Bruno Haible <br...@clisp.org> writes: >> +if ! echo '' > 'backslash\is\not\dir\sep'; then > > Negating the exit status of a command with ! is not portable [1].
Thanks for letting me know even though as Pádraig said gl_POSIX_SHELL checks this. I was not aware of this limitation in some shells. > Suggestion: Swap the two branches of the 'if' statement, thus > removing the need for negation. I found that the issue has a simpler solution which avoids the need for the other branch. I will reply to Pádraig's response with details. Collin
