On Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:54:28 -0400, Chet Ramey <chet.ra...@case.edu> wrote:
> On 6/4/12 12:42 PM, Davide Brini wrote: > > > Bash Version: 4.2 > > Patch Level: 29 > > Release Status: release > > > > Description: > > To insert them in the history, bash converts multiline commands > > into a single line, normally replacing newlines with semicolons. > > However, if the multiline command happens to be an array assignment, > > adding the semicolon isn't always correct. > > > > Repeat-By: > > > > I'm not sure exactly when it happens, however this seems to more or > > less trigger it regularly: > > > > $ xxx=(a b c d > >> ) > > It can, but it depends on the shell's state and the command before the > assignment statement. Yes, I noticed that sometimes it worked, but I couldn't understand exactly why. > The attached patch makes doing the right thing explicit rather than > relying on shell state. It seems to work for me; please try it and let > me know. I did a few tests and wasn't able to reproduce it, so I'd say it solves the issue. Thanks! -- D.
