Re: inconsistency with "readonly" and scope

[Chet Ramey]

On 4/12/12 4:21 PM, dethrophes wrote:

> I don't think it helps me but thanks for the try.
> I would say zhats correct behavior. the code in the functions is only
> executed when you call the functions. So the first executed readonly
> variable is preserved.
> Anyway my problem isn't with how readonly is preserved, its with how when I
> set readonly the variable seems to have a limited context even if I declare
> it explicitly global.

Simple variables or associative arrays?  If it's associative arrays
with compound assignments, look at

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-bash/2012-04/msg00000.html


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