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-redhat-linux-gnu'
-DCONF_VENDOR='redhat' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash'
-DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DRECYCLES_PIDS -I. -I. -I./include -I./lib
-D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -O2 -g -pipe -Wall
-Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector
--param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -m32 -march=i386 -mtune=generic
-fasynchronous-unwind-tables
uname output: Linux nmhd-bs2 2.6.18-92.1.22.el5 #1 SMP Tue Dec 16 12:03:43 EST
2008 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
Machine Type: i686-redhat-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 3.2
Patch Level: 25
Release Status: release
Description:
Declaring a variable as local appears to prevent $? from being set;
see script below.
Repeat-By:
script:
#!/bin/sh
testFunc() {
local x=$( echo hi; exit 20);
ret=$?
echo "local var status: ret=($ret)"
y=$( echo there; exit 21);
ret=$?
echo "non-local var status: ret=($ret)"
}
testFunc
echo done...
script output:
local var status: ret=(0)
non-local var status: ret=(21)
done...
