Brandon Casey <casey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > This adds a make target which can be used to try to execute certain shell > constructs which are required for compiling and running git. > > This patch provides a test for the $() notation for command substition > which is used in the Makefile and extensively in the git scripts. > > The make target is named in such a way as to be a hint to the user that > SHELL_PATH should be set to an appropriate shell. If the shell command > fails, the user should receive a message similar to the following: > > make: *** [please_set_SHELL_PATH_to_a_more_modern_shell] Error 2 > > Signed-off-by: Brandon Casey <casey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > > > Johannes Schindelin wrote: >> Maybe we can even have some sanity check that tests if SHELL_PATH groks >> $()? > > how about this? Thanks, both. I think this is cute and at the same time the right thing to do ;-). -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
