From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:03:49 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Makefile: abort on shells that do not support ${parameter%word} expansion
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Brandon Casey <casey@nrlssc.navy.mil> writes:

> diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
> index 8d6d451..46d9c5d 100644
> --- a/Makefile
> +++ b/Makefile
> @@ -1738,6 +1738,7 @@ endif
>  
>  please_set_SHELL_PATH_to_a_more_modern_shell:
>  	@$$(:)
> +	@foo=bar_suffix && test bar = "$${foo%_*}"
>  
>  shell_compatibility_test: please_set_SHELL_PATH_to_a_more_modern_shell

Perhaps

	@foo='bar?suffix' && test bar = "$${foo%\?*}"

instead?