Maniphest T7605

[PATCH] mail-to-translators, gpg-authcode-sign.sh: convert legacy egrep
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Apr 14 2025, 9:22 PM
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Convert egrep to grep -E to avoid warnings and to prepare for possible removal.

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andreasstieger created this task.Apr 14 2025, 9:22 PM
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• werner triaged this task as Low priority.Apr 15 2025, 9:06 AM
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Removing egrep from a Unix system will break all kind of stuff. I am not even sure whether old Unices support grep -E.

andreasstieger added a comment.Apr 15 2025, 9:51 AM

POSIX specifies and requires grep -E, but only mentions egrep as old.

• gniibe added a subscriber: • gniibe.Tue, May 26, 5:12 AM

From autoconf, we can see: https://www.gnu.org/savannah-checkouts/gnu/autoconf/manual/autoconf-2.73/html_node/Limitations-of-Usual-Tools.html#index-egrep

Since those scripts are for maintainers, it is better not to change, I suppose.