On Sat, Aug 30, 2014 at 11:51 AM, lolilolicon <loliloli...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 30, 2014 at 11:39 AM, lolilolicon <loliloli...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> As you see, once ref is assigned explicitly, or indeed, is assigned for
>> a second time, its nameref attribute is lost.
>
> OK, here is the minimum script that demonstrates the bug:
>
> === script ===
> #!/bin/bash
> declare var="hello world"
> declare -n ref
> ref=var
> echo $ref
> ref=var
> echo $ref
>
> --- output ---
> hello world
> var
>
>
> The equivalent "1 out of 4" script that works correctly:
>
> #!/bin/bash
> declare var="hello world"
> func() {
> local -n ref
> ref=var
> echo $ref
> local -n ref # the workaround
> ref=var
> echo $ref
> }
> func
Ah, LOL I think I need some sleep. This is not a bug. Sorry for all the noise.
