Is quoting of the assigned value needed?

[Sebastian Gniazdowski <sgniazdowski@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,
SH_WORD_SPLIT doesn't seem to cause any effects in this context:

setopt SH_WORD_SPLIT
var1="a   b"
var2=$var1
print "$var2"

Output: a   b

And also ${:-} doesn't reveal any effects:

setopt SH_WORD_SPLIT
var1="a   b"
var2=${:-$var1}
print  "$var2"

Output: a   b

Is there however maybe a different option or substitution that would
influence the assignment when unquoted?

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