Re: [PATCH 6/6] use print or printf or cat as $ECHO

[Ralf Wildenhues]

* Eric Blake wrote on Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 09:50:39PM CET:
> Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues <at> gmx.de> writes:
> 
> > Where did you get the idea that TMOUT is a reliable way to detect ksh?
> 
> You're right - the existence of TMOUT is not a reliable way to detect
> ksh, and I had better not document it as such.  However, the
> non-existence of TMOUT is (so far) a reliable way to detect a non-ksh
> shell, and since (so far) only ksh/pdksh provide print(1), as well as
> always providing a default for TMOUT, a failed TMOUT test is a way to
> shave off two forks on a shell that is not likely to have print(1).

zsh provides a print(1) which has -r, I don't know since which version.
It does not set TMOUT by default.  Did you try zsh before applying the
patch?

FWIW, all ksh versions I've tried do set TMOUT.

Cheers,
Ralf