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@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ Compatibility with previous versions ==================================== This document details the incompatibilities between this version of bash, -bash-4.4, and the previous widely-available versions, bash-3.x (which is -still the `standard' version for Mac OS X), 4.1/4.2 (which are still -standard on a few Linux distributions), and bash-4.3, the current +bash-5.0, and the previous widely-available versions, bash-3.x (which is +still the `standard' version for Mac OS X), 4.2/4.3 (which are still +standard on a few Linux distributions), and bash-4.4, the current widely-available version. These were discovered by users of bash-2.x through 4.x, so this list is not comprehensive. Some of these incompatibilities occur between the current version and versions 2.0 and @@ -391,6 +391,11 @@ above. argument to `declare' or a similar builtin expands to a word that looks like a compound array assignment (e.g. declare w=$x where x='(foo)'). +60. Bash-5.0 only sets up BASH_ARGV and BASH_ARGC at startup if extended + debugging mode is active. The old behavior of unconditionally setting + BASH_ARGC and BASH_ARGV is available at compatibility levels less than + or equal to 44. + Shell Compatibility Level ========================= @@ -451,6 +456,11 @@ compat43 set continue loops in the calling context. Bash-4.4 and later reset the loop state to prevent this. +compat44 set + - the shell sets up the values used by BASH_ARGV and BASH_ARGC so + they can expand to the shell's positional parameters even if extended + debug mode is not enabled + ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, |