Thierry Vignaud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> latest coreutils wrongly assume the same behavior for both test and [
> programs.
>
> however, whereas it's ok for test to be called as in "test toto -eq
> tata ]" , "[" call must be finished by a "]" as in "[ toto -eq tata ]"
>
> this bug is often silently unseen because most shells (especially most
> used ones such as bash, zsh and the like) provide a builtin [ command,
> thus hiding this bug.
>
> csh like shells such as tcsh do not provide builtin [ command and thus
> unhide this bug.
>
>
> see http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=6736 for reference
>
>
> the following patch fix that bug:
> --- ./src/test.c.tv 2004-01-07 12:36:21.000000000 +0100
> +++ ./src/test.c 2004-01-07 13:06:06.000000000 +0100
> @@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@
>
> argv = margv;
>
> - if (LBRACKET)
> + if (strcmp (margv[0], "[") != 0)
> {
> /* Recognize --help or --version, but only when invoked in the
> "[" form, and when the last argument is not "]". POSIX
oops, i sent the wrong patch:
--- ./src/test.c.tv 2004-01-07 12:36:21.000000000 +0100
+++ ./src/test.c 2004-01-07 13:06:06.000000000 +0100
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@
argv = margv;
- if (LBRACKET)
+ if (strcmp (margv[0], "[") == 0)
{
/* Recognize --help or --version, but only when invoked in the
"[" form, and when the last argument is not "]". POSIX
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