-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 According to Joey Mingrone on 4/30/2009 1:07 PM: > + ls -Lt ./configure conftest.file > + set X conftest.file [31m./configure[39;49m[m > + test X conftest.file [31m./configure[39;49m[m = X > + rm -f conftest.file > + test X conftest.file [31m./configure[39;49m[m != X ./configure > conftest.file > + test X conftest.file [31m./configure[39;49m[m != X conftest.file Your ls version is trying to output colors, even though it is in a non-interactive context. Almost like using GNU 'ls --color=always' instead of the recommended 'ls --color=auto', except that you said it wasn't GNU ls. Are you sure you don't have some environment variable (maybe LS_COLORS) exported, causing this behavior? - -- Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well! Eric Blake ebb9@xxxxxxx -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (Cygwin) Comment: Public key at home.comcast.net/~ericblake/eblake.gpg Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkn5+swACgkQ84KuGfSFAYCO1QCbBYWDbBiwQtPqSxpjgDHYgw8T p3EAn3psWE48M2XC7BNxIwHok5k5y6VR =rmAi -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf