Re: "${*:offset:length}" and ksh93/bash compatibility

[Jun T <takimoto-j@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 2022/03/16 14:57, I wrote:
> 
> The following patch seems to work for
> "${*:1:2}"   "${@:1:2}"  "$a[@]:0:2}"  "${a[*]:0:2}"

This is a test for the patch.


diff --git a/Test/D04parameter.ztst b/Test/D04parameter.ztst
index b6b1f2e33..20f731dcb 100644
--- a/Test/D04parameter.ztst
+++ b/Test/D04parameter.ztst
@@ -1693,6 +1693,30 @@
 >b
 >c
 
+   () {
+     emulate -L sh
+     local a=( one two three )
+     printf '<%s><%s>\n' ${a[*]:0:2}
+     printf '<%s><%s>\n' "${a[*]:0:2}"
+     printf '<%s><%s>\n' ${a[@]:0:2}
+     printf '<%s><%s>\n' "${a[@]:0:2}"
+     printf '<%s><%s>\n' "${a:0:2}"
+     printf '<%s><%s>\n' ${*:1:2}
+     printf '<%s><%s>\n' "${*:1:2}"
+     printf '<%s><%s>\n' ${@:1:2}
+     printf '<%s><%s>\n' "${@:1:2}"
+   } one two three
+0:Bash-style offsets, quoted array
+><one><two>
+><one two><>
+><one><two>
+><one><two>
+><on><>
+><one><two>
+><one two><>
+><one><two>
+><one><two>
+
    printf "%n" '[0]'
 1:Regression test for identifier test
 ?(eval):1: not an identifier: [0]