Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: x86_64
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: gcc -I/usr/src/packages/BUILD/bash-3.1
-L/usr/src/packages/BUILD/bash-3.1/../readline-5.1
Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='x86_64'
-DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='x86_64-suse-linux-gnu'
-DCONF_VENDOR='suse' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL
-DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I./include -I./lib -O2 -fmessage-length=0 -Wall
-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -g -D_GNU_SOURCE -DRECYCLES_PIDS -Wall -pipe -g -fPIE
-fbranch-probabilities
uname output: Linux t60 2.6.18.8-0.13-default #1 SMP Thu Nov 6 13:35:13 UTC
2008 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Machine Type: x86_64-suse-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 3.1
Patch Level: 17
Release Status: release
Description:
I would have expected the output to be 2 in both cases. My mistake or
yours? :-)
Repeat-By:
a=1; echo foo;{ a=2; }; echo $a # output: 2
a=1; echo foo|{ a=2; }; echo $a # output: 1
Bug or feature?
