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-redhat-linux-gnu'
-DCONF_VENDOR='redhat' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash'
-DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I./include -I./lib -D_GNU_SOURCE
-DRECYCLES_PIDS -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -O2 -g -pipe
-Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector
--param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -m32 -march=i686 -mtune=atom
-fasynchronous-unwind-tables
uname output: Linux zeugma 2.6.35.14-106.fc14.i686 #1 SMP Wed Nov 23
13:57:33 UTC 2011 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
Machine Type: i386-redhat-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 4.1
Patch Level: 7
Release Status: release
Description:
Cannot use "case" construction in a "for" loop in a $() sub shell.
Should work but produces parsing error.
Repeat-By:
echo $(for x in whatever; do case y in *) echo 42;; esac; done)
Fix:
Probably by fixing the bash parser.