From http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/bash/bash-4.3-patches/bash43-037 Signed-off-by: Gustavo Zacarias BASH PATCH REPORT ================= Bash-Release: 4.3 Patch-ID: bash43-037 Bug-Reported-by: Greg Wooledge Bug-Reference-ID: <20150204144240.GN13956@eeg.ccf.org> Bug-Reference-URL: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2015-02/msg00007.html Bug-Description: If an associative array uses `@' or `*' as a subscript, `declare -p' produces output that cannot be reused as input. Patch (apply with `patch -p0'): *** a/bash-4.3-patched/assoc.c 2011-11-05 16:39:05.000000000 -0400 --- b/assoc.c 2015-02-04 15:28:25.000000000 -0500 *************** *** 437,440 **** --- 440,445 ---- if (sh_contains_shell_metas (tlist->key)) istr = sh_double_quote (tlist->key); + else if (ALL_ELEMENT_SUB (tlist->key[0]) && tlist->key[1] == '\0') + istr = sh_double_quote (tlist->key); else istr = tlist->key; *** a/bash-4.3/patchlevel.h 2012-12-29 10:47:57.000000000 -0500 --- b/patchlevel.h 2014-03-20 20:01:28.000000000 -0400 *************** *** 26,30 **** looks for to find the patch level (for the sccs version string). */ ! #define PATCHLEVEL 36 #endif /* _PATCHLEVEL_H_ */ --- 26,30 ---- looks for to find the patch level (for the sccs version string). */ ! #define PATCHLEVEL 37 #endif /* _PATCHLEVEL_H_ */