The tcsh $status (or $?) variable is incorrect with tcsh-6.17
Issue
- Why did the $? or $status value inside a backquote command change from tcsh-6.14 to tcsh-6.17 ?
tcsh-6.14$ echo `/bin/false ; echo $?`
1
tcsh-6.17$ echo `/bin/false ; echo $?`
0
Environment
- RHEL 5.x with tcsh617-6.17-5.el5
- RHEL 6.x with tcsh-6.17-14.el6
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