Re: Avoid false word splitting on RHS of 'local var='

[Ralf Wildenhues]

Hi Karl,

* Karl Berry wrote on Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 12:09:27AM CEST:
>     dash word-splits the right hand side of a 'local' variable assignment,

Allow me a friendly Ping! for the patch.

> @sigh
> This constant catering to suboptimal shells (and systems), used only
> because of arbitrary decisions by non-supporters of GNU, sure wastes a
> lot of time that could be spent doing useful things.
> @end sigh

At least in this case it is not a Posix violation, since 'local' is not
specified by Posix.

> Anyway, thanks for the patch, of course.  Will install.

Thanks,
Ralf