Re: shellcommands returns 256, not 0

[Mark . Burgess]

This is a documented parser bug, you can do


 have_etc = ( IsDir(${etc_dir}) )

with curly braces instead. It's not easy to fix.

M

On 19 Apr, David Kewley wrote:
> David Kewley wrote on Monday 19 April 2004 14:44:
>> Christian Pearce wrote on Monday 19 April 2004 13:30:
>> > I would suggest using groups
>> >
>> > IsDir(f)
>> >     True if the named file object is a directory.
>>
>> Thanks, that's a good suggestion, and I'll do it instead of the first
>> shellcommand.
> 
> Unfortunately, IsDir seems to need an explicit directory string, as in
> 
>   IsDir(/etc)
> 
> It seems you can't do:
> 
>   control:
> 
>     etc_dir = ( "/etc" )
> 
>   classes:
> 
>     have_etc = ( IsDir($(etc_dir)) )
> 
> I tried that and also using IsDir("$(etc_dir)").  Neither worked; the class 
> never got defined.  IsDir(/etc) worked fine.
> 
> Suggestions?  If not, I'm back to my shellcommand "test -d $(etc_dir)". :)
> 
> David
> 
> 
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