[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Problems detecting automake version.

[Marko Lindqvist <marko.lindqvist@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Per I. Mathisen wrote:

> On Sat, 16 Aug 2003, Marko Lindqvist wrote:
>  
>
> > Attached patch works for me in that respect
> >    
> -  pkg_version=`$PACKAGE --version|head -n 1|sed 's/^[a-zA-Z\.\ ()]*//;s/ 
> .*$//'`
> +  pkg_version=`$PACKAGE --version|head -n 1|sed 's/(.*)//;s/^[a-zA-Z\.\ 
> ]*//;s/ .*$//'`
>
> Can you please explain what you are trying to do above?
>  
When cutting actual version number from 'program --version' output, 
ignore everything inside brackets and brackets themselves (for first 
brackets). This way there can be another kind of version number inside 
brackets without version number detection getting fooled by it. Inside 
brackets is often name of the operating system packet program is part of.

- Caz