Public bug reported: Binary package hint: bash
This surfaced when I set an option in my .bashrc file, which is fortuitously sourced when I login using Xsession. The result is that my Xsession shows an xmessage window that reports that it cannot start the "off" session. Inspection of the various files run during the kdm login process showed that there was a problem in the bash shell. Here is a simple example. test_args.sh: #!/bin/bash echo "Before call to .bashrc, args = [EMAIL PROTECTED]" set -o emacs off echo "After source of .bashrc, args = [EMAIL PROTECTED]" when test_args.sh is run, the following output is seen: $ ./test_args.sh one two three four five Before call to .bashrc, args = one two three four five After source of .bashrc, args = off $ If one changes the argument at the end of the set -o option statement to "on", a similar result will be seen, except that $@ will contain "on" and not "off". -- James Tullett ** Affects: bash (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- set -o option off clobbers shell arguments in bash https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/190466 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs