To properly expand multiple variables in execline, in the following
case (any time you need to expand a variable after another expansion
command):
importas -i x VARA
cmdA argA $x
importas -i y VARB
cmdB argB $x $y
To prevent literal "$y"s or "${y}"s in the value of VARA ($x) from
expanding, you must replace the second expansion command with a
multisubstitute, and give the variable that was declared before
multisubsitete another name using define; e.g.:
importas -i x VARA
cmdA argA $x
multisubstitute {
define newx $x
importas -i y VARB
}
cmdB argB $newx $y
But, unfortunately, it is not possible to use this
"multisubstitute { define" techinque with variables that have been
defined using e.g. `elglob', `define -s', `importas' (without -i/-D),
etc.
Those variables can expand to zero, one, or more than one values. And
there is currently no easy way to define a variable like this directly
from a list of values.
It would be nice if there was a command like:
defines varname { [values]... } prog...
(maybe with a better name)
That expands $varname/${varname} in prog to the values listed in the
block (that may be 0 values, or many values); and can also be used from
multisubstitute.
With this, it will finally be possible to do something like:
elglob cfiles *.c
cmdA argA $cfiles
multisubstitute {
defines newcfiles { $cfiles }
backtick foo { bar }
}
cmdB argB $foo $cfiles
o/
emanuele6
