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Re: AS_DIRNAME and expr
From: |
David Morgan |
Subject: |
Re: AS_DIRNAME and expr |
Date: |
Thu, 16 Nov 2000 08:11:10 -0800 |
> I meant that when `:' fails, it returns `0' instead of `', so it is my
> understanding of `expr' that using \| '' at the end is enough. This
> fix is probably all we need to fix the affected expr uses.
>
> Still, David, could you confirm that \(\) properly matches the empty
> string: running
>
> expr 'a' : 'a\(\)'
>
> should definitely output nothing (and most probably exit 1 :)
Yep as expected on QNX 4.2.5
expr 'a' : 'a\(\)'
>
outputs nothing and exits 1
Regards
David
- Re: Success (mostly) with the testsuite, Akim Demaille, 2000/11/09
- Re: Success (mostly) with the testsuite, David Morgan, 2000/11/09
- Re: AS_DIRNAME and expr, Paul Eggert, 2000/11/09
- Re: AS_DIRNAME and expr, David Morgan, 2000/11/09
- Re: AS_DIRNAME and expr, Paul Eggert, 2000/11/09
- Re: AS_DIRNAME and expr, Akim Demaille, 2000/11/10
- Re: AS_DIRNAME and expr, Paul Eggert, 2000/11/10
- Re: AS_DIRNAME and expr, Alexandre Oliva, 2000/11/11
- Re: AS_DIRNAME and expr, Paul Eggert, 2000/11/11
- Re: AS_DIRNAME and expr, Akim Demaille, 2000/11/16
- Re: AS_DIRNAME and expr,
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- Re: AS_DIRNAME and expr, Paul Berrevoets, 2000/11/17
- Re: AS_DIRNAME and expr, Akim Demaille, 2000/11/29
- Re: AS_DIRNAME and expr, Paul Eggert, 2000/11/29
- Re: AS_DIRNAME and expr, Akim Demaille, 2000/11/29
- Re: AS_DIRNAME and expr, Akim Demaille, 2000/11/29
- Re: AS_DIRNAME and expr, Paul Berrevoets, 2000/11/29
- Re: AS_DIRNAME and expr, Akim Demaille, 2000/11/29
- Re: AS_DIRNAME and expr, Akim Demaille, 2000/11/10
- Re: AS_DIRNAME and expr, Paul Eggert, 2000/11/10