From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from euclid.skiles.gatech.edu (list@euclid.skiles.gatech.edu [130.207.146.50]) by melb.werple.net.au (8.7.5/8.7.3/2) with ESMTP id BAA20641 for ; Fri, 26 Jul 1996 01:46:49 +1000 (EST) Received: (from list@localhost) by euclid.skiles.gatech.edu (8.7.3/8.7.3) id LAA23396; Thu, 25 Jul 1996 11:41:52 -0400 (EDT) Resent-Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 11:41:52 -0400 (EDT) From: "Bart Schaefer" Message-Id: <960725084247.ZM13255@candle.brasslantern.com> Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 08:42:47 -0700 In-Reply-To: Peter Stephenson "Z-Shell Frequently Asked Questions (monthly posting)" (Jul 25, 10:12am) References: <199607250812.KAA18570@sgi.ifh.de> Reply-To: schaefer@nbn.com X-Mailer: Z-Mail (4.0b.702 02jul96) To: Peter Stephenson , zsh-workers@math.gatech.edu Subject: Re: Z-Shell Frequently Asked Questions (monthly posting) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Resent-Message-ID: <"fDSsC.0.Uj5.0Nvzn"@euclid> Resent-From: zsh-workers@math.gatech.edu X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/1766 X-Loop: zsh-workers@math.gatech.edu Precedence: list Resent-Sender: zsh-workers-request@math.gatech.edu On Jul 25, 10:12am, Peter Stephenson wrote: } Subject: Z-Shell Frequently Asked Questions (monthly posting) } } A4) What's the latest version? } } The release of zsh 3.0 is imminent; currently 3.0-pre3 is available. } } Note that even numbered minor versions are not released. Um, 3.0 is an even-numbered minor version. Are we revising this policy? } B2) Similarities with csh } } Alternative syntax `if ( ... ) ...' (also `for', `which'; this now } requires the CSH_JUNKIE_PAREN option). True only for 2.5.xx and some 2.6.xx. CSH_JUNKIE_PAREN is gone again in 3.0, as you mentioned later. However, you should probably point out that `if ( ... ) ...' doesn't work like csh, it just looks like csh. One still has to replace the ( ) with [[ ]] in most csh-conversion cases. -- Bart Schaefer Brass Lantern Enterprises http://www.well.com/user/barts http://www.nbn.com/people/lantern New male in /home/schaefer: >N 2 Justin William Schaefer Sat May 11 03:43 53/4040 "Happy Birthday"