Re: FAILED test-ob-shell/bash-uses-assoc-arrays

[Max Nikulin]

On 24/04/2024 19:54, Ihor Radchenko wrote:
> Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > On 15/04/2024 23:46, Alexander Adolf wrote:
> > >      FAILED  test-ob-shell/bash-uses-assoc-arrays  ((should (equal "two"
> > > (org-trim (org-babel-execute-src-block)))) :form (equal "two" "three")
> > > :value nil :explanation (arrays-of-different-length 3 5 "two" "three"
> > > first-mismatch-at 1))
> > >      FAILED  test-ob-shell/bash-uses-assoc-arrays-with-lists  ((should
> > > (equal "20 cm" (org-trim (org-babel-execute-src-block)))) :form (equal
> > > "20 cm" "50 dl") :value nil :explanation (array-elt 0 (different-atoms
> > > (50 "#x32" "?2") (53 "#x35" "?5"))))
> >
> > My guess is that GPLv2 BASH on macOS does not support associative
> > arrays. Perhaps these tests should be skipped if BASH_VERSION is not
> > fresh enough (not supplied by Apple).
>
> I guess so. Which bash versions should we cut off?

/usr/share/doc/bash/NEWS.gz
> This is a terse description of the new features added to bash-4.0 since
> the release of bash-3.2.  As always, the manual page (doc/bash.1) is
> the place to look for complete descriptions.
[...]
> ii. The shell provides associative array variables, with the appropriate
>     support to create, delete, assign values to, and expand them.

it is consistent with license change discussions
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20102597