Subject: ECHO?= echo for defs.Linux.mk
To: None <tech-pkg@netbsd.org>
From: Jeremy C. Reed <reed@reedmedia.net>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 04/06/2004 12:42:06
Anyone using an old and broken ash which doesn't support "echo -n"?

echo as a builtin should work on all normal shells for Linux.

If it doesn't let me know.

--- mk/defs.Linux.mk	11 Mar 2004 22:57:22 -0000	1.66
+++ mk/defs.Linux.mk	6 Apr 2004 19:41:14 -0000
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 DATE?=		/bin/date
 DC?=		/usr/bin/dc
 DIRNAME?=	/usr/bin/dirname
-ECHO?=		/bin/echo
+ECHO?=		echo				# Shell builtin
 .if exists(/bin/egrep)
 EGREP?=		/bin/egrep
 .elif exists(/usr/bin/egrep)



   Jeremy C. Reed
   http://bsd.reedmedia.net/