-START=$(($STDIO_BUFSZ - 16))
-FINISH=$(($STDIO_BUFSZ + $HDRSZ + $FROMLINESZ + 32))
-echo "Testing inc of files with various alignments of eom marker with buffer size..."
+arith_eval $STDIO_BUFSZ - 16; START=$arith_val
+arith_eval $STDIO_BUFSZ + $HDRSZ + $FROMLINESZ + 32; FINISH=$arith_val
+echo \
+"Testing inc of files with various alignments of eom marker with buffer size..."