The 'read' function does not read from a pipe

[Adam Mroczek]

GNU Bash-2.05b             2002 July 15                   BASH(1)
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From: eincent
To: bug-bash@gnu.org
Subject: [The 'read' function does not read from a pipe ]

Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: i586
OS: linux
Compiler: gcc -I/usr/src/packages/BUILD/bash-2.05b
-L/usr/src/packages/BUILD/bash-2.05b/../readline-4.3
Compilation CFLAGS:  -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i586'
-DCONF_OSTYPE='linux' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i586-suse-l\
inux' -DCONF_VENDOR='suse' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H  -I.  -I. -I./include
-I./lib  -O2 -march=i586 -mcpu=i686 -f\
message-length=0 -D_GNU_SOURCE -Wall -pipe -g
uname output: Linux suse1003 2.4.20-64GB-SMP #1 SMP Mon Mar 17 17:56:03 UTC
2003 i686 unknown unknown GNU/Linux
Machine Type: i586-suse-linux

Bash Version: 2.05b
Patch Level: 0
Release Status: release

Description:
        [The 'read' function does not read from a pipe ]

Repeat-By:
[    # Incorrect behviour - problem reproduction scenario:

        eincent@suse1003:/> echo 12 | read AA
        eincent@suse1003:/> echo $AA

        eincent@suse1003:/>

 # Expected behviour:

        eincent@suse1003:/> echo 12 | read AA
        eincent@suse1003:/> echo $AA
        12
        eincent@suse1003:/>
]

Fix:
        [Description of how to fix the problem.  If you don't know a
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