
Component: general
git master
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: dconf-maint
dconf-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2013-01-21 10:01 UTC by Alban Browaeys
Modified: 2013-01-22 17:04 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
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Attachments
build: "&>" is a advanced shell extension. Use > and 2>&1 instead. (974 bytes, patch)
2013-01-21 10:01 UTC, Alban Browaeys 		committed Details | Review

Description Alban Browaeys 2013-01-21 10:01:59 UTC 
Created attachment 233995 [details] [review]
build: "&>" is a advanced shell extension. Use > and 2>&1  instead.

dconf autogen.sh uses /bin/sh as shebang which on debian bind to dash.
Dash has no support for "&>" redirection (both stdout and stderr). Thus
it interpret the command as detach and redirect stdout.
Switch to explicitely redirect stdout and stderr :
"> /dev/null 2>&1" for which "&>" is a shorthand to fix the build
failure.
Comment 1 Allison Karlitskaya (desrt) 2013-01-21 14:34:55 UTC 
Review of attachment 233995 [details] [review]:

Thanks!
Comment 2 Alban Browaeys 2013-01-21 20:58:25 UTC 
sorry I could commit (not a gnome developer as of now)
Comment 3 Allison Karlitskaya (desrt) 2013-01-22 17:04:05 UTC 
Pushing because the reporter does not have commit access.