ubuntu Makefile

[bundy75]

Hi
I recent install ubuntu and previously have been using debian etch. In a make file from my debian system I have the command

@cp -a /home/tst/zlib-1.2.3/libz.so{.1,.1.2.3} build/

does ubuntu not support the use of the curly brackets in this way as I get the error

cp: cannot stat `/home/tst/zlib-1.2.3/libz.so{.1,.1.2.3}': No such file or directory

instead of doing a copy of the two directories

"/home/tst/zlib-1.2.3/libz.so.1"
"/home/tst/zlib-1.2.3/libz.so.1.2.3"

as on debian


Thanks

[dwhitney67]

It does, but you need to install bash. Ubuntu is delivered with a variant of bash called "dash". It does not support the {}, nor pushd/popd.

Once you install bash, ensure that /bin/sh points to it, and not to dash.