From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Return-Path: <zsh-workers-return-27531-mason-zsh=primenet.com.au@zsh.org>
Received: (qmail 2951 invoked by alias); 18 Dec 2009 15:12:22 -0000
Mailing-List: contact zsh-workers-help@zsh.org; run by ezmlm
Precedence: bulk
X-No-Archive: yes
List-Id: Zsh Workers List <zsh-workers.zsh.org>
List-Post: <mailto:zsh-workers@zsh.org>
List-Help: <mailto:zsh-workers-help@zsh.org>
X-Seq: 27531
Received: (qmail 1505 invoked from network); 18 Dec 2009 15:12:10 -0000
X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on f.primenet.com.au
X-Spam-Level: 
X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.8 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,
	DKIM_VERIFIED,SPF_HELO_PASS autolearn=ham version=3.2.5
Received-SPF: pass (ns1.primenet.com.au: SPF record at alea.gnuu.de designates 83.246.114.63 as permitted sender)
X-DKIM: Sendmail DKIM Filter v2.5.2 uucp.gnuu.de F05B248804E
DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=gnuu.de; s=banki;
	t=1261149125; i=@alea.gnuu.de; bh=eCwqV6/lVBeB0JIpwUeO3fM02xHFuZF0X
	9TWrHGo5H8=; h=To:From:Subject:Date:Message-ID:References:
	 Mime-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Sender; b=WU/8
	9s5hYfyLvzq5IGibZcpB1HVYVh8PCTGPjBbKI4CAr0RoJeLsEXEWgyQE6mrK+6W8rbN
	PfBJLUYlohoRy4/SOGBIhTwMdBvcELt3MZjxiqt1XsCV3KX7p8qL3G1JeC9pnQaE9pd
	1m89hbab5naGwxHjj7a21WSYyBRRD83UE=
To: zsh-workers@zsh.org
Path: not-for-mail
From: =?UTF-8?Q?J=C3=B6rg?= Sommer <joerg@alea.gnuu.de>
Newsgroups: local.mailinglist.zsh
Subject: Re: [PATCH] run-help: ugly workaround for run-help-$X with alias
 for $X
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:51:31 +0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <slrnhin272.246.joerg@alea.gnuu.de>
References: <20091214114004.GA31015@alea.gnuu.de>
 <200912141342.nBEDg23i004301@news01.csr.com>
 <091214075055.ZM8191@torch.brasslantern.com>
 <20091216105725.010c00d9@news01>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
X-Trace: alea.gnuu.de 1261144291 9715 192.168.0.5 (18 Dec 2009 13:51:31 GMT)
X-Complaints-To: usenet@alea.gnuu.de
User-Agent: slrn/pre1.0.0-11 (Linux)
Sender: news <news@alea.gnuu.de>

Hello Peter,

Peter Stephenson <pws@csr.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:50:55 -0800
> Bart Schaefer <schaefer@brasslantern.com> wrote:
>> That unset is probably there because older versions of zsh had some
>> bugs in the implementation of "var=value command ..." particularly in
>> the case where "command" is a function or builtin.  This stemmed from
>> zsh's efforts to avoid forking when no external program was involved.
>
> Actually, it's here (from the diff -u)...
>
> +		unset run_help_orig_cmd
>  		eval "run-help-$1:t ${(qq@)cmd_args[2,-1]}"
>
> ... so maybe I've missed the point:  it may have been to prevent
> $run_help_orig_cmd being seen by run-help-<something>.

Yes, this was my intention. I would like to avoid somebody uses this,
because it's an hack and might^Wshould be removed in the future.

Bye, Jörg.
-- 
< Mr X.> jo: contact an admin to mount it for you
< jo> The admin is not, well how should I say it, he isn't very familiar with
      the system. What should I tell my admin, what he should do?
< Mr X.> taking a sun solaris administration course.