netbsd-bugs: bin/33775: /bin/sh doesn't accept "(" before case patterns

Subject: bin/33775: /bin/sh doesn't accept "(" before case patterns
To: None <gnats-admin@netbsd.org, netbsd-bugs@netbsd.org>
From: None <yamt@mwd.biglobe.ne.jp>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 06/20/2006 11:00:01

>Number:         33775
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       /bin/sh doesn't accept "(" before case patterns
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    bin-bug-people
>State:          open
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Jun 20 11:00:00 +0000 2006
>Originator:     YAMAMOTO Takashi <yamt@mwd.biglobe.ne.jp>
>Release:        NetBSD 3.99.20
>Organization:

>Environment:
	
	
System: NetBSD kaeru 3.99.20 NetBSD 3.99.20 (build.kaeru.xen.nodebug.work) #10: Wed May 24 20:17:21 JST 2006 takashi@kaeru:/usr/home/takashi/work/kernel/build.kaeru.xen.nodebug.work i386
Architecture: i386
Machine: i386
>Description:
	our /bin/sh doesn't allow "(" before case patterns while susv3 and
	other major shells seem to allow it.

	$ case a in *) echo A;esac
	A
	$ case a in (*) echo A;esac
	Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")

>How-To-Repeat:
	try to use git.  (http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/)
	in particular, try git-fetch.
>Fix:

>Unformatted: