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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Expr problem and other basic problems Post 302363910 by cfajohnson on Wednesday 21st of October 2009 02:44:12 PM
Old 10-21-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by killerqb
Code:
AVERAGETIME=`expr ($($RUNNING_TIME + $RUNNING_TIME1 + $RUNNING_TIME2 + $RUNNING_TIME3 + $RUNNING_TIME4)/5)`


There's no need for expr; use the shell:
Code:
AVERAGETIME=$(( ($RUNNING_TIME + $RUNNING_TIME1 + $RUNNING_TIME2 + $RUNNING_TIME3 + $RUNNING_TIME4)/5 ))

 

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SIMPDUPABLEXPR(3)						   ABL FUNCTIONS						 SIMPDUPABLEXPR(3)

NAME
simpdupablexpr - duplicates and simplies an expression. ORIGIN
This software belongs to the ALLIANCE CAD SYSTEM developed by the ASIM team at LIP6 laboratory of Universite Pierre et Marie CURIE, in Paris, France. Web : http://asim.lip6.fr/recherche/alliance/ E-mail : alliance-users@asim.lip6.fr SYNOPSYS
#include "abl101.h" chain_list *simpdupablexpr( Expr ) chain_list *Expr; PARAMETERS
Expr Expression to simplfy. DESCRIPTION
simpdupablexpr simplifies Expr. RETURN VALUE
simpdupablexpr returns a pointer to the simplied expression. EXAMPLE
#include "abl101.h" chain_list *Expr; chain_list *ExprSimp; Expr = createablbinexpr( ABL_AND, createablatom( "'0'" ), createablatom( "'1'" ) ); ExprSimp = simpdupablexpr( Expr ); /* displays ('0' and '1') '0' */ viewablexpr( Expr, ABL_VIEW_VHDL ); viewablexpr( ExprSimp, ABL_VIEW_VHDL ); SEE ALSO
abl(1), simpdupablexpr(3). BUG REPORT
This tool is under development at the ASIM department of the LIP6 laboratory. We need your feedback to improve documentation and tools. ASIM
/LIP6 October 1, 1997 SIMPDUPABLEXPR(3)
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