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Fix support for older shell interpreters and related tools#3107

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jimklimov merged 61 commits intonetworkupstools:masternetworkupstools/nut:masterfrom

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Fix support for older shell interpreters and related tools#3107
jimklimov merged 61 commits intonetworkupstools:masterfrom
jimklimov:issue-3099

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Modifies Makefile.am files and some script ".in" files to use $EGREP

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ci_build.sh: avoid "[ -e" or "test -e" which some older shells lack [#3099]
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tests/NIT/nit.sh: avoid "[ -e" or "test -e" which some older shells lack [#3099]
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Makefile.am: avoid "[ -e" or "test -e" which some older shells lack [#3099]
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docs/Makefile.am: avoid "[ -e" or "test -e" which some older shells lack [#3099]
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tools/gitlog2version.sh: avoid "[ -e" or "test -e" which some older shells lack and do crash trying [#3099]
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tools/gitlog2version.sh: use or discover EGREP to avoid literal "grep -E" [#3099]
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tools/gitlog2version.sh: avoid shell substitution missing in older shells [#3099]
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autogen.sh: report about testing generated script syntax [#3099]
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autogen.sh: use or discover EGREP to avoid literal "grep -E" [#3099]
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autogen.sh: avoid "find -not ..." [#3099]
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drivers/Makefile.am: fix library search order for upsdrvctl build [#3099]
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drivers/nutdrv_hashx.c: do not directly require "stdint.h" [#3099]
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ci_build.sh: use or discover EGREP to avoid literal "grep -E" [#3099]
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scripts/Solaris/reset-ups-usb-solaris.sh.sample: roll back "grep -E" requirement [#3099, #1660]
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scripts/subdriver/gen-snmp-subdriver.sh: use or discover EGREP to avoid literal "grep -E"; also GREP; avoid "grep -q" [#3099]
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scripts/subdriver/gen-usbhid-subdriver.sh: use or discover EGREP to avoid literal "grep -E"; also GREP; avoid "grep -q" [#3099]
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tools/nut-dumpdiff.sh: use or discover EGREP to avoid literal "grep -E" [#3099]
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tests/NIT/nit.sh: use or discover EGREP to avoid literal "grep -E"; also GREP [#3099]
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docs/man/Makefile.am: avoid "[ -e" or "test -e" which some older shells lack [#3099]
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m4/ax_realpath.m4: protect against lack of "test -e" even better (some shells do crash trying) [#3099]
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scripts/Solaris/postinstall.in: avoid "[ -e" or "test -e" which some older shells lack [#3099]
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NEWS.adoc: summarize fixes for "grep" and "test" callouts [issue #3099]
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autogen.sh, ci_build.sh: export GREP or EGREP if we detect them, so further called scripts do not have to re-detect [#3099]
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include/Makefile.am: nut_version.h: export GREP or EGREP detected by configure, so further called scripts do not have to re-detect [#3099]
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tests/NIT/Makefile.am: nut_version.h: export GREP or EGREP detected by configure, so further called scripts do not have to re-detect [#3099]
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configure.ac: avoid "[ -e" or "test -e" which some older shells lack [#3099]
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configure.ac: detect and export (E)GREP as early as possible [#3099]
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tools/driver-list-format.sh: use or discover EGREP to avoid literal "grep -E" [#3099]
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tools/gitlog2version.sh: use or discover GREP to avoid literal "grep" [#3099]
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data/Makefile.am: export GREP or EGREP detected by configure, so further called scripts do not have to re-detect [#3099]
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docs/Makefile.am: substitute plain GREP too [#3099]
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docs/man/Makefile.am: substitute plain GREP too [#3099]
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scripts/upsdrvsvcctl/nut-driver-enumerator.sh.in: substitute plain GREP too [#3099]
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docs/Makefile.am, docs/man/Makefile.am: handle a couple more "test -e" cases [#3099]
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ci_build.sh: handle a couple more "test -e" cases [#3099]
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NEWS.adoc: add historic reference from #3099 to #1660
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configure.ac, m4/*.m4: try to use the detected GREP and EGREP tools [#3099]
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autogen.sh: do fail if configure script did not get generated [#3099]
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Portability: in some shells, "if" only accepts the list of commands to run (there is no "if ! condition" support) [#3099]
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scripts/installer/*: fix syntax to pass on old Solaris 8 /bin/sh [#3099]
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Portability: in some shells, "if" only accepts the list of commands to run (there is no "if ! condition" support) - some better hidden cases [#3099]
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tests/NIT/nit.sh: "id -u" is not ubiquitous, find fallback ways to check that I_AM_ROOT [#3099]
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NEWS.adoc: update about portability fixes [#3099]
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Makefile.am, tests/nut-driver-enumerator-test.sh: fallback for absent "diff -u" feature; use detected or passed EGREP [#3099]
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tools/driver-list-format.sh, docs/docinfo.xml.sh.in: fallback for absent "diff -u" feature in pretty reporting [#3099]
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tools/driver-list-format.sh: sed class [[:blank:]] is not portable [#3099]
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tools/driver-list-format.sh: revise reaction to "diff" problems or successes [#3099]
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ci_build.sh: fix GGREP detection [#3099]
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ci_build.sh: avoid "GREP -e", it is also not ubiquitous [#3099]
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scripts/subdriver/gen-snmp-subdriver.sh: avoid "GREP -e", it is also not ubiquitous [#3099]
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scripts/subdriver/gen-snmp-subdriver.sh: avoid grep for char classes, it is also not ubiquitous [#3099]
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scripts/subdriver/gen-snmp-subdriver.sh, scripts/subdriver/gen-usbhid-subdriver.sh: add a fallback mktemp implementation [#3099]
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scripts/subdriver/gen-usbhid-subdriver.sh: quote calls to mktemp [#3099]
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configure.ac, m4/ax_realpath.m4: introduce a fallback "mktemp" [#3099]
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ci_build.sh, scripts/subdriver/gen-snmp-subdriver.sh, scripts/subdriver/gen-usbhid-subdriver.sh: add a fallback TOUPPER/TOLOWER implementation [#3099]
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scripts/python/Makefile.am: add a fallback TOUPPER/TOLOWER implementation [#3099]
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ci_build.sh: work around lack of "find -maxdepth" [#3099]
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ci_build.sh: work around NCPUS prefixed with white-space [#3099]
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ci_build.sh: detect_platform_PKG_CONFIG_PATH_and_FLAGS(): fix use of PKG_CONFIG variable [#3099]
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Makefile.am: work around lack of "id -u" [#3099]
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