Re: [PATCH] 4.0..devel: fix a problem that unset 'a[`echo 0`]' causes "bad array subscript" error

[Chet Ramey]

On 10/5/21 10:48 PM, Koichi Murase wrote:
> [ I initially intended to submit this report after the previous report
> at https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2021-10/msg00051.html
> has been settled.  I decided to submit this patch now because a
> problem related to this report is mentioned in the above thread.  Note
> that this patch bases on the code after applying the patches provided
> at the previous report. ]>
> Bash Version:
>   All the versions from 4.0 to devel are affected.  The problem should
>   be reproduced independent of the machine type.
> 
> Description:
> 
>   « unset -v 'a[`echo 0`]' » fails because the first character « ` »
>   of the subscript « `echo 0` » is skipped when checking the ending of
>   the array subscript.

Thanks for the comprehensive report and fix.

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