> There is a bug of some sort in bash 4.3.30 (and likely others) when
> compiled with --disable-job-control on Linux/x86_64.
>
> The following script will produce output after running for about 30 seconds:
> while true; do dfOutput="$(/bin/echo test)"; if echo "${dfOutput}" |
> /bin/false; then echo Impossible; fi; done
OK, I found it. Thanks to Eduardo for the insight about an interactive
shell being required; that was the key. It will be fixed in the next
release of bash.
Chet
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