Dear Sirs, Regexp seems to be broken.
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ # set -x ; IPP="ipsec0=eth0" virt=`expr $IPP : >'\([^=].*\)=.*'` && echo $virt ; set +x >+ IPP=ipsec0=eth0 >++ expr ipsec0=eth0 : '\([^=].*\)=.*' >+ virt= >+ set +x >[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ # expr --version >expr (GNU coreutils) 5.93 >Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc. >This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of >the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. >There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. > >Written by Mike Parker. In the 5.2.1 > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ # set -x ; IPP="ipsec0=eth0" virt=`expr $IPP : > '\([^=]*\)=.*'` && echo $virt ; set +x > + IPP=ipsec0=eth0 > ++ expr ipsec0=eth0 : '\([^=]*\)=.*' > + virt=ipsec0 > + echo ipsec0 > ipsec0 > + set +x > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ # expr --version > expr (GNU coreutils) 5.2.1 > Written by Mike Parker. > > Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc. > This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO > warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. -- Best regards, Serge mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list Bug-coreutils@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils