On Feb 14, 2008, at 6:41 AM, Jerry Van Baren wrote: > Kumar Gala wrote: >> On Feb 13, 2008, at 5:07 PM, Wolfgang Denk wrote: >>> In message <Pine.LNX. [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> > you wrote: >>>> Add a simple expr style command that will set an env variable as >>>> the result >>>> of the command. This allows us to do simple math in shell. The >>>> following >>>> operations are supported: &, |, ^, +, -, *, /. >>>> >>>> Signed-off-by: Kumar Gala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> --- >>>> >>>> this was the expr patch, but renamed based on comments on the list. >>> <grumble> >>> Well, *my* command was *not* to rename it. >> sorry, saw your post after I sent this :) >>> </grumble> >>> >>> At least, please don't make it a default command, then. >> If you are good with calling it expr so am I. I'd prefer not >> confusing 'setenv' with 'setexpr'. If we call it expr add it to >> the default list? >> - k > > OK, time to educate Jerry since I'm too lazy to check myself. Does > our hush shell support back ticks? If we have back tick support, or > can add that support, we should call it expr and return a value > which then gets placed properly. That would be IDEAL. > setenv foo `expr 2 + 3`
no we dont' support back ticks like this. - k ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ U-Boot-Users mailing list U-Boot-Users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/u-boot-users
