ml script breaks in gitbash (Windows)

[grtjn]

I was contacted that using ml in gitbash (http://git-scm.com/download/win) throws this error:

$ ./ml -v local mlcp
./ml: line 48: conditional binary operator expected
./ml: line 48: syntax error near `=~'
./ml: line 48: `      if ! [[ $response =~ ^(Y|y) ]]'

Apparently the =~ operator is not supported. Need to look for a different way to check $response.

[grtjn]

Rewriting the if to this helps:

if [ $response != "Y" -a $response != "y" ]

[dmcassel]

Is that using cygwin? I notice you referred to "ml" rather than "ml.bat".

[grtjn]

Yes, I mean 'ml', not 'ml.bat'. There are benefits to using a shell over a dos-box in Windows, particularly when working in a team with mixed OS. ;-)

GitBash actually, that is something that comes with 'Git for Windows', and I suspect with 'Github for Windows' as well. Not sure about cygwin, I would expect cygwin to be more powerful, so less picky about the syntax. My suggested alternative is more generic, so most likely to work everywhere..

[dmcassel]

Sounds good to me.

[dmcassel]

fixed in dev