BASH PATCH REPORT
=================
Bash-Release: 4.0
Patch-ID: bash40-022
Bug-Reported-by: Bernd Eggink <mono...@sudrala.de>
Bug-Reference-ID: <49e65407.5010...@sudrala.de>
Bug-Reference-URL:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2009-04/msg00118.html
Bug-Description:
When parsing case statements in command substitutions, the shell did not
note that a newline is a shell metacharacter and can legally be followed
by a reserved word (e.g., `esac').
Patch:
*** ../bash-4.0-patched/parse.y 2009-03-08 21:24:47.000000000 -0400
--- parse.y 2009-04-15 22:27:56.000000000 -0400
***************
*** 3355,3359 ****
/* Meta-characters that can introduce a reserved word. Not perfect
yet. */
! if MBTEST((tflags & LEX_RESWDOK) == 0 && (tflags & LEX_CKCASE) &&
(tflags & LEX_INCOMMENT) == 0 && shellmeta(ch))
{
/* Add this character. */
--- 3375,3379 ----
/* Meta-characters that can introduce a reserved word. Not perfect
yet. */
! if MBTEST((tflags & LEX_RESWDOK) == 0 && (tflags & LEX_CKCASE) &&
(tflags & LEX_INCOMMENT) == 0 && (shellmeta(ch) || ch == '\n'))
{
/* Add this character. */
*** ../bash-4.0/patchlevel.h 2009-01-04 14:32:40.000000000 -0500
--- patchlevel.h 2009-02-22 16:11:31.000000000 -0500
***************
*** 26,30 ****
looks for to find the patch level (for the sccs version string). */
! #define PATCHLEVEL 21
#endif /* _PATCHLEVEL_H_ */
--- 26,30 ----
looks for to find the patch level (for the sccs version string). */
! #define PATCHLEVEL 22
#endif /* _PATCHLEVEL_H_ */
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