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Re: [PATCH 1/3] Extended ksh compatibility: namespace parameter syntax

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From: Bart Schaefer <schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Mikael Magnusson <mikachu@xxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] Extended ksh compatibility: namespace parameter syntax
Date: Sun, 21 May 2023 21:35:07 -0700
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On Sun, May 21, 2023 at 7:36 PM Mikael Magnusson <mikachu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > So, to match the intent of ksh as I understand it:
> >  * .identifier.x is always treating identifier as a namespace
> >  * identifier.x is always treating identifier as a compound var
> >  * this is consistent across assignment LHS and expansion
>
> Does this mean compound vars can't be namespaced?

No, but it does mean namespaces can't be nested.

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References:
- [PATCH 1/3] Extended ksh compatibility: namespace parameter syntax
  - From: Bart Schaefer
- Re: [PATCH 1/3] Extended ksh compatibility: namespace parameter syntax
  - From: Oliver Kiddle
- Re: [PATCH 1/3] Extended ksh compatibility: namespace parameter syntax
  - From: Bart Schaefer
- Re: [PATCH 1/3] Extended ksh compatibility: namespace parameter syntax
  - From: Oliver Kiddle
- Re: [PATCH 1/3] Extended ksh compatibility: namespace parameter syntax
  - From: Bart Schaefer
- Re: [PATCH 1/3] Extended ksh compatibility: namespace parameter syntax
  - From: Phil Pennock
- Re: [PATCH 1/3] Extended ksh compatibility: namespace parameter syntax
  - From: Bart Schaefer
- Re: [PATCH 1/3] Extended ksh compatibility: namespace parameter syntax
  - From: Phil Pennock
- Re: [PATCH 1/3] Extended ksh compatibility: namespace parameter syntax
  - From: Mikael Magnusson

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