What development rpm am I missing?

Robert Moskowitz rgm at htt-consult.com
Wed Sep 23 13:04:02 UTC 2009


Paul W. Frields wrote:
> 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.

Turns out to be <ctl-M> s at the end of each line. Now I have to get the 
developer to figure out how he got these in the file and why it works on 
his system and not on mine....





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