Ralf Wildenhues wrote: > * Jim Meyering wrote on Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 01:33:14PM CET: >> Ralf Wildenhues wrote: >> > Not only that, you also have to ensure to get the right exit status into >> > the zero trap, by using something like >> > (exit $N); exit $N >> > >> > throughout, see '(autoconf.info)Limitations of Builtins'. > >> Yes, I noticed those, but my change introduced no new ones. >> Such an additional change (if desired) belongs in a separate patch. > > But that separate patch would belong before your proposed one, as the > zero trap exposes this issue more.
If someone actually objects, I'll change each exit N to "(exit N); exit N" in the affected files, but I think it's not worthwhile, since few people test on OSF1/Tru64, and even fewer use "ash" for /bin/sh.
