#10172: Cross-platform sed -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: ezyang | Owner: Type: task | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Build System | Version: 7.11 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Solaris | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | Differential Revisions: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by thomie): Can't we just make life easy for the majority of developers, and require GNU tools. There are already so many things to keep in mind when submitting a patch to GHC, why make it even harder? What's the problem with installing GNU tools on Solaris? It would also free up time to fix *actual* problems on Solaris (there are plenty, judging by the failing tests on the nightly builders), not these silly compatibility issues. For reference, in `configure.ac`: {{{ dnl ** Find the path to sed AC_PATH_PROGS(SedCmd,gsed sed,sed) dnl ** check for time command AC_PATH_PROG(TimeCmd,time) dnl ** check for tar dnl if GNU tar is named gtar, look for it first. AC_PATH_PROGS(TarCmd,gnutar gtar tar,tar) dnl ** check for patch dnl if GNU patch is named gpatch, look for it first AC_PATH_PROGS(PatchCmd,gpatch patch, patch) }}} Also: {{{ commit 22f78dd456cdf6d6c123556e3f715d008ecd86cd Author: Ian Lynagh <> Date: Tue Dec 1 13:07:41 2009 +0000 Look for sed as gsed first Solaris's sed apparently doesn't understand [:space:] }}} -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/10172#comment:3 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler