Re: csh issues bogus error message

2009-09-14 Thread Steve Bertrand 
Steven Friedrich wrote:
 I'm working on my .cshrc file, so I have to use csh syntax. I, like most Unix 
 shell programmers, usually steer clear of csh scripts, but obviously, .cshrc 
 requires csh syntax.
 
 If I create a file with just a # in it, I get:
 set: Variable name must begin with a letter.
 
 I can change the # to #!/bin/csh
 but I get the same error message
 
 This looks like a csh bug to me 8o)

What exactly are you trying to do?

Can you post the entire contents of your .cshrc file?

...seems as though there is something missing here.

Steve


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Re: csh issues bogus error message

2009-09-14 Thread Steven Friedrich 
On Monday 14 September 2009 21:22:23 Steve Bertrand wrote:
 Steven Friedrich wrote:
  I'm working on my .cshrc file, so I have to use csh syntax. I, like most
  Unix shell programmers, usually steer clear of csh scripts, but
  obviously, .cshrc requires csh syntax.
 
  If I create a file with just a # in it, I get:
  set: Variable name must begin with a letter.
 
  I can change the # to #!/bin/csh
  but I get the same error message
 
  This looks like a csh bug to me 8o)
 
 What exactly are you trying to do?
 
 Can you post the entire contents of your .cshrc file?
 
 ...seems as though there is something missing here.
 
 Steve
 
Ok, I'm sorry. My brain farted.

I had set -x in .cshrc, and that's a good line in a BOURNE script 8o)
but in my csh scripts, I can place #!/bin/csh -x
when I need debug.
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