Thanks, Joey! I'll avoid the $(shell ...) altogether and use the backticks (even though I prefer the $() syntax in my regular, non-Makefile shell scripts). =)
@Harald: linking to bash didn't solve it. Perhaps it was a Bash3-ism. BR -- Danai -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]

