RE: [PATCH 1/2] ld-version: use /usr/bin/env awk for shebank

[David Laight]

From: 'Dominique Martinet'
> Sent: 10 December 2020 12:22
> 
> Vincenzo Frascino wrote on Thu, Dec 10, 2020:
> > On 12/9/20 10:03 PM, David Laight wrote:
> >> Why bother with awk?
> 
> I wanted to keep the patch minimal, I'm not opposed to rewriting but
> that always potentially has more impact (although as you say, this
> script is simple enough)
> 
> > > I think you can do it all in a shell function.
> > > Something like:
> > > 	read line
> > > 	line=${line##*)}
> > > 	line=${line##*version }
> > > 	IFS='.-'
> > > 	set $line
> > > 	echo $(($1*100000000 + $2*1000000 + $3*10000))
> > >
> > > That will work on any recent shell.
> 
> Works for me.

That was a very quick rewrite of what I think the awk script did.
However I think the version is in the last space-separated word.
So you can do (untested):
	read line
	set line
	shift $(($#-1))
	OIFS="$IFS"
	IFS='.-'
	set $1
	IFS="$OIFS"
	echo $(($1*100000000 + $2*1000000 + $3*10000))

Now, if you want a version that will work with a real bourne shell
(that doesn't support $((expr)) or $(x##b} it gets more interesting.

Yes, but for now, revert first.
It might even be that the whole file isn't needed.
If it only used from a Makefile it can be gone with gmake commands.

	David

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