Dotan Cohen wrote the following on 07.12.2008 00:47

>> For maximum compatibility, that needs to be:
>> VAR=<value>; export VAR
>>
>
> Compatibility with what?

csh, mksh, busybox, dash, zsh, ash and probably more...

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On 2008-12-07 02:04 +0100, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote:

> On Saturday 2008 December 06 17:47, Dotan Cohen wrote:
>> 2008/12/7 Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. <bss03@volumehost.net>:
>> > For maximum compatibility, that needs to be:
>> > VAR=<value>; export VAR
>>
>> Compatibility with what?
>
> UNIX. The Single Unix Specification is maintained by the Open Group who
> certify UNIX products.

You should upgrade your specification. Susv3 explicitly mentions the
"export name=word" syntax as supported.

> In particular, Mac OS X is certified UNIX.

And installs bash as /bin/sh.

Sven


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Thilo Six (2008-12-07 01:21 +0100) wrote:

> Dotan Cohen wrote the following on 07.12.2008 00:47
>>> For maximum compatibility, that needs to be:
>>> VAR=<value>; export VAR

>> Compatibility with what?
>
> csh, mksh, busybox, dash, zsh, ash and probably more...

dash supports "export VAR=VALUE" form.


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On Sunday 2008 December 07 03:36, Sven Joachim wrote:
> On 2008-12-07 02:04 +0100, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote:
> > On Saturday 2008 December 06 17:47, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> >> 2008/12/7 Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. <bss03@volumehost.net>:
> >> > For maximum compatibility, that needs to be:
> >> > VAR=<value>; export VAR
> >>
> >> Compatibility with what?
> >
> > UNIX. The Single Unix Specification is maintained by the Open Group who
> > certify UNIX products.
>
> You should upgrade your specification. Susv3 explicitly mentions the
> "export name=word" syntax as supported.

You are correct. Looks like the "export name=word" form has actually be
supported since "Issue 6".

Older systems might not like it, but I suppose that's a problem with them not
being up to date.
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