[geos-devel] [GEOS] #1015: Update geos-config tool for consistency

[Greg Troxel]

"GEOS" <geos-trac at osgeo.org> writes:

> #1015: Update geos-config tool for consistency
> -----------------------------------+--------------------------
>  Reporter:  robe                   |      Owner:  geos-devel@…
>      Type:  defect                 |     Status:  new
>  Priority:  minor                  |  Milestone:  3.9.0
> Component:  Build/Install (cmake)  |    Version:  master
>  Severity:  Unassigned             |   Keywords:
> -----------------------------------+--------------------------
>  Details repeated from https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/geos/geos/pulls/99
>
>
>  ----
>  **Specify bash, and use printf to escape paths (if needed)**
>
>  This allows installation with CMake to other directories, such as `/opt/my
>  prefix`, since `geos-config --prefix` would return `/opt/my\ prefix`. Also
>  `printf` is a bash-only feature.

It really seems like a regresssion to require bash, rather than POSIX
shell, and it's definitely a regression if the build doesn't find bash
and substitute in the path.

Is this really necessary?