Re: bash 2.05.0(1)-release FreeBSD bug

[Chet Ramey]

> Machine Type: i386--freebsd4.0
> 
> Bash Version: 2.05
> Patch Level: 0
> Release Status: release
> 
> Description:
>   I downloaded file ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/bash-2.05.tar.gz. If I compile 
> it on FreeBSD
>   4.1.1, shell script below doesn't work (and it's supposed to, as i 
> believe). However, if
>   I compile under Mandrake 8.0, everything is just fine.

The version of bash you're using doesn't make any difference, since you've
specified that the script is to be run by /bin/sh:

>   #!/bin/sh

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