*** ../bash-4.2-patched/parse.y	2011-11-21 18:03:36.000000000 -0500
--- parse.y	2012-06-07 12:48:47.000000000 -0400
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*** 4900,4905 ****
--- 4916,4924 ----
        return (current_command_line_count == 2 ? "\n" : "");
      }
  
+   if (parser_state & PST_COMPASSIGN)
+     return (" ");
+ 
    /* First, handle some special cases. */
    /*(*/
    /* If we just read `()', assume it's a function definition, and don't