Ralf Wildenhues dixit: >This one is the reason for a subtle CVS Libtool testsuite failure.. > >With ash-0.3.8, OpenBSD 3.8 'sh' and 'ksh' PD KSH v5.2.14 99/07/13.2, ash-based MirBSD #8 sh and pdksh-based mksh R26 too: tg@odem:/home/tg $ /bin/sh -c 'false; eval 'foo=$?'; echo $foo' 0 tg@odem:/home/tg $ /bin/mksh -c 'false; eval 'foo=$?'; echo $foo' 0 I have no idea why, or what's expected - in my experience, using "eval" at all is prone to cause many many errors. bye, //mirabile PS: tech@xxxxxxxxxxx or misc@xxxxxxxxxxx would have been more appropriate for that. For this, I added miros-discuss... -- I believe no one can invent an algorithm. One just happens to hit upon it when God enlightens him. Or only God invents algorithms, we merely copy them. If you don't believe in God, just consider God as Nature if you won't deny existence. -- Coywolf Qi Hunt _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf