Re: [PATCH 2/2] test-lint: detect 'export FOO=bar'

Torsten Bögershausen [off-list ref] writes:

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+	/^\s*export\s+[^=]*=/ and err '"export FOO=bar" is not portable (please use FOO=bar && export FOO)';

I have a slightly tighter reg exp in my tree, but credits should go to Thomas: 

/^\s*export\s+\S+=\S+/

Hmm, is that correct?  I would expect shells that have problems with
'export FOO=bar' to also fail on 'export FOO=' (i.e. set to empty string
and export).

-- 
Thomas Rast
trast@{inf,student}.ethz.ch

On 09.07.13 11:28, Thomas Rast wrote:

Torsten Bögershausen [off-list ref] writes:

quoted

quoted

+	/^\s*export\s+[^=]*=/ and err '"export FOO=bar" is not portable (please use FOO=bar && export FOO)';

I have a slightly tighter reg exp in my tree, but credits should go to Thomas: 

/^\s*export\s+\S+=\S+/

Hmm, is that correct?  I would expect shells that have problems with
'export FOO=bar' to also fail on 'export FOO=' (i.e. set to empty string
and export).

Good point, thanks