Bug#601632: bash 4.0 breaks some completion scripts

2010-12-02 Thread SZEDER Gábor
Hi, On Thu, Dec 02, 2010 at 05:38:48PM -0600, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Jonathan Nieder wrote: > > > Bash 4.0 changed the rules for completion word splitting so that > > they are incompatible with 3.x. I think some Breaks: will be needed > > to ensure smooth upgrades. > > Just FYI: Ah, at last

Bug#601632: bash 4.0 breaks some completion scripts

2010-12-02 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Bash 4.0 changed the rules for completion word splitting so that > they are incompatible with 3.x. I think some Breaks: will be needed > to ensure smooth upgrades. Just FYI: Ah, at last some clarity! >From the bash 3 manual: COMP_WORDS An array variable (see A

Bug#601632: bash 4.0 breaks some completion scripts

2010-10-27 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Jonathan Nieder wrote: > 1. bash-completion versions before 1.1 are broken by bash 4. > > 2. All known versions of git's completion script are broken by bash 4. > There is a patch cooking on the git mailing list to get it working > again. > > 3. Other completion scripts might need cha

Bug#601632: bash 4.0 breaks some completion scripts

2010-10-27 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Package: bash Version: 4.1-3 Severity: important Bash 4.0 changed the rules for completion word splitting so that they are incompatible with 3.x. I think some Breaks: will be needed to ensure smooth upgrades. The closest to a hint NEWS provides is: i. The programmable completion code now uses