Re: Bug#537283: homing in

[Clint Adams <schizo@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Sep 02, 2009 at 09:09:12AM +0200, martin f krafft wrote:
> % precmd_test() { set -x; test -d . && echo . is a directory; set +x; }
> % precmd_functions=(precmd_test)
> +precmd_test:0> test -d .
> +precmd_test:0> echo . is a directory
> . is a directory
> +precmd_test:0> set +x
> % [PRESS CTRL-C]
> +precmd_test:0> test -d .
> precmd_test:test: argument expected
> +precmd_test:0> set +x
> 
> 
> The same happens with [ -d . ], but /usr/bin/test and /usr/bin/[
> work fine. Thus, there must be something fundamentally out of order
> with precmd functions and builtin tests which shows only when precmd
> functions are called without a preceding exec() by the shell.
> Running an external programme before the test from the precmd
> function (e.g. ls >/dev/null) does not work though.
> 
> I can reproduce this with zsh -f.

This is the same with precmd()