From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 8599 invoked from network); 12 Jun 2008 14:48:33 -0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.4 (2008-01-01) 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=3.2.4 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 12 Jun 2008 14:48:33 -0000 Received-SPF: none (ns1.primenet.com.au: domain at sunsite.dk does not designate permitted sender hosts) Received: (qmail 37132 invoked from network); 12 Jun 2008 14:48:27 -0000 Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.247.90) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 12 Jun 2008 14:48:27 -0000 Received: (qmail 14030 invoked by alias); 12 Jun 2008 14:48:22 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-workers-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes X-Seq: 25150 Received: (qmail 14017 invoked from network); 12 Jun 2008 14:48:22 -0000 Received: from bifrost.dotsrc.org (130.225.254.106) by sunsite.dk with SMTP; 12 Jun 2008 14:48:22 -0000 Received: from vms042pub.verizon.net (vms042pub.verizon.net [206.46.252.42]) by bifrost.dotsrc.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 005B28028AC3 for ; Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:48:14 +0200 (CEST) Received: from torch.brasslantern.com ([71.121.0.2]) by vms042.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0K2C00CFUUFTTE42@vms042.mailsrvcs.net> for zsh-workers@sunsite.dk; Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:47:54 -0500 (CDT) Received: from torch.brasslantern.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by torch.brasslantern.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m5CElqpk008187 for ; Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:47:52 -0700 Received: (from schaefer@localhost) by torch.brasslantern.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id m5CElpQv008186 for zsh-workers@sunsite.dk; Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:47:51 -0700 Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:47:51 -0700 From: Bart Schaefer Subject: Re: arithmetic operator precedence In-reply-to: <20080612144024.542b53ad@news01> To: Zsh hackers list Message-id: <080612074751.ZM8185@torch.brasslantern.com> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: OpenZMail Classic (0.9.2 24April2005) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii References: <20080612095723.GF5113@sc.homeunix.net> <20080612144024.542b53ad@news01> Comments: In reply to Peter Stephenson "Re: arithmetic operator precedence" (Jun 12, 2:40pm) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.92.1/7451/Thu Jun 12 15:28:58 2008 on bifrost X-Virus-Status: Clean On Jun 12, 2:40pm, Peter Stephenson wrote: } Subject: Re: arithmetic operator precedence } } On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:57:23 +0100 } Stephane Chazelas wrote: } > "==" is meant to have precedence over &, so the above should } > give 1 as in C I think. All other shells do. } } This is a fairly icky incompatibility What I'm struggling (although not very hard) to remember is why Paul would have chosen a non-standard precedence in the first place.