This has been discussed upstream in
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2008-06/msg00050.html ff http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2007-05/msg00016.html ff
Unfortunately, I'm not sure that upstream intends to take any action or even considers it in need of fixing. I'm not aware of upstream even tracking bugs. As such, it's probably fallen off the radar.
This has been discussed upstream in
http:// lists.gnu. org/archive/ html/bug- bash/2008- 06/msg00050. html ff lists.gnu. org/archive/ html/bug- bash/2007- 05/msg00016. html ff
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Unfortunately, I'm not sure that upstream intends to take any action or even considers it in need of fixing. I'm not aware of upstream even tracking bugs. As such, it's probably fallen off the radar.