From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:53:35 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] Test t5560: Fix test when run with dash
Message-ID: <7vr5prxhz4.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <201001152017.00121.j6t@kdbg.org>

Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org> writes:

> These are exactly the definitions that I meant. The statement that variables 
> are not exported is in "2.9.1 Simple Commands" 
> http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/V3_chap02.html#tag_18_09_01
>
> "[If there is a command name], the variable assignments shall be exported for 
> the execution environment of the command and shall not affect the current 
> execution environment (except for special built-ins)."

Note the "except for special built-ins".  I was unsure yesterday because
it does not say "except for special built-ins and shell functions".