Re: PATCH: expanding parameters like echo/print builtins

[Mikael Magnusson <mikachu@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 11 May 2011 19:26, Peter Stephenson <Peter.Stephenson@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, 11 May 2011 19:19:51 +0200
> Mikael Magnusson <mikachu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> (Should the order
>> parameter expansion flags are applied in be documented somewhere?)
>
> It's documented in *immense* detail in the subsection "Rules" under
> Parameter Expansion, but even the 23 existing rules don't cover
> everything.  Feel free to add another one.  Actually, (V) is covered, at
> rule 15, so maybe you just missed it.

What I meant was that the relation between V and g:: isn't documented,
but yeah, I did miss the whole list :). Here's a patch, minus the
renumbering of subsequent items. Any better names than echo-type
expansion? :)

--- a/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo
+++ b/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo
@@ -1305,6 +1305,9 @@ is applied.
 item(tt(12.) em(Prompt evaluation))(
 Any prompt-style formatting from the tt((%)) family of flags is applied.
 )
+item(tt(13.) em(Echo-type expansion))(
+Any expansion from the tt((g)) flag is applied.
+)
 item(tt(13.) em(Quote application))(
 Any quoting or unquoting using tt((q)) and tt((Q)) and related flags
 is applied.


-- 
Mikael Magnusson