From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Return-Path: <zsh-users-return-17823-mason-zsh=primenet.com.au@zsh.org>
Received: (qmail 2766 invoked by alias); 6 Jun 2013 14:25:53 -0000
Mailing-List: contact zsh-users-help@zsh.org; run by ezmlm
Precedence: bulk
X-No-Archive: yes
List-Id: Zsh Users List <zsh-users.zsh.org>
List-Post: <mailto:zsh-users@zsh.org>
List-Help: <mailto:zsh-users-help@zsh.org>
X-Seq: 17823
Received: (qmail 6266 invoked from network); 6 Jun 2013 14:25:36 -0000
X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on f.primenet.com.au
X-Spam-Level: 
X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DATE_IN_PAST_06_12,
	RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=no version=3.3.2
Received-SPF: none (ns1.primenet.com.au: domain at closedmail.com does not designate permitted sender hosts)
From: Bart Schaefer <schaefer@brasslantern.com>
Message-id: <130605231740.ZM7488@torch.brasslantern.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2013 23:17:40 -0700
In-reply-to:
 <CAC7-vpBHuwkWBLqCPfAMSKFrz=wWbgU3FKSqm+0wzubboffwzA@mail.gmail.com>
Comments: In reply to Wawrzek Niewodniczanski <main@wawrzek.name>
 "Re: mapfile, many files and globbin" (Jun  5, 10:30pm)
References:
 <CAC7-vpCQajB9OFer41GAtrf3-uTxx856fasr7MWu2w+akJjUZg@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAH+w=7aDh+Q4GjpGm4=ekhxUtOXJZk0nmwN3UgSrHa9heVZ_Zg@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAC7-vpBHuwkWBLqCPfAMSKFrz=wWbgU3FKSqm+0wzubboffwzA@mail.gmail.com>
X-Mailer: OpenZMail Classic (0.9.2 24April2005)
To: Wawrzek Niewodniczanski <main@wawrzek.name>
Subject: Re: mapfile, many files and globbin
Cc: Zsh Users <zsh-users@zsh.org>
MIME-version: 1.0
Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

On Jun 5, 10:30pm, Wawrzek Niewodniczanski wrote:
}
} I just tested it and got:
} 
} names=( TEST/**/*list(.L+0e:'reply=(${(f)mapfile[$REPLY]})':) )
} zsh: bad floating point constant
} zsh: bad floating point constant
} zsh: no matches found: TEST/**/*list(.L+0e:reply=(${(f)mapfile[$REPLY]}):)
} 
} What's wrong?

You don't have the zsh/mapfile module loaded, so $mapfile is being
treated as an ordinary array and the subscript (that is, each file's
name) is being interpreted as an arithmetic expression.