> I've no more idea what it can be. According to bash > (and other shells I looked at), `command` and > $(command) are equivalent for command substitution. > The second form is the newer. So I can only recommand > you to always use $(...) instead of `...` in all your > commands, it should be strictly the same thing. > If someone know why the shell act as this, I'm also > insterested, as I never see it before. > Sorry to cannot do more for you. > G. Moko >
I think, I should have told this to you before that I have upgraded the bash on my computer as well. I have upgraded it to 3.0 So, this might be the case that the newer version of bash does not support the older method, i.e., ' ...' No issues, as long as my things compiled it is fine with me whichever way it compiled. Thanks a lot for your help :). -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page