Re: [PATCH] fdtget-runtest.sh: use printf instead of /bin/echo -e

[Stephen Warren <swarren-3lzwWm7+Weoh9ZMKESR00Q@public.gmane.org>]

On 11/06/2012 04:29 PM, David Gibson wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 06, 2012 at 11:00:31AM -0700, Stephen Warren wrote:
>> From: Stephen Warren <swarren-DDmLM1+adcrQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
>>
>> Not all /bin/echo implementations support the -e option. Instead, use
>> printf, which appears to be more widely available than /bin/echo -e.
>>
>> See commit eaec1db "fdtget-runtest.sh: Fix failures when /bin/sh isn't
>> bash" for history.
>>
>> I have tested this on Ubuntu 10.04 with /bin/sh pointing to both dash
>> and bash.
>>
>> Reported-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier-aBrp7R+bbdUdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org> # and implemented-by
>> Signed-off-by: Stephen Warren <swarren-DDmLM1+adcrQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
>> ---
>> Mike, should I re-write this with you as the git author? If so, could
>> you please supply an S-o-b line for this?
>> ---
>>  tests/fdtget-runtest.sh |    2 +-
>>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/tests/fdtget-runtest.sh b/tests/fdtget-runtest.sh
>> index c3a3559..8d8b058 100755
>> --- a/tests/fdtget-runtest.sh
>> +++ b/tests/fdtget-runtest.sh
>> @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ rm -f $LOG $EXPECT
>>  trap "rm -f $LOG $EXPECT" 0
>>  
>>  expect="$1"
>> -/bin/echo -e $expect >$EXPECT
>> +printf '%b\n' "$expect" > $EXPECT
> 
> Um.. this is made to apply on top of the /bin/echo patch, but AFAICT
> that was never committed..

I believe it's commit eaec1db "fdtget-runtest.sh: Fix failures when
/bin/sh isn't bash"; my local git certainly shows Jon as the committer
for that change.