>>>>> "Ed" == Ed L Cashin <Ed> writes:

Ed> I've found that saying "test -r" is not reliable on Solaris.  

Huh?

Could you demonstrate clearly the problem?  I mean, a small script
with surprising results.  Or some documentation.

Ed> I only get consistent results if I use the full path.  

Could you be more specific?

Ed> Changing the above test to the following fixes the behavior:

Ed>   if /usr/bin/test -r "$cache_file"; then

Good to know, but still not enough, we really need a precise
diagnostic of the issue.

Thanks a lot for your investigation!

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