Jim Meyering wrote: > Although "case $(PERL)" often works, > and looks ok because we know "case $shell_var" does not > require quotes around $shell_var, here $(PERL) must be quoted, > because it is expanded by make.
Yes, you're right. My mistake. In gnulib and gettext, I therefore always put double-quotes even at positions where they are not necessary: case "$shell_var" in ... It reduces the amount of little details you have to think at when coding. Bruno
