Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]: Machine: i386 OS: linux-gnu Compiler: gcc Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i386' -DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i386-pc-linux-gnu' -DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I../bash -I../bash/include -I../bash/lib -g -O2 uname output: Linux indiga 2.6.7 #2 SMP Thu Oct 7 19:38:07 CEST 2004 i686 GNU/Linux Machine Type: i386-pc-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 3.0 Patch Level: 16 Release Status: release Description: When sourcing a bash script from a 'parent' script the parameters/args supplied to the 'parent' script are passed on to the sourced script (!) unless there are parameters supplied to the sourced script , which makes me conclude its a bug Repeat-By: so i.e. a) . somescript and b) . somescript -q will behave differently in a) somescript will receive its parents args while in b) it does not Fix: _______________________________________________ Bug-bash mailing list Bug-bash@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-bash