Bug 360333

Summary:	Support parameter expansions without semicolons
Product:	Gentoo Hosted Projects	Reporter:	Petteri Räty (RETIRED) <betelgeuse>
Component:	libbash	Assignee:	Petteri Räty (RETIRED) <betelgeuse>
Status:	RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Severity:	normal	CC:	qiaomuf
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Petteri Räty (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2011-03-24 20:03:56 UTC

At least looking at param_main.gunit we are not prepared for the fact that semicolon is often optional in parameter expansions. From man bash:

When not performing substring expansion, using the forms documented below, bash tests for a parameter that is unset or null.  Omitting the colon results in a test only for a parameter that is unset

Comment 1 Pacho Ramos gentoo-dev

2018-01-25 17:51:30 UTC

Developer retired (and his mail address is not active anymore)