Re: Syntax error with "command . file" (was: [1003.1(2016/18)/Issue7+TC2 0001629]: Shell vs. read(2) errors on the script)

2023-03-12 Thread Harald van Dijk via austin-group-l at The Open Group
On 12/03/2023 19:10, Robert Elz wrote: Date:Fri, 10 Mar 2023 23:40:18 + From:"Harald van Dijk via austin-group-l at The Open Group" Message-ID: | Based on past experiences, I am assuming the e-mail this is a reply to | was meant to be sent to the

Re: [1003.1(2016/18)/Issue7+TC2 0001640]: The rationale given for retaining "true" is nonsense.

2023-03-12 Thread Stephane Chazelas via austin-group-l at The Open Group
2023-03-12 14:04:55 -0400, Lawrence Velázquez via austin-group-l at The Open Group: [...] > > What happens (exit status etc) if there's a write error while writing that > > output? > > % /opt/local/libexec/gnubin/true --version >&-; echo "$?" > true: write error: Bad file descriptor

Re: [1003.1(2016/18)/Issue7+TC2 0001640]: The rationale given for retaining "true" is nonsense.

2023-03-12 Thread Robert Elz via austin-group-l at The Open Group
Thanks, I think that's all we needed to know about what it does. kre

Re: Syntax error with "command . file" (was: [1003.1(2016/18)/Issue7+TC2 0001629]: Shell vs. read(2) errors on the script)

2023-03-12 Thread Robert Elz via austin-group-l at The Open Group
Date:Fri, 10 Mar 2023 23:40:18 + From:"Harald van Dijk via austin-group-l at The Open Group" Message-ID: | Based on past experiences, I am assuming the e-mail this is a reply to | was meant to be sent to the list and I am quoting it in full and |

Re: [1003.1(2016/18)/Issue7+TC2 0001640]: The rationale given for retaining "true" is nonsense.

2023-03-12 Thread Lawrence Velázquez via austin-group-l at The Open Group
On Sun, Mar 12, 2023, at 1:35 PM, Robert Elz via austin-group-l at The Open Group wrote: > With the GNU version, what would be more interesting to know, is what > it does when run as > true --nonsense > true -- > true '--:) (-;' > (and similar). What's the exit

Re: [1003.1(2016/18)/Issue7+TC2 0001640]: The rationale given for retaining "true" is nonsense.

2023-03-12 Thread Robert Elz via austin-group-l at The Open Group
Date:Sun, 12 Mar 2023 16:54:34 + From:Austin Group Bug Tracker Message-ID: <0a945390fc5d0c6c366071bcd2d29...@austingroupbugs.net> | A NOTE has been added to this issue. I don't think this discussion needs to be in notes, or not unless something relevant to the

[1003.1(2016/18)/Issue7+TC2 0001640]: The rationale given for retaining "true" is nonsense.

2023-03-12 Thread Austin Group Bug Tracker via austin-group-l at The Open Group
A NOTE has been added to this issue. == https://austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=1640 == Reported By:kre Assigned To: