[Bug 407] assign local vars and catch returncode

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https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=407





--- Comment #9 from Bastian Bittorf <busybox.20.bastian at spamgourmet.org>  2009-06-20 16:19:21 UTC ---
> "local a=b" is running a builtin called "local". Every builtin has exitcode,
> just like normal commands. in this case it has exitcode 0: "I succeeded"
> 
> "a=b" is an assignment. It's not a command. It has no exitcode. IOW: exitcode
> of the last command is preserved across "a=b".

That sounds correct and clear to me, ticket can be closed IMHO.
Thanks for your explanation.


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