| 2007-09-12 12:31:43 |
Ian! D. Allen |
bug |
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added bug |
| 2007-09-12 12:40:54 |
Ian! D. Allen |
description |
Binary package hint: dash
Linux home 2.6.20-16-generic #2 SMP Thu Jun 7 20:19:32 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux
Bug in variable expansion using an assignment in "local" in dash:
$ x='1 2 3'
$ y=$x # this works fine
$ echo "$y"
1 2 3
$ local y=$x # this fails due to dash bug
local: 2: bad variable name
$ echo "$y"
1
The same use of assignment using "local" works fine in bash:
bash-3.2$ x='1 2 3'
bash-3.2$ y=$x
bash-3.2$ echo "$y"
1 2 3
bash-3.2$ local y=$x
bash: local: can only be used in a function
bash-3.2$ foo () {
> local y=$x
> echo "$y"
> }
bash-3.2$ foo
1 2 3 |
<pre>Binary package hint: dash
Linux home 2.6.20-16-generic #2 SMP Thu Jun 7 20:19:32 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux
Bug in variable expansion using an assignment in "local" in dash:
$ x='1 2 3'
$ y=$x # this works fine
$ echo "$y"
1 2 3
$ local y=$x # this fails due to dash bug
local: 2: bad variable name
$ echo "$y"
1
The same use of assignment using "local" works fine in bash:
bash-3.2$ x='1 2 3'
bash-3.2$ y=$x
bash-3.2$ echo "$y"
1 2 3
bash-3.2$ local y=$x
bash: local: can only be used in a function
bash-3.2$ foo () {
> local y=$x
> echo "$y"
> }
bash-3.2$ foo
1 2 3 |
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| 2007-09-12 12:41:30 |
Ian! D. Allen |
description |
<pre>Binary package hint: dash
Linux home 2.6.20-16-generic #2 SMP Thu Jun 7 20:19:32 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux
Bug in variable expansion using an assignment in "local" in dash:
$ x='1 2 3'
$ y=$x # this works fine
$ echo "$y"
1 2 3
$ local y=$x # this fails due to dash bug
local: 2: bad variable name
$ echo "$y"
1
The same use of assignment using "local" works fine in bash:
bash-3.2$ x='1 2 3'
bash-3.2$ y=$x
bash-3.2$ echo "$y"
1 2 3
bash-3.2$ local y=$x
bash: local: can only be used in a function
bash-3.2$ foo () {
> local y=$x
> echo "$y"
> }
bash-3.2$ foo
1 2 3 |
Binary package hint: dash
Linux home 2.6.20-16-generic #2 SMP Thu Jun 7 20:19:32 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux
Bug in variable expansion using an assignment in "local" in dash:
$ x='1 2 3'
$ y=$x # this works fine
$ echo "$y"
1 2 3
$ local y=$x # this fails due to dash bug
local: 2: bad variable name
$ echo "$y"
1
The same use of assignment using "local" works fine in bash:
bash-3.2$ x='1 2 3'
bash-3.2$ y=$x
bash-3.2$ echo "$y"
1 2 3
bash-3.2$ local y=$x
bash: local: can only be used in a function
bash-3.2$ foo () {
> local y=$x
> echo "$y"
> }
bash-3.2$ foo
1 2 3 |
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| 2008-02-06 20:01:26 |
Matthias Klose |
dash: importance |
Undecided |
Low |
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| 2008-02-06 20:01:26 |
Matthias Klose |
dash: status |
New |
Confirmed |
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| 2010-05-15 19:42:41 |
Ian! D. Allen |
summary |
dash 0.5.3-5ubuntu2 variable expansion error using local |
dash variable expansion error using local, readonly, and export |
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| 2010-05-15 19:47:45 |
Ian! D. Allen |
description |
Binary package hint: dash
Linux home 2.6.20-16-generic #2 SMP Thu Jun 7 20:19:32 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux
Bug in variable expansion using an assignment in "local" in dash:
$ x='1 2 3'
$ y=$x # this works fine
$ echo "$y"
1 2 3
$ local y=$x # this fails due to dash bug
local: 2: bad variable name
$ echo "$y"
1
The same use of assignment using "local" works fine in bash:
bash-3.2$ x='1 2 3'
bash-3.2$ y=$x
bash-3.2$ echo "$y"
1 2 3
bash-3.2$ local y=$x
bash: local: can only be used in a function
bash-3.2$ foo () {
> local y=$x
> echo "$y"
> }
bash-3.2$ foo
1 2 3 |
<pre>
Binary package hint: dash
[Edited May 2010]
True for all dash up to at least May 2010.
Bug in variable expansion (incorrect word-splitting) using an assignment
with "local", "readonly", or "export in dash:
$ x='1 2 3'
$ y=$x # this works fine
$ echo "$y"
1 2 3
$ local y=$x # this fails due to dash bug
local: 2: bad variable name
$ echo "$y"
1
$ readonly y=$x # this fails due to dash bug
readonly: 2: bad variable name
$ export y=$x # this fails due to dash bug
export: 2: bad variable name
The same use of assignment using "local", "readonly" and "export" all work
fine in bash:
bash-3.2$ x='1 2 3'
bash-3.2$ y=$x
bash-3.2$ echo "$y"
1 2 3
bash-3.2$ local y=$x
bash: local: can only be used in a function
bash-3.2$ foo () {
> local y=$x
> echo "$y"
> }
bash-3.2$ foo
1 2 3
bash-3.2$ readonly y=$x # works fine
bash-3.2$ export y=$x # works fine
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| 2014-10-03 19:06:22 |
John Hupp |
bug |
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added subscriber John Hupp |
