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FS#76818 - [postfix] egrep: warning: egrep is obsolescent; using grep -E

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by HLFH (HLFH) - Tuesday, 13 December 2022, 14:31 GMT
Last edited by Toolybird (Toolybird) - Wednesday, 07 June 2023, 22:37 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To David Runge (dvzrv)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 2
Private No

Details

Description:


Additional info:
* package version(s): 3.7.3

Steps to reproduce:

1) postfix check
2) gets warning "egrep: warning: egrep is obsolescent; using grep -E"

Linked to: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Grep-3.8-Stop-egrep-fgrep
This task depends upon

Closed by  Toolybird (Toolybird)
Wednesday, 07 June 2023, 22:37 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  postfix 3.8.1-1
Comment by HLFH (HLFH) - Tuesday, 13 December 2022, 14:38 GMT Comment by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Tuesday, 13 December 2022, 14:46 GMT
warnings are not errors.
Comment by HLFH (HLFH) - Tuesday, 13 December 2022, 14:50 GMT
Well, you can consider adding the provided patch until Postfix 3.8 is released.
Comment by Wilhelm Schuster (wlhlm) - Saturday, 03 June 2023, 09:00 GMT
postfix-3.8.0 has been released to [extra]. Can this be closed now?
Comment by Geert Hendrickx (ghen) - Wednesday, 07 June 2023, 20:15 GMT
Yes, this can be closed, postfix 3.8 doesn't call `egrep` anymore.

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