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Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE (Kai Gro=DFjohann) writes:

> It is not at all obvious why omitting the `--' should change the
> behavior of bash regarding tilde expansion.  But apparently, it does!
> Argh.

moreover, in bash version 1.14.7, the ~ in --prefix=3D~/ is expanded,
but in bash version 2.03.8, the ~ is not expanded.