Thanks, Joey! I'll avoid the $(shell ...) altogether and use the backticks (even though I prefer the $() syntax in my regular, non-Makefile shell scripts). =)
@Harald: linking to bash didn't solve it. Perhaps it was a Bash3-ism. BR -- Danai -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/aanlktimbjraquxto2_kjtdkuo99y6qbteshewq9nj...@mail.gmail.com