Assignment to GROUPS in logical or expression
Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]: Machine: amd64-linux OS: suse90 Compiler: gcc Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='amd64-linux' -DCONF_OSTYPE='suse90' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu' -DCONF_VENDOR='unknown' -DLOCALEDIR='/scr/os2-suse90/koenig/bash-3.1.17/PREINSTALL//usr/local//share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I./include -I./lib -O2 -D_LARGE_FILES -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 uname output: Linux atuin 2.6.16.13-4-default #1 Wed May 3 04:53:23 UTC 2006 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Machine Type: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu Bash Version: 3.1 Patch Level: 17 Release Status: release Description: Assignment to GROUPS in logical or expression not testable. Repeat-By: GROUPS="hello" || echo Error should print "Error", since GROUPS="hello" echo $? returns 1 according to man page: " Assignments to GROUPS have no effect and return an error status." Problem seems to be persistent on all platforms and for instance on bash 3.00.16, too. Fix: Sorry, no fix so far. ___ Bug-bash mailing list Bug-bash@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-bash
Re: Assignment to GROUPS in logical or expression
> Bash Version: 3.1 > Patch Level: 17 > Release Status: release > > Description: > Assignment to GROUPS in logical or expression not testable. Assignment to GROUPS is as if an assignment were attempted to a readonly variable -- the current command is immediately terminated with a failure status. In POSIX mode, the shell exits, again, as if assignment to a readonly variable had been performed. Chet -- ``The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.'' - Chaucer Live Strong. No day but today. Chet Ramey, ITS, CWRU[EMAIL PROTECTED]http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/~chet/ ___ Bug-bash mailing list Bug-bash@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-bash
