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=cmd cancels the whole code block

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From: Stephane Chazelas <Stephane_Chazelas@xxxxxxxx>
To: Zsh hackers list <zsh-workers@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: =cmd cancels the whole code block
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 15:58:33 +0000
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~$ zsh -f
% a==a
zsh: a not found
% echo $?
1
% a==a || a==b
zsh: a not found
% a==a; echo $?
zsh: a not found
% (a==a); echo $?
zsh: a not found
1
% {
cursh> a==a
cursh> echo foo
cursh> echo bar
cursh> }
zsh: a not found
%

should it be considered as a normal behavior?

Revealed following a recent usenet thread in comp.unix.shell.
For one trying to do:

{ EDITOR==emacs || EDITOR==vi; } 2> /dev/null

-- 
Stéphane

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