112.sysval   [plain text]


dnl @ ../doc/m4.texinfo:4039: Origin of test
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dnl @ This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
dnl @ gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it
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syscmd(`false')
dnl @result{}
ifelse(sysval, `0', `zero', `non-zero')
dnl @result{}non-zero
syscmd(`exit 2')
dnl @result{}
sysval
dnl @result{}2
syscmd(`true')
dnl @result{}
sysval
dnl @result{}0
esyscmd(`false')
dnl @result{}
ifelse(sysval, `0', `zero', `non-zero')
dnl @result{}non-zero
esyscmd(`exit 2')
dnl @result{}
sysval
dnl @result{}2
esyscmd(`true')
dnl @result{}
sysval
dnl @result{}0