Blame SOURCES/bash-setlocale.patch

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--- bash-3.0/builtins/setattr.def.setlocale	2005-08-08 12:22:42.000000000 +0100
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+++ bash-3.0/builtins/setattr.def	2005-08-08 12:25:16.000000000 +0100
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@@ -423,4 +423,7 @@
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   if (var && (exported_p (var) || (attribute & att_exported)))
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     array_needs_making++;	/* XXX */
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+
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+  if (var)
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+    stupidly_hack_special_variables (name);
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 }