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From: dexen deVries <dexen.devries@gmail.com>
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net>
Date: Tue,  6 Aug 2013 15:16:36 +0200
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Subject: [9fans] [p9p] rc script fails silently in conditional expression
	calling a function
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on Plan 9 Port, the following Rc script fails silently, upon calling th=
e `foo'=20
function in ``if (foo)''. i expected it to output `FAIL' instead. is th=
at by=20
design, or is it some sort of a bug?


#!/usr/bin/env rc

flag e +

fn foo {
=09/bin/false
}

if (foo)
=09echo SUCCESS
if not
=09echo FAIL



for contrast, the following script outputs `FAIL' as expected -- the=20=

difference being in calling the /bin/false directly in ``if(/bin/false)=
''

#!/usr/bin/env rc

flag e +

if (/bin/false)
=09echo SUCCESS
if not
=09echo FAIL

--=20
dexen deVries

[[[=E2=86=93][=E2=86=92]]]

Take care of the luxuries and the necessities will take care of themsel=
ves.
                -- L. Long