From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 27078 invoked from network); 13 Jan 1999 17:04:07 -0000 Received: from math.gatech.edu (list@130.207.146.50) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 13 Jan 1999 17:04:07 -0000 Received: (from list@localhost) by math.gatech.edu (8.9.1/8.9.1) id MAA08747; Wed, 13 Jan 1999 12:02:58 -0500 (EST) Resent-Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 12:02:58 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <19990113170227.B10044@fysh.org> Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 17:02:27 +0000 From: Phil Pennock To: Zsh Development Workers Subject: Re: How sensible is ... ? Mail-Followup-To: Zsh Development Workers References: <19990113102626.A6200@fysh.org> <19990113110951.A6955@fysh.org> <9901131117.AA60050@ibmth.df.unipi.it> <19990113120153.A7542@fysh.org> <9901131245.AA35423@ibmth.df.unipi.it> <990113081146.ZM17374@candle.brasslantern.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.91.2 In-Reply-To: <990113081146.ZM17374@candle.brasslantern.com>; from "Bart Schaefer" on Wed 13 Jan 1999 (8:11 -0800) Organisation: Organisation? Here? No, over there ----> X-Disclaimer: Any views expressed in this message, where not explicitly attributed otherwise, are mine and mine alone. Such views do not necessarily coincide with those of any organisation or company with which I am or have been affiliated. Resent-Message-ID: <"2klxM3.0.c82.27Dds"@math> Resent-From: zsh-workers@math.gatech.edu X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/4901 X-Loop: zsh-workers@math.gatech.edu Precedence: list Resent-Sender: zsh-workers-request@math.gatech.edu Typing away merrily, Bart Schaefer produced the immortal words: > I don't have ksh handy, but `foo=bar;local foo` in bash produces the error > message "bash: local: can only be used in a function" unless you are in a > function, in which case it produces nothing. On SunOS 5.5.1 ksh that is accepted at top level. No error. -- --> Phil Pennock ; GAT d- s+:+ a23 C++(++++) UL++++/I+++/S+++/H+ P++@ L+++ E-@ W(+) N>++ o !K w--- O>+ M V !PS PE Y+ PGP+ t-- 5++ X+ R !tv b++>+++ DI+ D+ G+ e+ h* r y?