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Re: process result code in if
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Tim Rice |
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Re: process result code in if |
Date: |
Fri, 7 Jun 2013 06:34:26 -0700 (PDT) |
On Fri, 7 Jun 2013, A.P. Horst wrote:
> Thanks for all the great input! Seems google isn't always your best friend, at
> least not when it comes to autoconf. The solution with the test command is
> very elegant and readable.
> I ended up using this:
> if ! test $var -gt 0 > /dev/null 2>&1; then
> <not a positive integer>
> fi
"if ! test ..." is definitely not portable.
>
> This works also when something else than a number or nothing at all is given.
>
> I will try to remember autoconf also eats brackets.
>
> arie
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- Re: process result code in if, (continued)
Re: process result code in if, Miles Bader, 2013/06/06