Re: Variable length expansion bug

[Chet Ramey]

> Machine Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu
> 
> Bash Version: 2.05a  ## incorrect; $BASHVERSION == 2.05b.0(1)-release
> Patch Level: 0
> Release Status: release
> 
> Description:
>       Variable length expansion does not count leading spaces.
> 
> Repeat-By:
>       $ q="qwerty"
>         $ echo ${#q}
>         6
>         $ q="     qwerty"
>         $ echo ${#q}
>         6

Try this patch:

*** ../bash-2.05b/subst.c       Mon Jun 24 07:59:45 2002
--- subst.c     Sat Aug 17 17:28:46 2002
***************
*** 1639,1647 ****
  /* This performs word splitting and quoted null character removal on
     STRING. */
! #if 0
! #define issep(c)      ((separators)[1] ? (member ((c), separators)) : (c) == 
(separators)[0])
! #else
! #define issep(c)      ((separators)[1] ? isifs(c) : (c) == (separators)[0])
! #endif
  
  WORD_LIST *
--- 1639,1646 ----
  /* This performs word splitting and quoted null character removal on
     STRING. */
! #define issep(c) \
!       (((separators)[0]) ? ((separators)[1] ? isifs(c) \
!                                             : (c) == (separators)[0]) \
!                          : 0)
  
  WORD_LIST *

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