On Sun, Jan 27, 2008 at 07:31:02PM +0100, hungerburg wrote: > - echo -n ".ifndef $macroname\n$macroname=$contents\n.endif\n" > + echo -n ".ifndef $macroname\\\n$macroname=$contents\\\n.endif\\\n"
of course this is due to the fact, that echo is a builtin of dash, which is linked as the posix /bin/sh on this system. /bin/echo is fine with the original quoting. maybe this is actually a bug in dash? peter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]