Re: [bug #66460] A documentation correction regarding an array nameref???

"The nameref attribute cannot be applied to array variables." Some thoughts on English language Perhaps "attribute" could be more explicitly defined? ...as something like, 'a characteristic [ given to | assigned to | applied to | associated with | defining a ] parameter (or a parameter's util

Re: "printf %d ''" should diagnose the empty string

On 2024-11-20 07:31, Martin D Kealey wrote: From a semantic perspective, because "" doesn't contain any non-digits. Under that argument, "printf %d -" shouldn't report an error either, because "-" doesn't contain anything other than what could appear in an integer. Anyway, this isn't an is

Re: "printf %d ''" should diagnose the empty string

On 11/20/24 10:31 AM, Martin D Kealey wrote: On Wed, 20 Nov 2024, 07:36 Paul Eggert, > wrote: However, I don't see why Bash should differ from POSIX behavior. Bash already diagnoses "printf %d x" and "printf %d ' '"; why should it be silent about "printf

Re: [bug #66460] A documentation correction regarding an array nameref???

On 11/20/24 4:48 AM, Wiley Young wrote: "The nameref attribute cannot be applied to array variables." Some thoughts on English language Perhaps "attribute" could be more explicitly defined? ...as something like, 'a characteristic [ given to | assigned to | applied to | associated with | d

Re: "printf %d ''" should diagnose the empty string

On Wed, 20 Nov 2024, 07:36 Paul Eggert, wrote: > However, I don't see why Bash should differ from POSIX behavior. Bash > already diagnoses "printf %d x" and "printf %d ' '"; why should it be > silent about "printf %d ''"? > >From a semantic perspective, because "" doesn't contain any non-digits.