[bug] ash: 'string length'

[Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn]

On Fri, 2 Oct 2009, Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn wrote:

> Consider this script:
>
> ---8<---
> #!/bin/sh
>
> set -e
> #set -x
>
> echo "1. \$1='$1', size \${#\$1}=${#$1}" >&2
> echo "2. \$2='$2', size \${#\$2}=${#$2}" >&2
> echo "3. \$3='$3', size \${#\$3}=${#$3}" >&2
>
> echo "4. \$1='$1', size \${#1}=${#1}" >&2
> --->8---
>
> Expecting error 'bad substitution' on 1., 2. and 3.  I get:
>
> 	size=5
>
> instead, no error.

Would the attached patch be an apprpriate bugfix for the above?


Cheers,

-- 
Cristian
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