Re: stuck at bash unexpected token `(' error

[Kerin Millar]

On Sat, 4 Mar 2023 15:24:42 +0100
alex xmb ratchev <fxmbsw7@gmail.com> wrote:

> actually i work arounded by setting shopt -s extglob to the top of the
> script
> 
> but thats a work around
> 
> when looking at the script see shopt -s and that wasnt enuff , will move up
> 
> but .. isnt this a bug ?

It is not. Enabling extglob changes the way in which the parser works. 
Therefore, it needs to be enabled prior to bash encountering any code that 
would otherwise constitute a syntax error. It is not a feature for which 
enablement can be indefinitely postponed (at least, not in practical terms). 
The simplest approach is to enable extglob at the earliest possible 
opportunity, unconditionally.

-- 
Kerin Millar