>From memory, you're correct. [[ is bourne shell syntax.

Steve

On Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:39:17 +1200
Delio Brignoli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I think this:
> 
> > until ([[ Reference.pdf -nt Reference.tex ]] && (diff -qs  
> > Reference.toc
> 
> should be (one square bracket instead of two):
> 
> > until ([ Reference.pdf -nt Reference.tex ] && (diff -qs Reference.toc
> 
> 
> HTH
> --
> Delio
> 
> On 6/06/2008, at 8:27 PM, Aidan Gauland wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm trying to figure out how to make this Makefile I have 100% POSIX  
> > compliant.
> >
> > Details:
> > When run make with this Makefile, I get this error:
> >
> > /bin/sh: [[: not found
> 
> This happens because there is no executable called '[['. You will find  
> that your system has an executable called '[' which is usually a  
> symlink to 'test' (running #man test will reveal more).
> 
> >
> >
> > ...it still runs, but I get caught in an infinite loop.  I think  
> > this line is
> > the problem...
> >
> > until ([[ Reference.pdf -nt Reference.tex ]] && (diff -qs  
> > Reference.toc
> > last/Reference.toc) && (diff -qs Reference.aux last/Reference.aux)  
> > && (diff
> > -qs Reference.ind last/Reference.ind)); do \
> >
> > The make file works if I force make to use bash, instead of the  
> > default
> > /bin/sh (which, on my systen is a link to dash).
> >
> > Now, conditionals in bash (and the like) have always baffeled me, so  
> > I'm a bit
> > lost here (now isn't that an understatement), and if any bash savvy  
> > system
> > administrators here can help me out, that would be greatly  
> > appreciated.
> >
> > I've attached a copy of the Makefile in question, but it's from the  
> > Pipmak (
> > http://pipmak.sourceforge.net ) project, and you can get it with  
> > Subversion
> > from...
> > https://pipmak.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/pipmak/trunk/pipmak/documentation
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Aidan
> >
> >
> > <Makefile.gz>
> 


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Steve Holdoway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

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