On Sat, 24 Jan 2004, "Jeremy C. Reed" <reed@reedmedia.net> wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Jan 2004, grant beattie wrote:
> 
> > I've noticed that /bin/sh barfs on some GNU configure scripts on
> > Solaris. I recall someone else having issues with GNU configure
> > scripts which was fixed by using ksh.
> 
> That was me. (You said I could commit it after I told you how it was
> working, but I didn't hear back from you. This was our personal
> "Subject: Re: devel/cvs and ./configure.lineno: 9897: Syntax error: "!"
> unexpected thread.)

The autoconf manual specifically discusses Solaris's Posix shell:

http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/autoconf-2.57/html_chapter/autoconf_10.html#SEC115

In case it's relevant.  :-)

--jkl