On 12 Mar 2009 at 10:25, Jerry wrote:
{Problem with Bash-4 and $(command) ...}:> > Is this a known problem with Bash-4? I have not been > able to find anything about it on the Bash site. > > Jerry > ges...@yahoo.com > I found the same problem, and have reverted to bash3.2 until it's sorted out. Like you, I wasn't able to find discussion of this on the lists I subscribe to - although I'm sure it's going on. Looking through the diffs in /usr/ports/distfiles/bash, the bracketed form of command substitution appears to be a long- standing problem in bash40-xxx. The back-tick `command` form works as it should, but not the Posix-style $(command) form, as of GNU bash, version 4.0.10(1)-release Mark -- -- Mark McConnell mar...@dataabstractsolutions.com Data Abstract Solutions - Support 12209 N.E. Fourth Plain Suite DD, Vancouver WA 98682 _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
