docs: Tru64/OSF sh treats read as special builtin

* doc/autoconf.texi (Limitations of Builtins): read may exit
upon unreadable or non-existent file with Tru64/OSF 5.1 sh.

Signed-off-by: Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
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Ralf Wildenhues 2011-01-16 12:48:57 +01:00
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2011-01-17 Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
docs: Tru64/OSF sh treats read as special builtin
* doc/autoconf.texi (Limitations of Builtins): read may exit
upon unreadable or non-existent file with Tru64/OSF 5.1 sh.
2011-01-12 Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
docs: fix description of m4_ifval

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@c -----------------
@prindex @command{read}
No options are portable, not even support @option{-r} (Solaris
@command{/bin/sh} for example).
@command{/bin/sh} for example). Tru64/OSF 5.1 @command{sh} treats
@command{read} as a special built-in, so it may exit if input is
redirected from a non-existent or unreadable file.
@anchor{set}