Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!rutgers!husc6!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!tektronix!orca!tekecs!jans From: jans@tekecs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.lang,net.unix Subject: Re: language supporting (x Date: Sun, 26-Oct-86 15:50:21 EST Article-I.D.: tekecs.7807 Posted: Sun Oct 26 15:50:21 1986 Date-Received: Mon, 27-Oct-86 05:38:50 EST References: <1822@bu-cs.bu-cs.BU.EDU> <203@sas.UUCP> Reply-To: jans@tekecs.UUCP (Jan Steinman) Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Wilsonville, OR Lines: 25 Xref: watmath net.lang:2729 net.unix:9731 Summary: Yes, ksh! Alright, sports fans! The most commonly available language supporting: (value relop value relop value) is indeed (TA TA!) the Korn Shell! (evidenced by the following script) | Script started on Sun Oct 26 12:32:45 1986 | $ if ((2>1>0)); then echo true; else echo false; fi | true | $ if ((1>1>0)); then echo true; else echo false; fi | false | $ if ((1>1>1)); then echo true; else echo false; fi | false | $ if ((2>1>1)); then echo true; else echo false; fi | false | script done on Sun Oct 26 12:35:04 1986 The first person who correctly explains this behavior will have $2.56 donated in their name to the Steinman Charitable Beer Trust. (Just when you thought this silly subject had died out!) -- :::::: Artificial Intelligence Machines --- Smalltalk Project :::::: :::::: Jan Steinman Box 1000, MS 60-405 (w)503/685-2956 :::::: :::::: tektronix!tekecs!jans Wilsonville, OR 97070 (h)503/657-7703 ::::::