Re: Thoughts on a builtin read

[malte@TechFak.Uni-Bielefeld.DE]

[ rsalz@osf.org wrote ]:
	> This is an inconsistency. I'd very much prefer the usual
	>         "x = `read"
	>     or  "x = `` ( $some_ifs_list ) { read }"

	Please explain how you would write a "read until EOF loop".
	Don't confuse EOF with blank lines.

Well, let me put it this way: I always wanted $status to reflect
the exit status of the backquote command, not the assignment.
To give another example of my "disgustingly bad taste", this will
allow
	"while( x = `{ ... } ) ..."
to work, too.

Malte