Re: Unsetting a variable that was not previously set

[Peter Stephenson <pws@xxxxxxx>]

Oliver Kiddle wrote:
> Also, at the moment, it seems
> that for an readonly variable, it is returning 0 which is clearly
> wrong.

Hmm, the code is full of calls to unsetparam_pm() and they are all
(except now this one) being roundly ignored.

Index: Src/builtin.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/zsh/zsh/Src/builtin.c,v
retrieving revision 1.99
diff -u -r1.99 builtin.c
--- Src/builtin.c	28 Mar 2003 20:21:00 -0000	1.99
+++ Src/builtin.c	4 Apr 2003 16:41:41 -0000
@@ -2580,8 +2580,10 @@
 		zerrnam(name, "%s: invalid element for unset", s, 0);
 		returnval = 1;
 	    }
-	} else
-	    unsetparam_pm(pm, 0, 1);
+	} else {
+	    if (unsetparam_pm(pm, 0, 1))
+		returnval = 1;
+	}
 	if (ss)
 	    *ss = '[';
     }
Index: Src/params.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/zsh/zsh/Src/params.c,v
retrieving revision 1.70
diff -u -r1.70 params.c
--- Src/params.c	11 Mar 2003 17:29:58 -0000	1.70
+++ Src/params.c	4 Apr 2003 16:41:41 -0000
@@ -2214,18 +2214,18 @@
 /* Unset a parameter */
 
 /**/
-mod_export void
+mod_export int
 unsetparam_pm(Param pm, int altflag, int exp)
 {
     Param oldpm, altpm;
 
     if ((pm->flags & PM_READONLY) && pm->level <= locallevel) {
 	zerr("read-only variable: %s", pm->nam, 0);
-	return;
+	return 1;
     }
     if ((pm->flags & PM_RESTRICTED) && isset(RESTRICTED)) {
 	zerr("%s: restricted", pm->nam, 0);
-	return;
+	return 1;
     }
     pm->unsetfn(pm, exp);
     if ((pm->flags & PM_EXPORTED) && pm->env) {
@@ -2267,7 +2267,7 @@
      */
     if ((pm->level && locallevel >= pm->level) ||
 	(pm->flags & (PM_SPECIAL|PM_REMOVABLE)) == PM_SPECIAL)
-	return;
+	return 0;
 
     /* remove parameter node from table */
     paramtab->removenode(paramtab, pm->nam);
@@ -2292,6 +2292,8 @@
     }
 
     paramtab->freenode((HashNode) pm); /* free parameter node */
+
+    return 0;
 }
 
 /* Standard function to unset a parameter.  This is mostly delegated to *

-- 
Peter Stephenson <pws@xxxxxxx>                  Software Engineer
CSR Ltd., Science Park, Milton Road,
Cambridge, CB4 0WH, UK                          Tel: +44 (0)1223 692070


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