Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]: Machine: i686 OS: linux-gnu Compiler: gcc Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i686' -DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i686-pc-linux-gnu' -DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I./include -I./lib -g -O2 uname output: Linux falcon 2.6.11.12 #10 SMP Fri Jan 20 20:32:01 CST 2006 i686 pentium4 i386 GNU/Linux Machine Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 3.1 Patch Level: 0 Release Status: release Description: bash 3.1 cannot evaluate $'***' within "$(...)" and reports a bash: ***: command not found error. Repeat-By: echo "$(echo $';foo')" Fix: [Description of how to fix the problem. If you don't know a fix for the problem, don't include this section.] _______________________________________________ Bug-bash mailing list Bug-bash@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-bash