Thread (1 message) 1 message, 1 author, 2016-06-15

Re: [PATCH] Add semicolon to curly brace group in main Makefile

From: Junio C Hamano <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:46:39

Mark Drago [off-list ref] writes:
This semicolon is technically required by bash and indeed caused a syntax error
on a system that I came across running, an admittedly very old, bash-2.04.0.

http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bashref.html#Command-Grouping

Signed-off-by: Mark Drago <redacted>
Thanks; it is not specific to bash.  At the end of compound_list before
the Rbrace at the end of brace_group, a separator is required.
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