Subject: Re: bash 2.01 and shell scripts
From: [email-masked] (Michael Hirmke)

7 Sep 1997 18:29:14 -0700
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Hi Gunther,

> Hi,
> 
> I have some strange problems using shell scripts with bash 2.01.
> Both bash and cygwin.dll are from Sergey's latest patch (08/10/97).
> 
> When I try to execute a shell script, for example a configure
> script, bash complains about syntax errors. However, the line
> numbers in the error messages do not match the commands bash
> complains about.

Why don't you guys read Sergey's homepage exactly ?
He states, that you have to use binary mounts and change all your shell
scripts (and .bashrc is a shell script) from DOS format to U*ix format:
"Bash 2.01 fails to read scripts with crlf line separators. Leave single
line feeds."

> 
> The most strange thing is that
> 
> cat configure | bash
> 
> works.

In this case "cat" handles the <lf>s.

> 
> Gunther

Bye.
Michael.
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