On 10/1/19 8:35 PM, hk wrote:
> Configuration Information :
> Bash Version: 5.0
> Patch Level: 0
> Release Status: release
>
> Description:
> the code snippet from expr.c starting from line 141:
>
>> /* This should be the function corresponding to the operator with the
>> highest precedence. */
>> #define EXP_HIGHEST expcomma
>
>
> Am I understanding it wrong or is it a typo?
The bash arithmetic parser does things in reverse order, in a way. So
the comma operator is the first thing you call, and it calls functions
that implement the other operators in ascending priority order. You
didn't misunderstand it.
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