> Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 16:30:07 +0100 > From: Stepan Kasal <kasal@xxxxxx> > Cc: Eric Blake <ebb9@xxxxxxx>, autoconf@xxxxxxx, bug-texinfo@xxxxxxx > > I proposed to change the implementation of AS_EXECUTABLE_P on platforms > supporting `test -x' from > test -f $1 && test -x $1 > to > test -x $1 && test ! -d $1 > > But Paul has pointed out the change can bring problems eg. with named > pipes in /tmp (some people have /tmp in their path). What problems does that cause? I don't see how named pipes are related to looking for executables. > 2) On Cygwin, both `test -x foo' and `test -f foo' look for foo.exe. That's a bug, IMHO. > I see two options: > - change DJGPP's `test -f foo' to search also for foo.exe > (as suggested by Paul) > - make a DJGPP-specific change to AS_EXECUTABLE_P > > But I don't think any of them is worth the time it would take. So what _are_ you suggesting for AS_EXECUTABLE_P to do? Also, you didn't tell what do "test -f" and "test -x" do in non-Cygwin Windows ports of Bash and Sh-utils. I don't think we should ignore those. _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf
