Received: from spf5.us4.outblaze.com (spf5.us4.outblaze.com [205.158.62.27]) by sdf.lonestar.org (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id iB1F6xOv029846 for ; Wed, 1 Dec 2004 15:07:22 GMT Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [199.232.76.165]) by spf5.us4.outblaze.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4036276EB2 for ; Wed, 1 Dec 2004 15:06:44 +0000 (GMT) Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CZWDZ-0002s3-KL for migo@homemail.com; Wed, 01 Dec 2004 10:16:33 -0500 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CZWD9-0002rt-B5 for gnu-arch-users@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Dec 2004 10:16:07 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CZWD8-0002rO-FW for gnu-arch-users@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Dec 2004 10:16:06 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CZWD8-0002rE-Cy for gnu-arch-users@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Dec 2004 10:16:06 -0500 Received: from [132.204.24.67] (helo=mercure.iro.umontreal.ca) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1CZW3P-0006df-AK for gnu-arch-users@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Dec 2004 10:06:03 -0500 Received: from hidalgo.iro.umontreal.ca (hidalgo.iro.umontreal.ca [132.204.27.50]) by mercure.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C70E8282C2; Wed, 1 Dec 2004 10:06:03 -0500 (EST) Received: from asado.iro.umontreal.ca (asado.iro.umontreal.ca [132.204.24.84]) by hidalgo.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id AEA8D4AC616; Wed, 1 Dec 2004 10:05:55 -0500 (EST) Received: by asado.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 9E0158CA69; Wed, 1 Dec 2004 10:05:55 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: To: gnu-arch-users@gnu.org References: <001a01c4d767$88755250$6501a8c0@Asus> <41AD6338.6040408@arbash-meinel.com> <20041201065320.GB18767@erdos.home> <3165.131.234.74.210.1101894193.squirrel@secure.sipsolutions.net> From: Stefan Monnier Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2004 10:05:55 -0500 In-Reply-To: <3165.131.234.74.210.1101894193.squirrel@secure.sipsolutions.net> (Johannes Berg's message of "Wed, 1 Dec 2004 10:43:13 +0100 (CET)") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/21.3.50 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-DIRO-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-DIRO-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-DIRO-MailScanner-SpamCheck: n'est pas un polluriel, SpamAssassin (score=0, requis 5) X-MailScanner-From: monnier@iro.umontreal.ca Subject: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: building arch on cygwin X-BeenThere: gnu-arch-users@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: a discussion list for all things arch-ish List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: gnu-arch-users-bounces+migo=homemail.com@gnu.org Errors-To: gnu-arch-users-bounces+migo=homemail.com@gnu.org Status: RO Content-Length: 568 Lines: 21 >> Easy. $(expr 1 + 1) works in ash on Linux, although I'm not sure if >> Cygwin has a /usr/bin/expr. > It does. But afaik you should use backticks ( `expr 1 + 1` ) to stay > within posix. Nope: POSIX has $(...) just fine. The `...` is only needed for ancient pre-POSIX shells. IIRC Solaris's /bin/sh was one such ancient shell. Stefan _______________________________________________ Gnu-arch-users mailing list Gnu-arch-users@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-arch-users GNU arch home page: http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnu-arch/