[Zope-dev] ./configure on Zope27HEAD with Python 2.2.2

Jamie Heilman jamie@audible.transient.net
Thu, 19 Jun 2003 20:28:02 -0700


Fred L. Drake, Jr. wrote:
> Whatever happened to the old tried-but-true:
>     i=`expr $i + 1`

nothing, its just overkill

> I suspect using expr is more portable to the whole family of
> sh-derived shells than any of the more new-fangled ways.

Arithmetic expansion has been around for a long time, I wouldn't worry
about it.

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