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Re: ./init.sh: line 139: `test-acos': not a valid identifier


From: Eric Blake
Subject: Re: ./init.sh: line 139: `test-acos': not a valid identifier
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:48:15 -0700
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According to Eric Blake on 2/18/2010 6:39 AM:
> For that matter, we should also try 'set +o posix' prior to looking for a
> better shell; it is certainly faster, and works for bash:
> 
> $ /bin/sh -c 'a-b() { echo hi; }; a-b'
> /bin/sh: `a-b': not a valid identifier
> $ /bin/sh -c 'set +o posix; a-b() { echo hi; }; a-b'
> hi

For that matter, with bash, we should use:

$ /bin/sh -c 'set +o posix; a-b() { echo hi; }; set -o posix; a-b'
hi

so that the rest of the script avoids any other bash extensions
incompatible with POSIX (does it strike you odd that bash lets you invoke
a function with an incompatible name, even though it won't let you define
it?).

-- 
Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well!

Eric Blake             address@hidden

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