Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: x86_64
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: x86_64-redhat-linux-gcc
Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='x86_64'
-DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu'
-DCONF_VENDOR='redhat' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale'
-DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I./include -I./lib
-O2 -g -pipe -m64
uname output: Linux stuxsh04 2.6.9-55.EL #1 Fri Apr 20 16:25:34 EDT
2007 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Machine Type: x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 3.0
Patch Level: 15
Release Status: release
Description:
My apologies for not using a newer bash version, but I do not have
full control of my environment.
A gnu.bash.bug post on 2006-06-20T12:05 -0000 titled "functions that
use process substitution are not exported correctly" from author
"Ittay Dror" has gone unanswered to date (that I can tell).
I have the same problem. That usenet posting is the only relevant
information I have found so far.
Is this truly a bug for our version of bash? I highly suspect that it
is, hence this email.
Repeat-By:
<SCREEN SCRAPE>
$ cat func
function func {
while read stuff; do
echo $stuff | grep nonsense
done < <(ps -ef)
echo Done func!
return 0
}
$ source func
$ declare -fx func
$ declare -F
declare -fx func
$ cat my.sh
echo In our shell.
func
echo Done with shell.
exit 0
$ ./my.sh
bash: func: line 2: syntax error near unexpected token `('
bash: func: line 2: ` done <<(ps -ef);'
bash: error importing function definition for `func'
In our shell.
./my.sh: line 3: func: command not found
Done with shell.
</SCREEN SCRAPE>
--
Jeffery Martin
