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use portable printf instead of echo -e, needed for MacOS X buildhost

PATCH New Waldemar Brodkorb 3 participants 3 messages Sep 20, 2012 – Oct 6, 2012 VFS

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PATCH 1/1 use portable printf instead of echo -e, needed for MacOS X buildhost

Hi,

echo -e is not a portable way to do this, better use printf. Works with MacOS X.

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 fs/common.mk | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
fs/common.mk +2 -2
index debf7db..0f0eae9 100644
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ $(BINARIES_DIR)/rootfs.$(1): $(ROOTFS_$(2)_DEPENDENCIES)
 ifneq ($(ROOTFS_DEVICE_TABLES),)
 	cat $(ROOTFS_DEVICE_TABLES) > $(FULL_DEVICE_TABLE)
 ifeq ($(BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_CREATION_STATIC),y)
-	echo -e '$(subst $(sep),\n,$(PACKAGES_DEVICES_TABLE))' >> $(FULL_DEVICE_TABLE)
+	printf '$(subst $(sep),\n,$(PACKAGES_DEVICES_TABLE))' >> $(FULL_DEVICE_TABLE)
 endif
-	echo -e '$(subst $(sep),\n,$(PACKAGES_PERMISSIONS_TABLE))' >> $(FULL_DEVICE_TABLE)
+	printf '$(subst $(sep),\n,$(PACKAGES_PERMISSIONS_TABLE))' >> $(FULL_DEVICE_TABLE)
 	echo "$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/makedevs -d $(FULL_DEVICE_TABLE) $(TARGET_DIR)" >> $(FAKEROOT_SCRIPT)
 endif
 	echo "$(ROOTFS_$(2)_CMD)" >> $(FAKEROOT_SCRIPT)
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PATCH 1/1 use portable printf instead of echo -e, needed for MacOS X buildhost

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Hi,

echo -e is not a portable way to do this, better use printf. Works with MacOS X.

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PATCH 1/1 use portable printf instead of echo -e, needed for MacOS X buildhost

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"Waldemar" == Waldemar Brodkorb <[email protected]> writes:

Waldemar> Hi,
Waldemar> echo -e is not a portable way to do this, better use printf. Waldemar> Works with MacOS X.

Committed, thanks.

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