[ python-Bugs-1439538 ] test -e is not portable (Solaris 2.7)

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Bugs item #1439538, was opened at 2006-02-27 10:51
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Category: Build
Group: Python 2.4
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: HÃ¥vard Tveite (havatv)
>Assigned to: Martin v. Löwis (loewis)
Summary: test -e is not portable (Solaris 2.7)

Initial Comment:
I was adviced by Barry Warsaw to file a bug on this.

I tried to install Python 2.4.2 (and 2.3.5) on Solaris
2.7, but configure failed.
The Solaris 2.7 sh does not support "test -e".
"test -e" is used two times in configure.

The use of "test -e" is not recommended for "Portable
Shell Programming":
<URL:
http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/autoconf-2.57/html_chapter/autoconf_10.html
>

I replaced "test -e" with "test -r", and it seems to work
(configure finishes OK, and the files are found), but
I do not know if this is the correct way to do it.

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