On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 01:00:04PM +0100, Benny Lofgren wrote:
> On 2011-01-15 07.43, Otto Moerbeek wrote:
> >On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 08:22:25PM -0700, Theo de Raadt wrote:
> >>>+ Makes it 64-bit capable on 64-bit architectures by changing relevant
> >>>int:s to long:s.
> >>I think this is a problem.
> >>I would expect a unix utility of this importance to work exactly the
> >>same on all our platforms.
> >
> >Additionally, i very much prefer to have as little as possible
> >differecnes between expr(1) and the ksh builtin.
>
> Ehum, running the risk of looking like a complete fool I've got to
> ask, is there actually a ksh builtin version of expr?
>
> I did actually double check that prior to digging into this, with
> "whence expr", and now after reading your comment I've skimmed the
> man page for ksh as well without finding any reference to a builtin
> expr. What am I missing?
You are right, I was confused.
-Otto
>
> Thanks for the input!
>
>
> /Benny
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