- echo "#! /bin/sh" >conf$$.sh
- echo "exit 0" >>conf$$.sh
- chmod +x conf$$.sh
- if (PATH="/nonexistent;."; conf$$.sh) >/dev/null 2>&1; then
- PATH_SEPARATOR=';'
- else
- PATH_SEPARATOR=:
- fi
- rm -f conf$$.sh
+ # Determine PATH_SEPARATOR by trying to find /bin/sh in a PATH which
+ # contains only /bin. Note that ksh looks also at the FPATH variable,
+ # so we have to set that as well for the test.
+ PATH_SEPARATOR=:
+ (PATH='/bin;/bin'; FPATH=$PATH; sh -c :) >/dev/null 2>&1 \
+ && { (PATH='/bin:/bin'; FPATH=$PATH; sh -c :) >/dev/null 2>&1 \
+ || PATH_SEPARATOR=';'
+ }