Re: [PATCH] fix coreutils-5.0.91 rejecting "[ toto -eq tata ]" like forms

[Paul Jarc]

Olivier Delhomme <address@hidden> wrote:
> address@hidden:~$ /usr/bin/\[ --version | head -n1
> [ (GNU coreutils) 5.0.90
>
> address@hidden:~$ [ x = x ] && echo ok
> ok

In the first case, you are using the coreutils "[" command installed
in /usr/bin.  In the second case, you are using the shell's builtin
"[" command, which is not of interest here.

> address@hidden:/vol/coreutils-5.0.91/src$ ./[ --version | head -n1
> [ (GNU coreutils) 5.0.91
>
> address@hidden:/vol/coreutils-5.0.91/src$ [ x = x ] && echo ok
> ok

Again, you are using different commands.


paul