Tail call (exec) at the end of run-sbcl.sh

exec-ing into the runtime executable doesn't hurt and helps rlwrap.

Suggested by William Cushing (lp#1249183).

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 1c5d073..ff74987 100644 (file)
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ changes relative to sbcl-1.1.13:
     undefined-function warnings in subsequent forms. (lp#503095)
   * enhancement: Errors during loading foreign libraries on Windows now
     include error messages instead of error codes.
+  * enhancement: run-sbcl.sh is usefully handled by rlwrap.  Thanks to William
+    Cushing. (lp#1249183)
   * bug fix: EQUALP now compares correctly structures with raw slots larger
     than a single word.
   * bug fix: contribs couldn't be built on Windows with MinGW.

diff --git a/run-sbcl.sh b/run-sbcl.sh
index 3788bd9..da5775b 100755 (executable)
--- a/run-sbcl.sh
+++ b/run-sbcl.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ -x "$BASE"/src/runtime/sbcl -a -f "$BASE"/output/sbcl.core ]; then
     echo "(running SBCL from: $BASE)" 1>&2
-    SBCL_HOME="$BASE/obj/sbcl-home" "$BASE"/src/runtime/sbcl $ARGUMENTS "$@"
+    SBCL_HOME="$BASE/obj/sbcl-home" exec "$BASE"/src/runtime/sbcl $ARGUMENTS "$@"
 else
     echo "No built SBCL here ($BASE): run 'sh make.sh' first!"
     exit 1