Re: process result code in if

[Tim Rice]

On Fri, 7 Jun 2013, A.P. Horst wrote:

> Thanks for all the great input! Seems google isn't always your best friend, at
> least not when it comes to autoconf. The solution with the test command is
> very elegant and readable.
> I ended up using this:
> if ! test $var -gt 0 > /dev/null 2>&1; then
>     <not a positive integer>
> fi

"if ! test ..."  is definitely not portable.

> 
> This works also when something else than a number or nothing at all is given.
> 
> I will try to remember autoconf also eats brackets.
> 
> arie

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