Problem with if [ -d in bash 4.3.30

[Olivier TROCHERIE]

Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:

Machine: x86_64

OS: linux-gnu

Compiler: gcc

Compilation CFLAGS:  -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='x86_64' -DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu' -DCONF_VENDOR='unknown' -DLOCALEDIR='/homedir/otrocher/0/0/0/0/0/0/install_bash/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H   -I.  -I. -I./include -I./lib   -g -O2

uname output: Linux toxcf040 2.6.18-348.el5 #1 SMP Wed Nov 28 21:22:00 EST 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Machine Type: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu

 

Bash Version: 4.3

Patch Level: 30

Release Status: release

 

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Hello,

 

I would like to report to you a problem I encounter with bash 4.3.30.

In the following example, VAR is undefined.

 

With bash 3.2, when I run the following commands:

 

if [ -d ${VAR:=""} ]

then

  echo yes

else

  echo no

fi

 

I get the no answer (“” is not a directory: correct behaviour).

 

If I run the same commands with bash 4.3.30, I get the yes answer, which seems to be a bad behavior.

Would it be possible to fix this issue?

 

Thank you,

Olivier

 

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