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Date:      Sun, 05 Mar 2000 09:35:39 -0800
From:      W Gerald Hicks <jhix@mindspring.com>
To:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: empty lists in for 
Message-ID:  <20000305093539F.jhix@mindspring.com>
In-Reply-To: <57223.952177003@axl.ops.uunet.co.za>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0002212205230.36736-100000@iclub.nsu.ru> <57223.952177003@axl.ops.uunet.co.za>

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> > bash and ksh complain about unexpected ';'.
> > /bin/sh (FreeBSD) thinks it's ok and does nothing.
> > Which behaviour is more POSIXly correct?

> 
> Neither bash nor ksh claim to be particularly POSIX compliant.  our
> /bin/sh does.  I seem to remember POSIX being ambiguous on this one, but
> my books are at the office.  If you haven't gotten a more conclusive
> answer by Monday, mail me and I'll look it up.

I much prefer the current behavior and believe there may be many things
which depend on it.

Cheers,

Jerry Hicks
jhix@mindspring.com


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