[frederik@ugcs.caltech.edu: Bug#236748: zsh: associative array documentation reference broken]

[Clint Adams <schizo@debian.org>]

The wording is different in >= 4.0.9, but "Subscript Flags" is still the
reference.  The entire thread is available at
http://bugs.debian.org/236748

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Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 18:44:50 -0800
From: Frederik Eaton <frederik@ugcs.caltech.edu>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>
Subject: Bug#236748: zsh: associative array documentation reference broken

Package: zsh
Version: 4.0.8-1
Severity: minor

The zshparam man page says:

 For associative arrays, `[*]' or `[@]' evaluate to all the values
 (not the keys, but see Subscript Flags below), in no particular
 order.

There is nothing relevant to this syntax under Subscript Flags. My
guess is that something was moved from Subscript Flags in this page to
Parameter Expansion Flags in zshexpn. Also, it would be helpful if the
reference told the reader where to look in the referred-to section,
rather than making him read all of the entries.

The above sentence should probably read:

 For associative arrays, `[*]' or `[@]' evaluate to all the values
 (not the keys, but see the documentation for the 'k' flag under
 Parameter Expansion Flags in zshexpn(1)), in no particular order.

Thanks.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: powerpc
Kernel: Linux a5.repetae.net 2.4.22-powerpc #1 jeu déc 18 10:17:34 CET 2003 ppc
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8

Versions of packages zsh depends on:
ii  debconf                   1.2.35         Debian configuration management sy
ii  libc6                     2.3.2.ds1-11   GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libcap1                   1:1.10-12      support for getting/setting POSIX.
ii  libncurses5               5.3.20030719-4 Shared libraries for terminal hand
ii  passwd                    1:4.0.3-16     Change and administer password and

-- debconf information:
* zsh/rcmove: 


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