* config/general.m4sh (sed_double_backslash): Undo an

over-optimisation.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 48b5af0ebed1bd86f2c7a4f79bfad7c2e3c10c58..f8d3824ae7f6b6884d5f1649e0f1df343669109c 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-10-22  Gary V. Vaughan  <gary@gnu.org>
+
+       * config/general.m4sh (sed_double_backslash): Undo an
+       over-optimisation.
+
 2004-10-21  Gary V. Vaughan  <gary@gnu.org>
 
        * AUTHORS: Reformatted to better reflect the current state of

diff --git a/config/general.m4sh b/config/general.m4sh
index af88d38455e6650afa74744f28d745243aa72dd7..c00500719139e79b40c5e0d0a2dade7185542262 100644 (file)
--- a/config/general.m4sh
+++ b/config/general.m4sh
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ double_quote_subst='s/\([["`\\]]\)/\\\1/g'
 # Since each input `\' is now two `\'s, look for any number of runs of
 # four `\'s followed by two `\'s and then a '$'.  `\' that '$'.  Note
 # that the embedded single quotes serve only to enhance readability.
-sed_double_backslash='s/^\(\(''\\\\''\\\\''\)*''\\\\''\$\)/\\\1/;
-                s/\([[^\\]]\(''\\\\''\\\\''\)*''\\\\''\$\)/\\\1/g'
+sed_double_backslash='s/^\(\(''\\\\''\\\\''\)*''\\\\''\)\$/\1\\$/;
+                s/\([[^\\]]\(''\\\\''\\\\''\)*''\\\\''\)\$/\1\\$/g'
 
 # test EBCDIC or ASCII
 case `$ECHO A|tr A '\301'` in