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Re: [PATCH] Fix typo in nptl Makefile
From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:15:15 -0700 (PDT)
> tst-fmon.sh expects "one or more" IFS characters to seperate fields.
> So "X<TAB><TAB>Y" results in fields "X" and "Y".
>
> 'dash' on the other hand only matchs one IFS character for field
> seperation so in the example we get fields "X" and "<TAB>"
>
> Any idea if this is a POSIX issue too? Meanwhile, I've asked the
> 'dash' maintainer about this and am waiting for his feedback.
The dash maintainer informs me that this is a dash bug that has
been fixed.