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Re: [make] == unexpected operator


From: Eric Blake
Subject: Re: [make] == unexpected operator
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:23:38 -0700
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According to MaciekL on 2/25/2010 5:52 AM:
> <tab>if [ "a" == "b" ]; then\

Per POSIX, the only portable way to compare strings is with =, not ==.  ==
is a bash extension, but if your /bin/sh is not bash, that would explain
your failure.

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Eric Blake             address@hidden

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