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:bazI 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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