Re: Why does case-pattern undergo "process substitution"?

[shynur .]

> Eric:
> my guess would be is that it's a consequence of the

> parser, and it's simpler to inherit the behavior

> whereas removing it specifically for case patterns

> would require a deliberate change in the code.


If so, I think this will happen to both _word_ and

_pattern_.  But the manual doesn't say _word_

will undergo “process substitution”.