Re: syntax error while parsing a case command within `$(...)'

[Koichi Murase]

2021年2月14日(日) 17:16 Oğuz <oguzismailuysal@gmail.com>:
>> This is interesting. I think this is just an oversight. A quick fix
>> like the attached patch should be fine. [ Note: The patch seems to
>> work fine, but I haven't carefully read the code, so I'm not sure if
>> this fix is really correct. ]
>
> It seems to be on the right track but incomplete:
>
>    $ ./bash -c '$(case x in x) ;; x) esac)'
>   ./bash: -c: line 1: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `)'
>   ./bash: -c: line 2: syntax error: unexpected end of file
>

Yeah, let's wait for Chet's fix. I haven't read the entire code of
this long function `parse_comsub ()' so cannot properly fix it soon. I
think the problem has been pinpointed by the patch, so I expect it can
be right fixed by Chet.

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Koichi