Re: git-1.6.2-rc2 problems on t4034-diff-words.sh

> On Fri, 27 Feb 2009, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>> Boyd Lynn Gerber <gerberb@zenez.com> writes:
>>> Does the test suite use bash as it's shell?  I seem to have to use
>>> bash now to run the test.  I do not remember having to use bash on
>>> earlier 1.6.0
>> 
>> If your /bin/sh is not POSIX enough, you may be using a different shell
>> when building the scripted commands in the main Makefile by setting
>> SHELL_PATH.  The tests are supposed to use the same one as that.
>> 
>>> I have to use bash to run the test or I get
>>> 
>>> $ ./t4034-diff-words.sh
>>> ./t4034-diff-words.sh: syntax error at line 52: `(' unexpected
>> 
>> The open parenthesis on line 52 is the one between h and 4 here:
>>
>>    cat > expect <<\EOF
>>    <WHITE>diff --git a/pre b/post<RESET>
>>    <WHITE>index 330b04f..5ed8eff 100644<RESET>
>>    <WHITE>--- a/pre<RESET>
>>    <WHITE>+++ b/post<RESET>
>>    <BROWN>@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@<RESET>
>>    <RED>h(4)<RESET><GREEN>h(4),hh[44]<RESET>
>>    <RESET>
>>    a = b + c<RESET>
>>
>>    <GREEN>aa = a<RESET>
>>
>>    <GREEN>aeff = aeff * ( aaa )<RESET>
>>    EOF
>> 
>> Perhaps your shell has a broken here-text?
>
> On OpenServer 6.0.6 /u95/bin/sh /u95/bin/ksh /u95/bin/bash are POSIX 
> compliant shells.  The /bin/ shells are the stand SCO has had finx XENIX. 
> They use system 5v3.  POSIX is System 5v4.