Shell – CInt Configure Script: Syntax error at left parenthesis

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I am trying to install CInt. When running ./configure, I get the following error:

./configure: 23: ./configure: Syntax error: "(" unexpected

Here is the relevant section of configure:

# configure settings to build CINT

ARCHS=(linux linuxicc macgcc djgpp cygwin mingw mwerks hpux aix msvc7 msvc8 solaris solarisgcc)

What is wrong with the above syntax?

Best Answer

There is nothing wrong with that syntax if the shell supports arrays. Most likely the script starts with #!/bin/sh and wrongly uses specific shell features such as bash. If the shebang is #!/bin/sh, change it to #!/bin/bash and report the problem to the CINT developers.

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