> > - if [ -r System.map -a -x $(DEPMOD) -a "$(SUBARCH)" == "$(ARCH)" ]; then > > \ > > + if [ -r System.map -a -x $(DEPMOD) -a "$(SUBARCH)" = "$(ARCH)" ]; then \ > > Took a look at 'man bash' here. > bash --version > GNU bash, version 3.2.9(1)-release (x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) > Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc. > > Accoding to man bash "==" is used to test for equality and "=" is used for > assignmnet.
"man test" shows that only "=" works ... that's for string equality, which is what's being tested there. And "==" is undefined (error). If "==" were to kick in that would be for an arithmetic expression; but "[" is (modulo wierdness) "test" not "expr". > I assume the above is a dash syntax error (dash is default on ubuntu IIRC). My $SHELL is /bin/bash: $ bash --version GNU bash, version 3.2.13(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc. $ > Is it truly protable with "=" or do we need to be more clever? I don't know how you managed to get it to work wtih "==". String equality should be "=" in all /bin/sh versions. It's been that way since it was written in pseudo-Algol. - Dave - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
