Re: _normal:26: bad math expression: operator expected at `0 '

[Peter Stephenson <pws@xxxxxxx>]

Roman Neuhauser wrote:
> > It's hard to see how this problem can occur in 4.0.4, unless there's
> > some additional option we should be setting for compatibility in the
> > list given by $_comp_options.  If it really is the function from 4.0.4,
> > try running `emulate zsh' before starting and using the new completion
> > system.  If it works after that, it would help if you send a list of
> > options you've got set.
> 
>     You've nailed it down, thanks! Let me know if you need anything else.
> 
>     roman@roman ~ > setopt                                        107:0
>...
>     octalzeroes
>...

This is the one.  I think this applies cleanly to 4.0, but it's obvious
how to do it by hand anyway.

You can fix it simply by editing the installed compinit to add
NO_octalzeroes to _comp_options.

Index: Completion/compinit
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/zsh/zsh/Completion/compinit,v
retrieving revision 1.8
diff -u -r1.8 compinit
--- Completion/compinit	13 Mar 2002 09:28:05 -0000	1.8
+++ Completion/compinit	25 Apr 2002 15:29:47 -0000
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@
     NO_allexport
     NO_aliases
     NO_errexit
+    NO_octalzeroes
 )
 
 # And this one should be `eval'ed at the beginning of every entry point

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Peter Stephenson <pws@xxxxxxx>                  Software Engineer
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