From: Bart Schaefer <schaefer@brasslantern.com>
To: Martijn Dekker <martijn@inlv.org>,
Zsh hackers list <zsh-workers@zsh.org>
Subject: Re: spurious 'case' parse error
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2017 08:42:46 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <170922084246.ZM22988@torch.brasslantern.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <6fb7e839-48ce-51a4-1d64-bbbf498c5bfb@inlv.org>
On Sep 22, 3:11pm, Martijn Dekker wrote:
}
} case x in
} (x)echo ok ;;
} esac
}
} Output:
} test.zsh:2: parse error near `ok'
}
} The cause is the lack of space after the ')'; that space should be
} optional, but is mandatory in zsh.
That's almost certainly happening because
case xecho in
(x|y)echo)echo ok;;
esac
is valid syntax for zsh, so (x)echo is being parsed as a pattern and then
the closing paren is found to be missing.
The space is optional when in sh emulation where grouping syntax is not
allowed in patterns:
Src/zsh --emulate sh
$ case x in
> (x|y)echo ok;;
> esac
echo ok
$
This is probably not going to change, but we'll see what PWS has to say
when he returns from vacation.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2017-09-22 15:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-09-22 14:11 Martijn Dekker
2017-09-22 15:42 ` Bart Schaefer [this message]
2017-09-22 16:59 ` Martijn Dekker
2017-09-23 17:16 ` Peter Stephenson
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