[svn-r7619] Purpose:

    Add check

Description:
    Added check that the tr program actually works.

Platforms tested:
    Sol (small fix)

Misc. update:

2 files changed, 29 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 99d909a..76eb4cb 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1515,6 +1515,18 @@ set >&5
 echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: done" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}done" >&6
 
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking if tr works" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking if tr works... $ECHO_C" >&6
+TRTEST=`echo "Test" | tr 'a-z,' 'A-Z '`
+if test $TRTEST != "TEST"; then
+  { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: tr program doesn't work" >&5
+echo "$as_me: error: tr program doesn't work" >&2;}
+   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
+else
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6
+fi
+
 echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for cached host" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for cached host... $ECHO_C" >&6
 if test "${hdf5_cv_host+set}" = set; then
@@ -4113,7 +4125,7 @@ test "x$enable_libtool_lock" != xno && enable_libtool_lock=yes
 case $host in
 *-*-irix6*)
   # Find out which ABI we are using.
-  echo '#line 4116 "configure"' > conftest.$ac_ext
+  echo '#line 4128 "configure"' > conftest.$ac_ext
   if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -4654,7 +4666,7 @@ chmod -w .
 save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -o out/conftest2.$ac_objext"
 compiler_c_o=no
-if { (eval echo configure:4657: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>out/conftest.err; } && test -s out/conftest2.$ac_objext; then
+if { (eval echo configure:4669: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>out/conftest.err; } && test -s out/conftest2.$ac_objext; then
   # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
   # So say no if there are warnings
   if test -s out/conftest.err; then
@@ -6461,7 +6473,7 @@ else
     lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 6464 "configure"
+#line 6476 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
@@ -6559,7 +6571,7 @@ else
     lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 6562 "configure"
+#line 6574 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 71e3ac4..e1f6f5c 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -55,6 +55,19 @@ set >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD
 AC_MSG_RESULT([done])
 
 dnl ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+dnl Some platforms have broken ``tr'' programs. Check that it actually
+dnl does what it's supposed to do. Catch this early since configure
+dnl relies upon tr heavily and there's no use continuing if it's broken.
+dnl
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([if tr works])
+TRTEST=`echo "Test" | tr 'a-z,' 'A-Z '`
+if test $TRTEST != "TEST"; then
+  AC_MSG_ERROR([tr program doesn't work])
+else
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+fi
+
+dnl ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl Check that the cache file was build on the same host as what we're
 dnl running on now.
 dnl