Bernd Eggink wrote:
> GNU bash, Version 4.0.17(1)-release (i686-pc-linux-gnu)
>
> The shell doesn't recognize the closing parenthesis of a command
> substitution if a 'case' command is included and 'esac' is preceded by
> newline. Example:
>
> x=$(case $a in
>> (1) echo one
>> esac
>> )
>>
>
Try the attached patch. A newline really is a shell meta-character.
Chet
--
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Chet Ramey, ITS, CWRU c...@case.edu http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/~chet/
*** ../bash-4.0-patched/parse.y 2009-03-08 21:24:47.000000000 -0400
--- parse.y 2009-04-15 22:27:56.000000000 -0400
***************
*** 3355,3359 ****
/* Meta-characters that can introduce a reserved word. Not perfect
yet. */
! if MBTEST((tflags & LEX_RESWDOK) == 0 && (tflags & LEX_CKCASE) &&
(tflags & LEX_INCOMMENT) == 0 && shellmeta(ch))
{
/* Add this character. */
--- 3375,3379 ----
/* Meta-characters that can introduce a reserved word. Not perfect
yet. */
! if MBTEST((tflags & LEX_RESWDOK) == 0 && (tflags & LEX_CKCASE) &&
(tflags & LEX_INCOMMENT) == 0 && (shellmeta(ch) || ch == '\n'))
{
/* Add this character. */
