* Robert Schiele: >> Sure. What about the git-rebase line using $(($end - $msgnum)) ? > > Bad on Solaris: > > $ uname -a > SunOS solaris10-x64 5.10 Generic i86pc i386 i86pc > $ end=1 > $ msgnum=5 > $ echo $(($end - $msgnum)) > syntax error: `(' unexpected > $ Is this with /usr/xpg4/bin/sh or /bin/sh? The latter is not POSIX and should not be used by GIT, IMHO, otherwise there will be endless issues in less-well-tested code paths. Is rewriting the shebang lines to use the POSIX shell an option for GIT? - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html