*** ../bash-4.1-patched/variables.c	2009-11-03 14:13:58.000000000 -0500
--- variables.c	2010-02-08 17:36:18.000000000 -0500
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*** 3809,3812 ****
--- 3809,3817 ----
    if (tempvar_p (var) && (posixly_correct || (var->attributes & att_propagate)))
      {
+       /* Make sure we have a hash table to store the variable in while it is
+ 	 being propagated down to the global variables table.  Create one if
+ 	 we have to */
+       if ((vc_isfuncenv (shell_variables) || vc_istempenv (shell_variables)) && shell_variables->table == 0)
+ 	shell_variables->table = hash_create (0);
        /* XXX - should we set v->context here? */
        v = bind_variable_internal (var->name, value_cell (var), shell_variables->table, 0, 0);