[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
OK, now using Archimerged's cleaner version, I bet Matthew can
reproduce this.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/root# su - nobody
No directory, logging in with HOME=/
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/$ PROMPT_COMMAND='prompt_status=\ $?'
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/$ PS1=$SPECIAL_PS1"\A\${prompt_status# 0} \W$ "
17:26 /$ TZ=America/Los_Angeles date
Thu Apr 17 02:26:11 PDT 2008
02:26 /$ echo $BASH_VERSION
3.1.17(1)-release
02:26 /$ false
02:26 1 /$ true
02:26 /$ /bin/true
17:26 /$
Upgrade:
$ uname -a
Linux jenna 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Tue Feb 12 07:42:25 UTC 2008 i686
GNU/Linux
$ PROMPT_COMMAND='prompt_status=\ $?'
$ PS1=$SPECIAL_PS1"\A\${prompt_status# 0} \W$ "
09:59 bash-3.2-patched$ TZ=America/Los_Angeles date
Thu Apr 17 06:59:41 PDT 2008
09:59 bash-3.2-patched$ false
09:59 1 bash-3.2-patched$ true
09:59 bash-3.2-patched$ /bin/false
10:00 1 bash-3.2-patched$ /bin/true
10:00 bash-3.2-patched$
Bash-3.2 fixed a bug involving temporary environments that sounds related.
Chet
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