Wait… v7 Unix? Really? I think we could safely draw the line at POSIX...
On Aug 1, 2012, at 3:02 PM, Jeffrey S. Haemer wrote: > David, > > > I didn't intend for there to be any bash-isms. The only things I > > know of that I use are $(echo hi) and similar - which I didn't think > > were bash-only. If they are, then I should get rid of them. > > I haven't checked lately, but /bin/sh (as in "Bourne") doesn't do > $(). Should probably stick to backticks for command substitution. > > Depends on your definition of "lately." :-) > > $() became a requirement for /bin/sh implementations in IEEE 1003.2-1992. > That standard codified existing practice, so you'll find $() in every /bin/sh > that's under the drinking age. > > (Me, I stopped using backticks for command substitution in the late 80's.) > > On even older, non-POSIX Unix-y boxes -- Unix v7 boxes, say -- we'd still > have a problem. Are such boxes a target? > > Boxes that lack /bin/sh, like out-of-the-box Windows machines, are also a > problem. > > -- > Jeffrey Haemer <[email protected]> > 720-837-8908 [cell], http://seejeffrun.blogspot.com [blog], > http://www.youtube.com/user/goyishekop [vlog] > פרייהייט? דאס איז יאַנג דינען וואָרט. > > _______________________________________________ > Assimilation mailing list - Discovery-Driven Monitoring > [email protected] > http://lists.community.tummy.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/assimilation > http://assimmon.org/ _______________________________________________ Assimilation mailing list - Discovery-Driven Monitoring [email protected] http://lists.community.tummy.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/assimilation http://assimmon.org/
