mksh arithmetic doesn't support bash **
Bug #1679426 reported by
Elliott Hughes
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mksh |
New
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Wishlist
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
mksh R54 (built from source) doesn't support bash-style $((3**4)). all the other arithmetic operators appear to be there.
Revision history for this message
| Thorsten Glaser (mirabilos) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in mksh: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
Revision history for this message
| Elliott Hughes (enh-9) wrote | #2 |
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Not a bug: There is no “**” in POSIX shell or C either.
In general, the usefulness of this operator is rather limited in the scope of shell arithmetics (either mksh or POSIX), but I’ll keep this open as a wishlist item in case someone is bored or something. (No -lm allowed.)