Re: simple function causes BASH to exit when -e in effect

[Bob Proulx]

Kevin Layer wrote:
> It took me hours of work to distill this down from a very large and long
> running script.

> set -eu

Hours and hours of debug time could be saved if people stopped using
'set -e' in their programs.  It creates more problems than people
think it solves.  Do not meddle in the affairs of 'set -e' for it is
subtle and quick to anger.

Bob