Re: Possible bug in 'unset' builtin

[Chet Ramey]

On 5/1/15 2:26 PM, Dreamcat4 wrote:
> Hello.
> If you unset a function, then a variable argument (argv) specified after
> that function will not be unset.

Thanks for the report.  Yes, once you unset a function, it's as if you
supplied the `-f' option.

This came in as the result of a fix for the unset-lets-you-unset-readonly-
functions problem in bash-4.2.

> [19:24] < dualbus> for every fix that Chet does, he introduces like 2 bugs.
> Nice way of keeping himself busy

That points to the importance of having a good, comprehensive test suite.
It's difficult to test the interaction between features otherwise.

I attached a patch for people to test.
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