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List:       autoconf-bug
Subject:    Re: another doc update about Solaris 'tr'
From:       Eric Blake <ebb9 () byu ! net>
Date:       2009-09-04 12:38:02
Message-ID: 4AA10A2A.1000308 () byu ! net
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According to Bruno Haible on 8/30/2009 5:21 PM:
> Hi,
> 
> Just noticed that the problem with "tr '\0' '~'" is not really with the
> '\0' argument, but with the NUL bytes in the input. This version of 'tr'
> discards NUL bytes in the input even when not asked to do so. It occurs
> with "tr x x" but also with "tr -d '\r'". Here is a suggested doc update.
> 
> Also, a mention that using /usr/xpg6/bin/tr might be preferable to
> /usr/xpg4/bin/tr, when it exists. It supports the '-C' option, the
> latter doesn't.

Thanks again.  Patch applied.

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Eric Blake             ebb9@byu.net
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