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Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:48:56 +0300
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT gnu DOT org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] Work around DJGPP shell function return bug with command substitutions.
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> Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:18:37 +0200
> From: Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf DOT Wildenhues AT gmx DOT de>
> 
> DJGPP bash 2.04 has a bug in that `return $ac_retval' done in a
> shell function which also contains a command substitution causes
> the shell to barf.  For more details see
> <http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/mail-archives/browse.cgi?p=djgpp/2006/08/08/16:37:27>.

That's an old post.  The latest is here, and it includes a solution:

  http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/mail-archives/browse.cgi?p=djgpp-workers/2009/09/09/14:34:54
  http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/mail-archives/browse.cgi?p=djgpp-workers/2009/09/09/03:35:08

> +Details are not unclear; to work around the issue, you can use

You probably meant "details are unclear".  However, given the above
URLs, I think the details are quite clear now.

Thanks.