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Re: Obscure test failures on DilOS (OpenSolaris-like) with 8.22.157-1b24
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Eric Blake |
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Re: Obscure test failures on DilOS (OpenSolaris-like) with 8.22.157-1b243 |
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Fri, 18 Jul 2014 19:38:57 -0600 |
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On 07/18/2014 06:03 PM, Assaf Gordon wrote:
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> $ /bin/sh -c 'test() { local i=1 ; echo $i ; } ; test'
> /bin/sh[1]: local: not found [No such file or directory]
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'local' is not a POSIX shell construct. It is not portable to write
/bin/sh scripts and expect local to work. The workaround is simple -
don't use local variables, and just be sure to namespace your variables
so that your functions don't inadvertently collide with the rest of your
script.
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Eric Blake eblake redhat com +1-919-301-3266
Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
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