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Re: [PATCH 2/2] Fix sed usage in tests to work around broken xpg4/sed on Solaris

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jul 20, 2015, 16:07 UTC
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Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org> writes:
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>> I really wonder why the previous ">file+ && mv -f file+ file" dance
>> needs to be replaced?
>
> The sed must be replaced because some versions on Solaris choke on the
> incomplete last line in the file.
Switching from sed to perl is not being questioned.

I think Dscho is asking about the use of "-i", when the original idiom ">target+ && mv -f target+ target" worked perfectly fine.

I.e.
	perl -p -e '...' file >file+ &&
        mv file+ file
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Message 6 of 7 in “Fix sed usage in tests to work around broken xpg4/sed on Solaris”
  1. 2/2 Fix sed usage in tests to work around broken xpg4/sed on SolarisBen Walton, Jul 18, 2015
  2. Eric SunshineJul 19, 2015
  3. Johannes SixtJul 19, 2015
  4. Johannes SchindelinJul 19, 2015
  5. Johannes SixtJul 19, 2015
  6. Junio C HamanoJul 20, 2015
  7. Johannes SchindelinJul 22, 2015

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