Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: amd64
OS: freebsd7.1
Compiler: cc
Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='amd64'
-DCONF_OSTYPE='freebsd7.1' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='amd64-portbld-freebsd7.1'
-DCONF_VENDOR='portbld' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/local/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash'
-DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I./include -I./lib -I/usr/local/include
-O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe
uname output: FreeBSD hurl.aict.ualberta.ca 7.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE #0:
Thu Jan 1 08:58:24 UTC 2009
r...@driscoll.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64
Machine Type: amd64-portbld-freebsd7.1
Bash Version: 4.0
Patch Level: 10
Release Status: release
Description:
Bash reports syntax error near unexpected token `)' for
new-style command substitution syntax, i.e., $(command)
in interactive and non-interactive shells.
Repeat-By:
$ abc=$(ls)
bash: command substitution: line 5: syntax error near unexpected token `)'
bash: command substitution: line 5: `date)'
Continuing the command interactively over two lines works
$ abc=$(date
> )
$ echo $zzz
Thu 12 Mar 2009 08:50:40 MDT
Old-style command substitution works as expected.
$ def=`date`
$ echo $def
Thu 12 Mar 2009 08:59:49 MDT
