From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:36:48 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Makefile: avoid a fork in Cygwin version check
Message-ID: <m2eiitc3n3.fsf@igel.home>
In-Reply-To: <20100405151059.GB13761@progeny.tock>

Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> writes:

> diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
> index e210a42..767fb66 100644
> --- a/Makefile
> +++ b/Makefile
> @@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ ifeq ($(uname_S),SunOS)
>  	BASIC_CFLAGS += -D__EXTENSIONS__ -D__sun__ -DHAVE_ALLOCA_H
>  endif
>  ifeq ($(uname_O),Cygwin)
> -	ifeq ($(shell expr "$(uname_R)" : '1\.[1-6]\.'),4)
> +	ifeq ($(shell case '$(uname_R)' in (1.[1-6].*) echo old;; esac),old)

Even less forks:

        ifneq ($(filter 1.1.% 1.2.% 1.3.% 1.4.% 1.5.% 1.6.%,$(uname_R)),)

Andreas.

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