-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 According to Jerker Bäck on 5/7/2006 6:47 AM: > How to test the system command? > $ perl system("echo foo | /bin/m4") > /bin/ksh: syntax error: `(' unexpected Looks like you forgot quotes. Try $ perl 'system("echo foo | /bin/m4")' - -- Life is short - so eat dessert first! Eric Blake ebb9@xxxxxxx -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.1 (Cygwin) Comment: Public key at home.comcast.net/~ericblake/eblake.gpg Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEXzgc84KuGfSFAYARAiNcAJ91q4ihud8gID8YTL7Soiw79RG1RACgr8Sd 688sNVQr7LhVkBYe+qS+gEs= =QeJz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf