On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:35:40 -0500 Clint Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 07:09:05AM +0000, Frederik Eaton wrote: > > Hello, one of my scripts has broken because of the following change: > > > > $ zsh --version > > zsh 4.3.2 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) > > $ x=(); echo ${+x[(r)blah]} > > 0 > > > > $ zsh --version > > zsh 4.3.5 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) > > $ x=(); echo ${+x[(r)blah]} > > 1 > > > > Is the behaviour of zsh's parameter expansion supposed to be stable? > > I think this is related to 23273*
No, this is unexpected fallout from the changes to make zero subscripts behave in a more rational fashion, 23562. I hadn't even remembered this form worked with subscripts, but the the manual certainly suggests it should (and it's definitely useful). I've added a test that should keep it working. Index: Src/subst.c =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/zsh/zsh/Src/subst.c,v retrieving revision 1.82 diff -u -r1.82 subst.c --- Src/subst.c 16 Dec 2007 14:05:16 -0000 1.82 +++ Src/subst.c 27 Feb 2008 15:28:41 -0000 @@ -1915,7 +1915,8 @@ hkeys|hvals| (arrasg ? SCANPM_ASSIGNING : 0)| (qt ? SCANPM_DQUOTED : 0))) || - (v->pm && (v->pm->node.flags & PM_UNSET))) + (v->pm && (v->pm->node.flags & PM_UNSET)) || + (v->flags & VALFLAG_EMPTY)) vunset = 1; if (wantt) { Index: Test/D04parameter.ztst =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/zsh/zsh/Test/D04parameter.ztst,v retrieving revision 1.29 diff -u -r1.29 D04parameter.ztst --- Test/D04parameter.ztst 30 Oct 2007 14:01:35 -0000 1.29 +++ Test/D04parameter.ztst 27 Feb 2008 15:28:41 -0000 @@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ 0:$+... >1 1 0 0 + x=() + print ${+x} ${+x[1]} ${+x[(r)foo]} ${+x[(r)bar]} + x=(foo) + print ${+x} ${+x[1]} ${+x[(r)foo]} ${+x[(r)bar]} +0:$+... with arrays +>1 0 0 0 +>1 1 1 0 + set1=set1v null1= print ${set1:-set1d} ${set1-set2d} ${null1:-null1d} ${null1-null2d} x -- Peter Stephenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Software Engineer CSR PLC, Churchill House, Cambridge Business Park, Cowley Road Cambridge, CB4 0WZ, UK Tel: +44 (0)1223 692070 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]