Jan Engelhardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> is there any real difference between $(var) and ${var}, and is the 
> latter as much POSIX as the first?

Depends on the context.  For a shell there is a big difference between
them.  When interpreted by make they are identical.

Andreas.

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