Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master' into cli-guideline

78 files changed, 2017 insertions, 1461 deletions

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c51582cf0..37aada307 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ perl/Makefile.config
 /doc/manual/nix.json
 /doc/manual/conf-file.json
 /doc/manual/builtins.json
-/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix.md
+/doc/manual/src/SUMMARY.md
+/doc/manual/src/command-ref/new-cli
 /doc/manual/src/command-ref/conf-file.md
 /doc/manual/src/expressions/builtins.md
 
diff --git a/config/config.guess b/config/config.guess
index d4fb3213e..699b3a10b 100755
--- a/config/config.guess
+++ b/config/config.guess
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # Attempt to guess a canonical system name.
-#   Copyright 1992-2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#   Copyright 1992-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
-timestamp='2018-08-02'
+timestamp='2020-11-19'
 
 # This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 # under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ timestamp='2018-08-02'
 # Originally written by Per Bothner; maintained since 2000 by Ben Elliston.
 #
 # You can get the latest version of this script from:
-# https://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=config.git;a=blob_plain;f=config.guess
+# https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/config.git/plain/config.guess
 #
 # Please send patches to <config-patches@gnu.org>.
 
 
-me=`echo "$0" | sed -e 's,.*/,,'`
+me=$(echo "$0" | sed -e 's,.*/,,')
 
 usage="\
 Usage: $0 [OPTION]
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ version="\
 GNU config.guess ($timestamp)
 
 Originally written by Per Bothner.
-Copyright 1992-2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright 1992-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
 warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE."
@@ -96,13 +96,14 @@ fi
 
 tmp=
 # shellcheck disable=SC2172
-trap 'test -z "$tmp" || rm -fr "$tmp"' 1 2 13 15
-trap 'exitcode=$?; test -z "$tmp" || rm -fr "$tmp"; exit $exitcode' 0
+trap 'test -z "$tmp" || rm -fr "$tmp"' 0 1 2 13 15
 
 set_cc_for_build() {
+    # prevent multiple calls if $tmp is already set
+    test "$tmp" && return 0
     : "${TMPDIR=/tmp}"
     # shellcheck disable=SC2039
-    { tmp=`(umask 077 && mktemp -d "$TMPDIR/cgXXXXXX") 2>/dev/null` && test -n "$tmp" && test -d "$tmp" ; } ||
+    { tmp=$( (umask 077 && mktemp -d "$TMPDIR/cgXXXXXX") 2>/dev/null) && test -n "$tmp" && test -d "$tmp" ; } ||
 	{ test -n "$RANDOM" && tmp=$TMPDIR/cg$$-$RANDOM && (umask 077 && mkdir "$tmp" 2>/dev/null) ; } ||
 	{ tmp=$TMPDIR/cg-$$ && (umask 077 && mkdir "$tmp" 2>/dev/null) && echo "Warning: creating insecure temp directory" >&2 ; } ||
 	{ echo "$me: cannot create a temporary directory in $TMPDIR" >&2 ; exit 1 ; }
@@ -130,16 +131,14 @@ if test -f /.attbin/uname ; then
 	PATH=$PATH:/.attbin ; export PATH
 fi
 
-UNAME_MACHINE=`(uname -m) 2>/dev/null` || UNAME_MACHINE=unknown
-UNAME_RELEASE=`(uname -r) 2>/dev/null` || UNAME_RELEASE=unknown
-UNAME_SYSTEM=`(uname -s) 2>/dev/null`  || UNAME_SYSTEM=unknown
-UNAME_VERSION=`(uname -v) 2>/dev/null` || UNAME_VERSION=unknown
+UNAME_MACHINE=$( (uname -m) 2>/dev/null) || UNAME_MACHINE=unknown
+UNAME_RELEASE=$( (uname -r) 2>/dev/null) || UNAME_RELEASE=unknown
+UNAME_SYSTEM=$( (uname -s) 2>/dev/null) || UNAME_SYSTEM=unknown
+UNAME_VERSION=$( (uname -v) 2>/dev/null) || UNAME_VERSION=unknown
 
 case "$UNAME_SYSTEM" in
 Linux|GNU|GNU/*)
-	# If the system lacks a compiler, then just pick glibc.
-	# We could probably try harder.
-	LIBC=gnu
+	LIBC=unknown
 
 	set_cc_for_build
 	cat <<-EOF > "$dummy.c"
@@ -148,17 +147,29 @@ Linux|GNU|GNU/*)
 	LIBC=uclibc
 	#elif defined(__dietlibc__)
 	LIBC=dietlibc
-	#else
+	#elif defined(__GLIBC__)
 	LIBC=gnu
+	#else
+	#include <stdarg.h>
+	/* First heuristic to detect musl libc.  */
+	#ifdef __DEFINED_va_list
+	LIBC=musl
+	#endif
 	#endif
 	EOF
-	eval "`$CC_FOR_BUILD -E "$dummy.c" 2>/dev/null | grep '^LIBC' | sed 's, ,,g'`"
+	eval "$($CC_FOR_BUILD -E "$dummy.c" 2>/dev/null | grep '^LIBC' | sed 's, ,,g')"
 
-	# If ldd exists, use it to detect musl libc.
-	if command -v ldd >/dev/null && \
-		ldd --version 2>&1 | grep -q ^musl
-	then
-	    LIBC=musl
+	# Second heuristic to detect musl libc.
+	if [ "$LIBC" = unknown ] &&
+	   command -v ldd >/dev/null &&
+	   ldd --version 2>&1 | grep -q ^musl; then
+		LIBC=musl
+	fi
+
+	# If the system lacks a compiler, then just pick glibc.
+	# We could probably try harder.
+	if [ "$LIBC" = unknown ]; then
+		LIBC=gnu
 	fi
 	;;
 esac
@@ -178,19 +189,20 @@ case "$UNAME_MACHINE:$UNAME_SYSTEM:$UNAME_RELEASE:$UNAME_VERSION" in
 	# Note: NetBSD doesn't particularly care about the vendor
 	# portion of the name.  We always set it to "unknown".
 	sysctl="sysctl -n hw.machine_arch"
-	UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH=`(uname -p 2>/dev/null || \
+	UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH=$( (uname -p 2>/dev/null || \
 	    "/sbin/$sysctl" 2>/dev/null || \
 	    "/usr/sbin/$sysctl" 2>/dev/null || \
-	    echo unknown)`
+	    echo unknown))
 	case "$UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH" in
+	    aarch64eb) machine=aarch64_be-unknown ;;
 	    armeb) machine=armeb-unknown ;;
 	    arm*) machine=arm-unknown ;;
 	    sh3el) machine=shl-unknown ;;
 	    sh3eb) machine=sh-unknown ;;
 	    sh5el) machine=sh5le-unknown ;;
 	    earmv*)
-		arch=`echo "$UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH" | sed -e 's,^e\(armv[0-9]\).*$,\1,'`
-		endian=`echo "$UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH" | sed -ne 's,^.*\(eb\)$,\1,p'`
+		arch=$(echo "$UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH" | sed -e 's,^e\(armv[0-9]\).*$,\1,')
+		endian=$(echo "$UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH" | sed -ne 's,^.*\(eb\)$,\1,p')
 		machine="${arch}${endian}"-unknown
 		;;
 	    *) machine="$UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH"-unknown ;;
@@ -221,7 +233,7 @@ case "$UNAME_MACHINE:$UNAME_SYSTEM:$UNAME_RELEASE:$UNAME_VERSION" in
 	case "$UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH" in
 	    earm*)
 		expr='s/^earmv[0-9]/-eabi/;s/eb$//'
-		abi=`echo "$UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH" | sed -e "$expr"`
+		abi=$(echo "$UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH" | sed -e "$expr")
 		;;
 	esac
 	# The OS release
@@ -234,7 +246,7 @@ case "$UNAME_MACHINE:$UNAME_SYSTEM:$UNAME_RELEASE:$UNAME_VERSION" in
 		release='-gnu'
 		;;
 	    *)
-		release=`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed -e 's/[-_].*//' | cut -d. -f1,2`
+		release=$(echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed -e 's/[-_].*//' | cut -d. -f1,2)
 		;;
 	esac
 	# Since CPU_TYPE-MANUFACTURER-KERNEL-OPERATING_SYSTEM:
@@ -243,15 +255,15 @@ case "$UNAME_MACHINE:$UNAME_SYSTEM:$UNAME_RELEASE:$UNAME_VERSION" in
 	echo "$machine-${os}${release}${abi-}"
 	exit ;;
     *:Bitrig:*:*)
-	UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH=`arch | sed 's/Bitrig.//'`
+	UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH=$(arch | sed 's/Bitrig.//')
 	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH"-unknown-bitrig"$UNAME_RELEASE"
 	exit ;;
     *:OpenBSD:*:*)
-	UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH=`arch | sed 's/OpenBSD.//'`
+	UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH=$(arch | sed 's/OpenBSD.//')
 	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH"-unknown-openbsd"$UNAME_RELEASE"
 	exit ;;
     *:LibertyBSD:*:*)
-	UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH=`arch | sed 's/^.*BSD\.//'`
+	UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH=$(arch | sed 's/^.*BSD\.//')
 	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH"-unknown-libertybsd"$UNAME_RELEASE"
 	exit ;;
     *:MidnightBSD:*:*)
@@ -263,6 +275,9 @@ case "$UNAME_MACHINE:$UNAME_SYSTEM:$UNAME_RELEASE:$UNAME_VERSION" in
     *:SolidBSD:*:*)
 	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-unknown-solidbsd"$UNAME_RELEASE"
 	exit ;;
+    *:OS108:*:*)
+	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-unknown-os108_"$UNAME_RELEASE"
+	exit ;;
     macppc:MirBSD:*:*)
 	echo powerpc-unknown-mirbsd"$UNAME_RELEASE"
 	exit ;;
@@ -272,26 +287,29 @@ case "$UNAME_MACHINE:$UNAME_SYSTEM:$UNAME_RELEASE:$UNAME_VERSION" in
     *:Sortix:*:*)
 	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-unknown-sortix
 	exit ;;
+    *:Twizzler:*:*)
+	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-unknown-twizzler
+	exit ;;
     *:Redox:*:*)
 	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-unknown-redox
 	exit ;;
     mips:OSF1:*.*)
-        echo mips-dec-osf1
-        exit ;;
+	echo mips-dec-osf1
+	exit ;;
     alpha:OSF1:*:*)
 	case $UNAME_RELEASE in
 	*4.0)
-		UNAME_RELEASE=`/usr/sbin/sizer -v | awk '{print $3}'`
+		UNAME_RELEASE=$(/usr/sbin/sizer -v | awk '{print $3}')
 		;;
 	*5.*)
-		UNAME_RELEASE=`/usr/sbin/sizer -v | awk '{print $4}'`
+		UNAME_RELEASE=$(/usr/sbin/sizer -v | awk '{print $4}')
 		;;
 	esac
 	# According to Compaq, /usr/sbin/psrinfo has been available on
 	# OSF/1 and Tru64 systems produced since 1995.  I hope that
 	# covers most systems running today.  This code pipes the CPU
 	# types through head -n 1, so we only detect the type of CPU 0.
-	ALPHA_CPU_TYPE=`/usr/sbin/psrinfo -v | sed -n -e 's/^  The alpha \(.*\) processor.*$/\1/p' | head -n 1`
+	ALPHA_CPU_TYPE=$(/usr/sbin/psrinfo -v | sed -n -e 's/^  The alpha \(.*\) processor.*$/\1/p' | head -n 1)
 	case "$ALPHA_CPU_TYPE" in
 	    "EV4 (21064)")
 		UNAME_MACHINE=alpha ;;
@@ -329,7 +347,7 @@ case "$UNAME_MACHINE:$UNAME_SYSTEM:$UNAME_RELEASE:$UNAME_VERSION" in
 	# A Tn.n version is a released field test version.
 	# A Xn.n version is an unreleased experimental baselevel.
 	# 1.2 uses "1.2" for uname -r.
-	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-dec-osf"`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed -e 's/^[PVTX]//' | tr ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz`"
+	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-dec-osf"$(echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed -e 's/^[PVTX]//' | tr ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz)"
 	# Reset EXIT trap before exiting to avoid spurious non-zero exit code.
 	exitcode=$?
 	trap '' 0
@@ -363,7 +381,7 @@ case "$UNAME_MACHINE:$UNAME_SYSTEM:$UNAME_RELEASE:$UNAME_VERSION" in
 	exit ;;
     Pyramid*:OSx*:*:* | MIS*:OSx*:*:* | MIS*:SMP_DC-OSx*:*:*)
 	# akee@wpdis03.wpafb.af.mil (Earle F. Ake) contributed MIS and NILE.
-	if test "`(/bin/universe) 2>/dev/null`" = att ; then
+	if test "$( (/bin/universe) 2>/dev/null)" = att ; then
 		echo pyramid-pyramid-sysv3
 	else
 		echo pyramid-pyramid-bsd
@@ -376,54 +394,59 @@ case "$UNAME_MACHINE:$UNAME_SYSTEM:$UNAME_RELEASE:$UNAME_VERSION" in
 	echo sparc-icl-nx6
 	exit ;;
     DRS?6000:UNIX_SV:4.2*:7* | DRS?6000:isis:4.2*:7*)
-	case `/usr/bin/uname -p` in
+	case $(/usr/bin/uname -p) in
 	    sparc) echo sparc-icl-nx7; exit ;;
 	esac ;;
     s390x:SunOS:*:*)
-	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-ibm-solaris2"`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed -e 's/[^.]*//'`"
+	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-ibm-solaris2"$(echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed -e 's/[^.]*//')"
 	exit ;;
     sun4H:SunOS:5.*:*)
-	echo sparc-hal-solaris2"`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/[^.]*//'`"
+	echo sparc-hal-solaris2"$(echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/[^.]*//')"
 	exit ;;
     sun4*:SunOS:5.*:* | tadpole*:SunOS:5.*:*)
-	echo sparc-sun-solaris2"`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed -e 's/[^.]*//'`"
+	echo sparc-sun-solaris2"$(echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed -e 's/[^.]*//')"
 	exit ;;
     i86pc:AuroraUX:5.*:* | i86xen:AuroraUX:5.*:*)
 	echo i386-pc-auroraux"$UNAME_RELEASE"
 	exit ;;
     i86pc:SunOS:5.*:* | i86xen:SunOS:5.*:*)
-	UNAME_REL="`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed -e 's/[^.]*//'`"
-	case `isainfo -b` in
-	    32)
-		echo i386-pc-solaris2"$UNAME_REL"
-		;;
-	    64)
-		echo x86_64-pc-solaris2"$UNAME_REL"
-		;;
-	esac
+	set_cc_for_build
+	SUN_ARCH=i386
+	# If there is a compiler, see if it is configured for 64-bit objects.
+	# Note that the Sun cc does not turn __LP64__ into 1 like gcc does.
+	# This test works for both compilers.
+	if test "$CC_FOR_BUILD" != no_compiler_found; then
+	    if (echo '#ifdef __amd64'; echo IS_64BIT_ARCH; echo '#endif') | \
+		(CCOPTS="" $CC_FOR_BUILD -E - 2>/dev/null) | \
+		grep IS_64BIT_ARCH >/dev/null
+	    then
+		SUN_ARCH=x86_64
+	    fi
+	fi
+	echo "$SUN_ARCH"-pc-solaris2"$(echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/[^.]*//')"
 	exit ;;
     sun4*:SunOS:6*:*)
 	# According to config.sub, this is the proper way to canonicalize
 	# SunOS6.  Hard to guess exactly what SunOS6 will be like, but
 	# it's likely to be more like Solaris than SunOS4.
-	echo sparc-sun-solaris3"`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/[^.]*//'`"
+	echo sparc-sun-solaris3"$(echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/[^.]*//')"
 	exit ;;
     sun4*:SunOS:*:*)
-	case "`/usr/bin/arch -k`" in
+	case "$(/usr/bin/arch -k)" in
 	    Series*|S4*)
-		UNAME_RELEASE=`uname -v`
+		UNAME_RELEASE=$(uname -v)
 		;;
 	esac
 	# Japanese Language versions have a version number like `4.1.3-JL'.
-	echo sparc-sun-sunos"`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/-/_/'`"
+	echo sparc-sun-sunos"$(echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/-/_/')"
 	exit ;;
     sun3*:SunOS:*:*)
 	echo m68k-sun-sunos"$UNAME_RELEASE"
 	exit ;;
     sun*:*:4.2BSD:*)
-	UNAME_RELEASE=`(sed 1q /etc/motd | awk '{print substr($5,1,3)}') 2>/dev/null`
+	UNAME_RELEASE=$( (sed 1q /etc/motd | awk '{print substr($5,1,3)}') 2>/dev/null)
 	test "x$UNAME_RELEASE" = x && UNAME_RELEASE=3
-	case "`/bin/arch`" in
+	case "$(/bin/arch)" in
 	    sun3)
 		echo m68k-sun-sunos"$UNAME_RELEASE"
 		;;
@@ -503,8 +526,8 @@ case "$UNAME_MACHINE:$UNAME_SYSTEM:$UNAME_RELEASE:$UNAME_VERSION" in
 	}
 EOF
 	$CC_FOR_BUILD -o "$dummy" "$dummy.c" &&
-	  dummyarg=`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed -n 's/\([0-9]*\).*/\1/p'` &&
-	  SYSTEM_NAME=`"$dummy" "$dummyarg"` &&
+	  dummyarg=$(echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed -n 's/\([0-9]*\).*/\1/p') &&
+	  SYSTEM_NAME=$("$dummy" "$dummyarg") &&
 	    { echo "$SYSTEM_NAME"; exit; }
 	echo mips-mips-riscos"$UNAME_RELEASE"
 	exit ;;
@@ -531,11 +554,11 @@ EOF
 	exit ;;
     AViiON:dgux:*:*)
 	# DG/UX returns AViiON for all architectures
-	UNAME_PROCESSOR=`/usr/bin/uname -p`
-	if [ "$UNAME_PROCESSOR" = mc88100 ] || [ "$UNAME_PROCESSOR" = mc88110 ]
+	UNAME_PROCESSOR=$(/usr/bin/uname -p)
+	if test "$UNAME_PROCESSOR" = mc88100 || test "$UNAME_PROCESSOR" = mc88110
 	then
-	    if [ "$TARGET_BINARY_INTERFACE"x = m88kdguxelfx ] || \
-	       [ "$TARGET_BINARY_INTERFACE"x = x ]
+	    if test "$TARGET_BINARY_INTERFACE"x = m88kdguxelfx || \
+	       test "$TARGET_BINARY_INTERFACE"x = x
 	    then
 		echo m88k-dg-dgux"$UNAME_RELEASE"
 	    else
@@ -559,17 +582,17 @@ EOF
 	echo m68k-tektronix-bsd
 	exit ;;
     *:IRIX*:*:*)
-	echo mips-sgi-irix"`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/-/_/g'`"
+	echo mips-sgi-irix"$(echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/-/_/g')"
 	exit ;;
     ????????:AIX?:[12].1:2)   # AIX 2.2.1 or AIX 2.1.1 is RT/PC AIX.
 	echo romp-ibm-aix     # uname -m gives an 8 hex-code CPU id
-	exit ;;               # Note that: echo "'`uname -s`'" gives 'AIX '
+	exit ;;               # Note that: echo "'$(uname -s)'" gives 'AIX '
     i*86:AIX:*:*)
 	echo i386-ibm-aix
 	exit ;;
     ia64:AIX:*:*)
-	if [ -x /usr/bin/oslevel ] ; then
-		IBM_REV=`/usr/bin/oslevel`
+	if test -x /usr/bin/oslevel ; then
+		IBM_REV=$(/usr/bin/oslevel)
 	else
 		IBM_REV="$UNAME_VERSION.$UNAME_RELEASE"
 	fi
@@ -589,7 +612,7 @@ EOF
 			exit(0);
 			}
 EOF
-		if $CC_FOR_BUILD -o "$dummy" "$dummy.c" && SYSTEM_NAME=`"$dummy"`
+		if $CC_FOR_BUILD -o "$dummy" "$dummy.c" && SYSTEM_NAME=$("$dummy")
 		then
 			echo "$SYSTEM_NAME"
 		else
@@ -602,15 +625,15 @@ EOF
 	fi
 	exit ;;
     *:AIX:*:[4567])
-	IBM_CPU_ID=`/usr/sbin/lsdev -C -c processor -S available | sed 1q | awk '{ print $1 }'`
+	IBM_CPU_ID=$(/usr/sbin/lsdev -C -c processor -S available | sed 1q | awk '{ print $1 }')
 	if /usr/sbin/lsattr -El "$IBM_CPU_ID" | grep ' POWER' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 		IBM_ARCH=rs6000
 	else
 		IBM_ARCH=powerpc
 	fi
-	if [ -x /usr/bin/lslpp ] ; then
-		IBM_REV=`/usr/bin/lslpp -Lqc bos.rte.libc |
-			   awk -F: '{ print $3 }' | sed s/[0-9]*$/0/`
+	if test -x /usr/bin/lslpp ; then
+		IBM_REV=$(/usr/bin/lslpp -Lqc bos.rte.libc |
+			   awk -F: '{ print $3 }' | sed s/[0-9]*$/0/)
 	else
 		IBM_REV="$UNAME_VERSION.$UNAME_RELEASE"
 	fi
@@ -638,14 +661,14 @@ EOF
 	echo m68k-hp-bsd4.4
 	exit ;;
     9000/[34678]??:HP-UX:*:*)
-	HPUX_REV=`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/[^.]*.[0B]*//'`
+	HPUX_REV=$(echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/[^.]*.[0B]*//')
 	case "$UNAME_MACHINE" in
 	    9000/31?)            HP_ARCH=m68000 ;;
 	    9000/[34]??)         HP_ARCH=m68k ;;
 	    9000/[678][0-9][0-9])
-		if [ -x /usr/bin/getconf ]; then
-		    sc_cpu_version=`/usr/bin/getconf SC_CPU_VERSION 2>/dev/null`
-		    sc_kernel_bits=`/usr/bin/getconf SC_KERNEL_BITS 2>/dev/null`
+		if test -x /usr/bin/getconf; then
+		    sc_cpu_version=$(/usr/bin/getconf SC_CPU_VERSION 2>/dev/null)
+		    sc_kernel_bits=$(/usr/bin/getconf SC_KERNEL_BITS 2>/dev/null)
 		    case "$sc_cpu_version" in
 		      523) HP_ARCH=hppa1.0 ;; # CPU_PA_RISC1_0
 		      528) HP_ARCH=hppa1.1 ;; # CPU_PA_RISC1_1
@@ -657,7 +680,7 @@ EOF
 			esac ;;
 		    esac
 		fi
-		if [ "$HP_ARCH" = "" ]; then
+		if test "$HP_ARCH" = ""; then
 		    set_cc_for_build
 		    sed 's/^		//' << EOF > "$dummy.c"
 
@@ -692,11 +715,11 @@ EOF
 		    exit (0);
 		}
 EOF
-		    (CCOPTS="" $CC_FOR_BUILD -o "$dummy" "$dummy.c" 2>/dev/null) && HP_ARCH=`"$dummy"`
+		    (CCOPTS="" $CC_FOR_BUILD -o "$dummy" "$dummy.c" 2>/dev/null) && HP_ARCH=$("$dummy")
 		    test -z "$HP_ARCH" && HP_ARCH=hppa
 		fi ;;
 	esac
-	if [ "$HP_ARCH" = hppa2.0w ]
+	if test "$HP_ARCH" = hppa2.0w
 	then
 	    set_cc_for_build
 
@@ -720,7 +743,7 @@ EOF
 	echo "$HP_ARCH"-hp-hpux"$HPUX_REV"
 	exit ;;
     ia64:HP-UX:*:*)
-	HPUX_REV=`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/[^.]*.[0B]*//'`
+	HPUX_REV=$(echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/[^.]*.[0B]*//')
 	echo ia64-hp-hpux"$HPUX_REV"
 	exit ;;
     3050*:HI-UX:*:*)
@@ -750,7 +773,7 @@ EOF
 	  exit (0);
 	}
 EOF
-	$CC_FOR_BUILD -o "$dummy" "$dummy.c" && SYSTEM_NAME=`"$dummy"` &&
+	$CC_FOR_BUILD -o "$dummy" "$dummy.c" && SYSTEM_NAME=$("$dummy") &&
 		{ echo "$SYSTEM_NAME"; exit; }
 	echo unknown-hitachi-hiuxwe2
 	exit ;;
@@ -770,7 +793,7 @@ EOF
 	echo hppa1.0-hp-osf
 	exit ;;
     i*86:OSF1:*:*)
-	if [ -x /usr/sbin/sysversion ] ; then
+	if test -x /usr/sbin/sysversion ; then
 	    echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-unknown-osf1mk
 	else
 	    echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-unknown-osf1
@@ -819,14 +842,14 @@ EOF
 	echo craynv-cray-unicosmp"$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed -e 's/\.[^.]*$/.X/'
 	exit ;;