From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 13 15:58:39 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 495A31065700 for ; Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:58:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from obrien@NUXI.org) Received: from dragon.nuxi.org (trang.nuxi.org [74.95.12.85]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2C5028FC13 for ; Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:58:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from obrien@NUXI.org) Received: from dragon.nuxi.org (obrien@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dragon.nuxi.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n2DFwXHn054129; Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:58:33 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from obrien@dragon.nuxi.org) Received: (from obrien@localhost) by dragon.nuxi.org (8.14.3/8.14.2/Submit) id n2DFwXCr054128; Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:58:33 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from obrien) Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:58:33 -0700 From: "David O'Brien" To: GESBBB Message-ID: <20090313155833.GB53926@dragon.NUXI.org> References: <721111.30542.qm@web39104.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <887176.71382.qm@web32105.mail.mud.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=unknown-8bit Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <887176.71382.qm@web32105.mail.mud.yahoo.com> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 8.0-CURRENT User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem with Bash-4 and $(command) syntax X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: obrien@freebsd.org List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:58:39 -0000 On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 02:59:50AM -0700, GESBBB wrote: > Until a fix has been put in place, I would suggest that a notice be > placed in UPDATING that Bash-4 is not completely functional and its use > is not recommended. Better yet, maybe the port should just be marked > "BROKEN", since it clearly is. I personally would never have installed > it had I been aware of the problems it is causing.  IMHO, it should > have been tested more completely before being released into the ports > system. I have to weigh all the screams of 'I want the newest Bash 4.0 *NOW*' with testing. I didn't see the issue of $() as my .bashrc and scripts are too old and just use ``. -- -- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org)