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From: Martin Buchholz <mrb@Eng.Sun.COM>
To: Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic@srce.hr>
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Subject: Re: Build report [xemacs-19.15-b90]: alpha-dec-osf40
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>>>>> "Hrv" == Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic@srce.hr> writes:

>> Feels like a broken shell or make problem.  Try instead using GNU utilities:
>> 
>> bash ./configure; gnumake

Hrv> It works with Digital sh and GNU make.  However, I find it a problem
Hrv> -- not all people use GNU make.  Is there a way to debug the
Hrv> configure/make mechanism?

First you figure out whether sh or make is the problem.  If sh is at
fault (likely), then diff the sh output with bash output.  Try

sh -x configure
bash -x configure

Martin

