Randy McMurchy wrote: > Hi all, > > I was thinking about perhaps replacing the backticks (`) in the > configure commands of the GNOME packages to $(command) syntax, but > it occurred to me that $(command) might be a bashism and other shells > (zsh, csh, etc.) might not understand them. > > Does anybody know right offhand if $(command) syntax is a bash-only > thing?
I think the replies have established that either syntax is OK with the exception of csh and probably tcsh. In my mind the constructs are interchangeable. I don't have a preference and don't think we need to have a standard for BLFS. Demonstrating both ways is educational. That said, the method used in a package or group of related packages should be consistent. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
