On Sun, May 15, 2005 at 06:35:33AM +0200, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> Hi Albert,
> 
> * Albert Chin wrote on Sun, May 15, 2005 at 04:27:05AM CEST:
> >   * ltmain.in: New variable quote_scanset to work around SunOS ksh
> >   `case' backslash-escaping bug: protect character class by variable
> >   expansion.  Reported by Alexander Kurz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
> > 
> > Unfortunately, due to an apparent ksh bug on Tru64 UNIX, this breaks:
> 
> Screaming in pain.
> 
> > case "foobar" in
> > *\)*)
> >   echo bar ;;
> > esac
> > 
> >   $ ./quote
> > + echo bar
> > bar
> > 
> > I don't see an obvious workaround except for removing *\)* from the
> > case statement.
> 
> Well, how about using either *")"* or *')'* as pattern?  Does that work?
> If so (and if it works on the systems I have access to), I'll copy
> Alexander to see whether that works with his ksh as well.

Neither work.

-- 
albert chin ([EMAIL PROTECTED])


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