Re: zsh breaks configure scripts

[Peter Stephenson <pws@xxxxxxx>]

Eric Norum wrote:
> Apple uses zsh as /bin/sh on Mac OS X.  Unfortunately zsh has a 
> `feature' that breaks many autoconf configure scripts.  The scripts 
> contain lines like:
> if test "`CDPATH=:; cd $srcdir && pwd`" != "`pwd`" && .......
> 
> The problem is that the zsh cd command insists on printing the directory!
> I suggest that the fprintdir/putchar be called only in interactive 
> shells:

That looks fine.  I'll put this on the 4.0 line, too.  It could be made
an option, but it's not really worth it.  It's a bit of a nasty hack to
inform the user which directory they're going into if it's not obvious.
This seems to cover the likely problems without hurting anyone.

Index: Src/builtin.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/zsh/zsh/Src/builtin.c,v
retrieving revision 1.70
diff -u -r1.70 builtin.c
--- Src/builtin.c	22 Feb 2002 21:59:43 -0000	1.70
+++ Src/builtin.c	4 Mar 2002 15:22:52 -0000
@@ -1059,11 +1059,13 @@
     pwd = new_pwd;
     set_pwd_env();
 
-    if (unset(PUSHDSILENT) && func != BIN_CD && isset(INTERACTIVE))
-	printdirstack();
-    else if (doprintdir) {
-	fprintdir(pwd, stdout);
-        putchar('\n');
+    if (isset(INTERACTIVE)) {
+	if (unset(PUSHDSILENT) && func != BIN_CD)
+	    printdirstack();
+	else if (doprintdir) {
+	    fprintdir(pwd, stdout);
+	    putchar('\n');
+	}
     }
 
     /* execute the chpwd function */

-- 
Peter Stephenson <pws@xxxxxxx>                  Software Engineer
CSR Ltd., Science Park, Milton Road,
Cambridge, CB4 0WH, UK                          Tel: +44 (0)1223 392070


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