From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 11538 invoked from network); 4 Dec 2007 09:42:18 -0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on f.primenet.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 4 Dec 2007 09:42:18 -0000 Received-SPF: none (ns1.primenet.com.au: domain at sunsite.dk does not designate permitted sender hosts) Received: (qmail 1452 invoked from network); 4 Dec 2007 09:42:11 -0000 Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.247.90) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 4 Dec 2007 09:42:11 -0000 Received: (qmail 13993 invoked by alias); 4 Dec 2007 09:42:08 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-workers-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes X-Seq: 24152 Received: (qmail 13980 invoked from network); 4 Dec 2007 09:42:07 -0000 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by sunsite.dk with SMTP; 4 Dec 2007 09:42:07 -0000 Received: (qmail 1214 invoked from network); 4 Dec 2007 09:42:07 -0000 Received: from vms048pub.verizon.net (206.46.252.48) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 4 Dec 2007 09:42:01 -0000 Received: from torch.brasslantern.com ([71.121.18.67]) by vms048.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0JSI00330QX8OQQ5@vms048.mailsrvcs.net> for zsh-workers@sunsite.dk; Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:41:33 -0600 (CST) Received: from torch.brasslantern.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by torch.brasslantern.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id lB49fVEe005801 for ; Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:41:32 -0800 Received: (from schaefer@localhost) by torch.brasslantern.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id lB49fVJd005800 for zsh-workers@sunsite.dk; Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:41:31 -0800 Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:41:31 -0800 From: Bart Schaefer Subject: Re: command substitution: zsh waits until command exits In-reply-to: <20071204045952.GA1494@primenet.com.au> To: Zsh Hackers Message-id: <071204014131.ZM5799@torch.brasslantern.com> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: OpenZMail Classic (0.9.2 24April2005) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii References: <071203191510.ZM5279@torch.brasslantern.com> <071203202009.ZM5528@torch.brasslantern.com> <20071204045952.GA1494@primenet.com.au> Comments: In reply to Geoff Wing "Re: command substitution: zsh waits until command exits" (Dec 4, 3:59pm) On Dec 4, 3:59pm, Geoff Wing wrote: } Subject: Re: command substitution: zsh waits until command exits } } On Tuesday 2007-12-04 15:20 +1100, Bart Schaefer output: } :[> zsh-workers] } :Is it really this easy? There must be something I'm missing. } } Seems to have come in in zsh-2.6-beta16-2.6-beta17.diff (May 1996). } There's insufficient information to (quickly) determine what inspired } that choice back then. That's from the period during which I don't have my own archives ... but beta17 appears to have come from hzoli-14 (wow, I'd forgotten about all those not-quite-official "releases").