python · miss-islington · Apr 1, 2020 · Oct 19, 2019 · Mar 28, 2020 · Apr 1, 2020
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2020-03-28-10-43-09.bpo-38527.fqCRgD.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2020-03-28-10-43-09.bpo-38527.fqCRgD.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Fix configure check on Solaris for "float word ordering": sometimes, the correct "grep" command was not being used.
+Patch by Arnon Yaari.
diff --git a/configure b/configure
@@ -14281,10 +14281,10 @@ _ACEOF
 if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
 
 
-if grep noonsees conftest.$ac_objext >/dev/null ; then
+if $GREP noonsees conftest.$ac_objext >/dev/null ; then
   ax_cv_c_float_words_bigendian=yes
 fi
-if grep seesnoon conftest.$ac_objext >/dev/null ; then
+if $GREP seesnoon conftest.$ac_objext >/dev/null ; then
   if test "$ax_cv_c_float_words_bigendian" = unknown; then
     ax_cv_c_float_words_bigendian=no
   else

diff --git a/m4/ax_c_float_words_bigendian.m4 b/m4/ax_c_float_words_bigendian.m4
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ double d = 909042349670368103374704789055050114762116927356156320147971208440534
 
 ]])], [
 
-if grep noonsees conftest.$ac_objext >/dev/null ; then
+if $GREP noonsees conftest.$ac_objext >/dev/null ; then
   ax_cv_c_float_words_bigendian=yes
 fi
-if grep seesnoon conftest.$ac_objext >/dev/null ; then
+if $GREP seesnoon conftest.$ac_objext >/dev/null ; then
   if test "$ax_cv_c_float_words_bigendian" = unknown; then
     ax_cv_c_float_words_bigendian=no
   else