- /* declare -a name makes name an array variable. */
- if ((making_array_special || (flags_on & att_array)) && array_p (var) == 0)
+ if ((flags_on & att_array) && assoc_p (var))
+ {
+ builtin_error (_("%s: cannot convert associative to indexed array"), name);
+ any_failed++;
+ NEXT_VARIABLE ();
+ }
+ if ((flags_on & att_assoc) && array_p (var))
+ {
+ builtin_error (_("%s: cannot convert indexed to associative array"), name);
+ any_failed++;
+ NEXT_VARIABLE ();
+ }
+
+ /* declare -A name[[n]] makes name an associative array variable. */
+ if (flags_on & att_assoc)
+ {
+ if (assoc_p (var) == 0)
+ var = convert_var_to_assoc (var);
+ }
+ /* declare -a name[[n]] or declare name[n] makes name an indexed
+ array variable. */
+ else if ((making_array_special || (flags_on & att_array)) && array_p (var) == 0)