Subject: Re: ksh93 bug report
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> Just tripped over this bug in a recent version of ksh on linux.
>
> #!/bin/ksh
> if [[ $* = "x y z" ]] ;then
> echo in dot file
> export var1=fred
> return 0
> fi
> doit() {
> unset var1
> . $0 x y z
> export | grep var1
> /usr/bin/perl -e 'print "2 <$ENV{var1}>\n"'
> }
> if [[ $var1 = "" ]] ;then
> echo call like this: var1=bob $0
> exit 1
> fi
> /bin/ksh --version </dev/null 2>&1 | /bin/cat
> /bin/uname -a
> /usr/bin/perl -e 'print "1 <$ENV{var1}>\n"'
> ( doit )
> exit 0 # this line is required to show bug
>
> When I run it, I get this output:
>
> $ var1=bob ./bug.sh
> version sh (AT&T Research) 93t+ 2009-05-01
> Linux thmdtdev15 2.6.9-67.ELlargesmp #1 SMP Wed Nov 7 14:07:22 EST 2007
> x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> 1 <bob>
> in dot file
> var1=fred
> 2 <> # where did it go?
>
>
Thanks, this was a bug and the fix will be in the next update.
David Korn
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