Bug#636580: [ast-users] Fwd: ${-#pattern} fails in set -u mode

2011-08-10 Thread David Korn
cc: fumi...@osstech.co.jp 636...@bugs.debian.org 636580-forwar...@bugs.debian.org Subject: Re: [ast-users] Fwd: ${-#pattern} fails in set -u mode I have a fix for this for the next release. If anyone needs the patch sooner, they can send me e-mail. David Korn d

Bug#605630: [ast-users] Unreasonable and big use of resources by: while(true)

2011-03-25 Thread David Korn
o true; > done"` > works properly > > > This problem does not exist in ksh93t or ksh93u. ksh93s is over 3 years old and should be replaced with ksh93u. David Korn d...@research.att.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Bug#381091: Word splitting in 'export' arguments (Re: bash: expands $@ within double-quotes inconsistently)

2010-11-08 Thread David Korn
, and typeset. The following is in the ksh88 man page: ===cut here= Words that are in the format of a parameter assignment, are expanded with the same rules as a parameter assignment. This means that tilde substitution is performed after the .B = sign and word splitting and file name generation are not performed. ===cut here= It would make senset to allow this behavior and even more sense to require it. David Korn d...@research.att.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org