reopen 605095
kthxbye

On Friday 03,December,2010 03:47 AM, Adam D. Barratt wrote:
> [...]
> Actually, they're *not* the same; whether the difference is relevant is
> a different question, but there is a difference.
> 
> From bash(1):
> 
> When not performing substring expansion, using the forms documented
> below, bash tests for a parameter that is unset or null.  Omitting the
> colon results in a test only for a parameter that is unset.
> 
> and as an example:
> 
> a...@hathi:~$ FOO=
> a...@hathi:~$ echo bar${FOO+:$FOO}:baz
> bar::baz
> a...@hathi:~$ echo bar${FOO:+:$FOO}:baz
> bar:baz

I see. Thanks for clarifying this. This would mean that the bug is indeed
present in the package, though confined to a smaller set of affected cases.

Alexander, sorry for the confusion caused. Could you reupload your NMU, then? I
am currently facing exams at the moment and am not free to do it myself.

Thanks again, and sorry for any inconvenience caused.

-- 
Kind regards,
Loong Jin

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