2026年1月6日(火) 0:19 Chet Ramey <[email protected]>:
> [...]
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> You might want to read Koichi's proposal.
>
> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2025-12/msg00125.html
@Greg In particular, it is clear to read the pseudocode at the end of
the above link.
> It goes further than I'd like, in that his proposal supports subscripted
> array element assignment mixed with kvpair assignment. It doesn't propose
> to change how subcripted assignments work, or how to determine whether or
> not the compound assignment is subscripted or k-v pairwise assignment.
I think this is the only way that is consistent with the traditional
behavior of the compound list for the indexed arrays.
> > Maybe a new command like this would be the cleanest way forward. A
> > bash equivalent might look something like:
> >
> > loadarray assoc "${kv[@]}"
> >
> > Maybe add an option that'll clear any existing elements.
>
> This sounds like a loadable builtin, if someone wants to take a run at it.
Actually, users can implement these [1] as shell functions.
[1] Greg's `array' and `loadarray' suggested in
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2026-01/msg00008.html
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Koichi
