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 iA26bcnb022179 for ; Tue, 2 Nov 2004 06:37:38 GMT Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [199.232.76.165]) by spf5.us4.outblaze.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 435B676F91 for ; Tue, 2 Nov 2004 06:37:38 +0000 (GMT) Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1COsQW-0003RC-Jf for migo@homemail.com; Tue, 02 Nov 2004 01:45:56 -0500 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1COsQ1-0003Ox-Ku for gnu-arch-users@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Nov 2004 01:45:25 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1COsQ1-0003OK-3j for gnu-arch-users@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Nov 2004 01:45:25 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1COsQ0-0003OC-VT for gnu-arch-users@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Nov 2004 01:45:25 -0500 Received: from [202.32.8.214] (helo=tyo201.gate.nec.co.jp) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1COsHp-00012t-SO; Tue, 02 Nov 2004 01:36:58 -0500 Received: from mailgate4.nec.co.jp (mailgate54.nec.co.jp [10.7.69.197]) by tyo201.gate.nec.co.jp (8.11.7/3.7W01080315) with ESMTP id iA26afa00017; Tue, 2 Nov 2004 15:36:41 +0900 (JST) Received: (from root@localhost) by mailgate4.nec.co.jp (8.11.7/3.7W-MAILGATE-NEC) id iA26af305089; Tue, 2 Nov 2004 15:36:41 +0900 (JST) Received: from edtmg02.lsi.nec.co.jp ([10.26.16.202]) by mailsv3.nec.co.jp (8.11.7/3.7W-MAILSV4-NEC) with ESMTP id iA26ab919785; Tue, 2 Nov 2004 15:36:38 +0900 (JST) Received: from mcsss2.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by edtmg02.lsi.nec.co.jp (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id iA26aZqT002949; Tue, 2 Nov 2004 15:36:36 +0900 (JST) Received: from mctpc71 (mctpc71.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp [10.30.118.121]) by mcsss2.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp (8.12.10/8.12.8/EDcg v2.01-mc/1046780839) with ESMTP id iA26aZwt001097; Tue, 2 Nov 2004 15:36:35 +0900 (JST) Received: by mctpc71 (Postfix, from userid 31295) id 9C5B642A; Tue, 2 Nov 2004 15:36:34 +0900 (JST) To: Dustin Sallings References: <1099373711.7117.76.camel@localhost.localdomain> <1099374161.5057.114.camel@localhost> <1099374719.7117.81.camel@localhost.localdomain> From: Miles Bader System-Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu Blat: Foop Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2004 15:36:34 +0900 In-Reply-To: (Dustin Sallings's message of "Mon, 1 Nov 2004 22:10:29 -0800") Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: arch , Zenaan Harkness Subject: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: tla undo file X-BeenThere: gnu-arch-users@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Miles Bader 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: 983 Lines: 19 Dustin Sallings writes: > The latter works in any shell whereas the former only works in bash > (and probably some similar modern bourne relatives). Certainly not in > tcsh or sh on my Solaris box: I believe that $(...) is required for a POSIX-compatible shell[*]. [and like many such constructs originated in ksh (Korn Shell), not bash.] However it is true that /bin/sh on crufty old systems may not support it (and in my experience Solaris systems are a common offender). [*] This seems to be a description: http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/utilities/xcu_chap02.html -Miles -- "Though they may have different meanings, the cries of 'Yeeeee-haw!' and 'Allahu akbar!' are, in spirit, not actually all that different." _______________________________________________ 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/