bash IFS bug....

[kiexpert]

Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: i386
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: gcc
Compilation CFLAGS:  -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i386' 
-DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i386-redhat-linux-gnu' 
-DCONF_VENDOR='redhat' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H  -D_GNU_SOURCE 
-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64  -I.  -I. -I./include -I./lib -I/usr/include -O2 
-march=i386 -mcpu=i686
uname output: Linux kiexpert.nobreak.com 2.2.17-8wl2 #1 Sun Jan 14 22:01:31 KST 
2001 i686 unknown
Machine Type: i386-redhat-linux-gnu

Bash Version: 2.04
Patch Level: 11
Release Status: release

Description:
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parsing '/dos/work/win98sys/Program Files/Internet Explorer' with IFS='/' 
each loop show the results like below

------------ begin of below --------------

''
'dos'
'work'
'win98sys'
'Program'
'Files'
'Internet'
'Explorer'

--------------- end of below --------------

i think it seems has many trouble with many old bash scripts...

this is bug??? or added function???

reply me please....

Thank you for reading my troubled english letter :-)     

bye~~~!!


Repeat-By:
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        to occur.]


troubled script is getting filename and extension from the full-path like 
below...


function parse_NE() {(
        IFS="/"
        rv=""
        for f in $*; do
                rv=$f
                done
        echo "$rv"
        );}

this script don't work perfectly... T.T

please help me...


Fix:
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        fix for the problem, don't include this section.]