-# check -version
-if mhpath -v | grep '^mhpath --' > /dev/null; then
- :
-else
- echo "$0: mhpath -v generated unexpected output" 1>&2
- failed=`expr ${failed:-0} + 1`
-fi
+# check -version, which returns non-zero exit status
+set +e
+case `mhpath -v` in
+ mhpath\ --*) ;;
+ * ) echo "$0: mhpath -v generated unexpected output" 1>&2
+ failed=`expr ${failed:-0} + 1`;;
+esac
+set -e