bug assigning with declare

[agriffis]

Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: alphaev67
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: gcc
Compilation CFLAGS:  -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='alphaev67' 
-DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='alphaev67-unknown-linux-gnu' 
-DCONF_VENDOR='unknown' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H  -I.  -I. -I./include -I./lib  
-mcpu=ev67 -O3 -pipe -mieee
uname output: Linux kaf.zk3.dec.com 2.4.21-alpha-r1 #1 Mon Jul 14 14:04:04 EDT 
2003 alpha EV67  GNU/Linux
Machine Type: alphaev67-unknown-linux-gnu

Bash Version: 2.05b
Patch Level: 0
Release Status: release

Description:
        declare seems to be evaling its arguments (or something like
        that).

Repeat-By:
        $ declare -a tmp; tmp=( '1|2|3' )
        $ declare -a tmp=( '1|2|3' )
        -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `|'