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Re: [PATCH] Remove support for named references to subscripted variables

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From: Philippe Altherr <philippe.altherr@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Bart Schaefer <schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Zsh hackers list <zsh-workers@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Remove support for named references to subscripted variables
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2026 13:10:05 +0100
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Confirming this is on top of workers/53776, which was already applied.

Yes, workers/53776 was about making sure that statements like "typeset -n ref=()" would trigger an error about the fact that the value () can't be assigned to a not-yet-initialized reference. The patch above in workers/54269 is about restricting references to plain variables, i.e., allowing "typeset -n ref=array" but not "typeset -n ref=array[index]".

Philippe

References:
- [PATCH] Remove support for named references to subscripted variables
  - From: Philippe Altherr
- Re: [PATCH] Remove support for named references to subscripted variables
  - From: Bart Schaefer
- Re: [PATCH] Remove support for named references to subscripted variables
  - From: Philippe Altherr
- Re: [PATCH] Remove support for named references to subscripted variables
  - From: Bart Schaefer
- Re: [PATCH] Remove support for named references to subscripted variables
  - From: Philippe Altherr
- Re: [PATCH] Remove support for named references to subscripted variables
  - From: Philippe Altherr
- Re: [PATCH] Remove support for named references to subscripted variables
  - From: Bart Schaefer

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