# [PATCH] Remove non-POSIX 'expr index' from instaweb.

1 messages from 2007-09-14 to 2007-09-14. Participants: Bryan Larsen.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/9847

## Bryan Larsen, 2007-09-14 22:01

Subject: [PATCH] Remove non-POSIX 'expr index' from instaweb.
Message-ID: <ef57d1660709141501m332b31a5yc5f3644c1edbdd0e@mail.gmail.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/ef57d1660709141501m332b31a5yc5f3644c1edbdd0e%40mail.gmail.com

```
git-instaweb.sh uses the non-POSIX 'expr index' command, which
is not present on some BSD's.  This patch replaces this usage
with a simple grep expression.

Signed-off-by: Bryan Larsen < bryan@larsen.st>
---
 git-instaweb.sh |    3 +--
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/git-instaweb.sh b/git-instaweb.sh
index ce631a0..ef1a4bf 100755
--- a/git-instaweb.sh
+++ b/git-instaweb.sh
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ test -z "$port" && port=1234

 start_httpd () {
        httpd_only="`echo $httpd | cut -f1 -d' '`"
-       if test "`expr index $httpd_only /`" -eq '1' || \
-                               which $httpd_only >/dev/null
+       if test echo $http_only | grep ^/ || which $httpd_only >/dev/null
        then
                $httpd $fqgitdir/gitweb/httpd.conf
        else
-- 
1.5.3.1

```