Re: Export problem

[a normal guy <ee_in_co@yahoo.com>]

--- Bart Schaefer <schaefer@candle.brasslantern.com> wrote:
> On Jun 5,  9:18am, Andrej Borsenkow wrote:
> } Subject: RE: Export problem
> }
> } This is a bug. No field splitting should be done in
> parameter assignment
> } context.
> 
> The arguments of the `export' command are not a parameter
> assignment context,
> or at least zsh has never treated them as such.  If you want
> parameter
> assignment context, you have to do two separate commands:
> 
>     RUN_DATE=`date +%Y%m%e%H%M.%S`
>     export RUN_DATE
> 
> This does not do field splitting.
> 
> If the SUS says elsewhere that the arguments of `export' (and
> `typeset' et al.) are to be parsed as parameter assignments,
> we're going to have to change `export' (etc.) from command
> names to keywords.

As for compatibility with other shells (POSIX, Korn shell,
BASH), this would need to be addressed.  An option setting would
do if necessary.

Scott



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