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Date: Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:29:20 -0700
From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
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To: Michael Tokarev <mjt@tls.msk.ru>
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Subject: Re: wrong final bzImage build (regading #14270)
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On 10/09/2009 02:27 PM, Michael Tokarev wrote:
> H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> On 10/09/2009 01:02 PM, Arkadiusz Miskiewicz wrote:
>>> I had exactly this problem few weeks ago with pdksh as /bin/sh (and 
>>> bugreported to author of that change). As I workaround I used /bin/echo but 
>>> using printf is more sane/portable.
>>>
>>
>> Yes, using printf is the right thing to do.
>>
>> A patch would be appreciated.
> 
> Come on, it's just a one-word change (s/echo/printf/ in
> scripts/Makefile.lib).

> But it should go to Sam's tree first I guess, which already
> has s|echo|/bin/echo| so it'll conflict.
> It's easier to change it in whatever tree it will be changed
> without complete patches.

So send a patch against Sam's tree.

	-hpa

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