bash vs sh in groff-1.17.1/src/preproc/eqn/neqn.sh

[Peter Marquardt]

                           Groff Bug Report

GROFF VERSION:
1.17.1

MACHINE:
Compaq XP1000 alpha

OS:
Tru64, OSF1 V4.0 1229

COMPILER:
gcc 2.95.3

INPUT FILES:
none

COMMAND LINE:
groff-1.17.1/src/preproc/eqn/neqn


DESCRIPTION OF INCORRECT BEHAVIOUR:
In groff-1.17.1/src/preproc/eqn/neqn.sh we read:

"export VAR=FOO"

This is *not* sh-syntax: it's bash.

So this is what happens:
-------- rrrrip -----------
$ /usr/local/bin/neqn
/usr/local/bin/neqn:
PATH=/usr/local/bin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/home/wwwutz/bin:
is not an identifier
-------- rrrrip -----------


SUGGESTED FIX [optional]:

VAR=FOO
export VAR

-------- rrrrip -----------

*** neqn.sh     Fri Jun 29 10:19:36 2001
--- neqn.sh.fix Fri Jun 29 10:11:34 2001
***************
*** 3,9 ****
  # GNU eqn with groff -Tascii|-Tlatin1|-Tutf8|-Tcp1047 is supported.

  : address@hidden@}
! export PATH=$GROFF_BIN_PATH:$PATH
  exec @address@hidden -Tascii ${1+"$@"}

  # eof
--- 3,10 ----
  # GNU eqn with groff -Tascii|-Tlatin1|-Tutf8|-Tcp1047 is supported.

  : address@hidden@}
! PATH=$GROFF_BIN_PATH:$PATH
! export PATH
  exec @address@hidden -Tascii ${1+"$@"}

  # eof
-------- rrrrip -----------


  regards,

                Peter

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