What development rpm am I missing?

Paul W. Frields stickster at gmail.com
Wed Sep 23 12:39:02 UTC 2009


On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 07:35:41AM -0400, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> I have an AMAHI server (amahi.org) that runs on FC10.
>
> I am trying to execute a simple script that includes:
>
> function correct {
> echo
> echo 'Is this correct (1=Yes,0=No): '
> read answer
> }
> correct
>
> But this fails with:
>
> ./test1
> '/test1: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `{
> '/test1: line 1: `function correct {
>
> But this little snippit runs fine on my notebook, ergo I am missing some  
> important little rpm.  I would like to add as little as needed, as this  
> is suppose to be a production system, but then again simple script  
> elements like this SHOULD work.
>
> Or is it an environment problem?

The problem could be in parsing what comes before the 'function
correct {' line.  If you can, paste the script at fpaste.org, and then
send a link to the list for further analysis.

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