Re: stuck at bash unexpected token `(' error

[alex xmb ratchev]

On Sun, Mar 5, 2023, 2:27 AM Kerin Millar <kfm@plushkava.net> wrote:

> On Sat, 4 Mar 2023 15:24:42 +0100
> alex xmb ratchev <fxmbsw7@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > actually i work arounded by setting shopt -s extglob to the top of the
> > script
> >
> > but thats a work around
> >
> > when looking at the script see shopt -s and that wasnt enuff , will move
> up
> >
> > but .. isnt this a bug ?
>
> It is not. Enabling extglob changes the way in which the parser works.
> Therefore, it needs to be enabled prior to bash encountering any code that
> would otherwise constitute a syntax error. It is not a feature for which
> enablement can be indefinitely postponed (at least, not in practical
> terms). The simplest approach is to enable extglob at the earliest possible
> opportunity, unconditionally.
>

i see thers style that needs to be pre enabled , dunno much .. nullglob
worked

thanks


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> Kerin Millar
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