PATCH: document more alias problems

[Peter Stephenson <Peter.Stephenson@xxxxxxx>]

While I'm at it, it's probably high time that another note on alias
problems was promoted to the manual.  It's been in the FAQ for a while
but it could do with highlighting since it's really annoying and
confusing if you come across it.

Index: Doc/Zsh/grammar.yo
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--- Doc/Zsh/grammar.yo	27 Oct 2010 12:29:13 -0000	1.20
+++ Doc/Zsh/grammar.yo	27 Oct 2010 12:45:19 -0000
@@ -500,6 +500,27 @@ is too late to expand the newly defined 
 a problem in shell scripts, functions, and code executed with `tt(source)'
 or `tt(.)'.  Consequently, use of functions rather than aliases is
 recommended in non-interactive code.
+
+Note also the unhelpful interaction of aliases and function definitions:
+
+example(alias func='noglob func'
+func+LPAR()RPAR() {
+    echo Do something with $*
+})
+
+Because aliases are expanded in function definitions, this causes the
+following command to be executed:
+
+example(noglob func+LPAR()RPAR() {
+    echo Do something with $*
+})
+
+which defines tt(noglob) as well as tt(func) as functions with the
+body given.  To avoid this, either quote the name tt(func) or use the
+alternative function definition form `tt(function func)'.  Ensuring the
+alias is defined after the function works but is problematic if the
+code fragment might be re-executed.
+
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 sect(Quoting)
 cindex(quoting)

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