fix var($) problem, bug [0c043a175] (thx dgp)

2 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/generic/tclCompCmds.c b/generic/tclCompCmds.c
index 18f4564..4e7ef97 100644
--- a/generic/tclCompCmds.c
+++ b/generic/tclCompCmds.c
@@ -3373,7 +3373,7 @@ TclPushVarName(
 	    nameChars = p - varTokenPtr[1].start;
 	    elName = p + 1;
 	    remainingChars = (varTokenPtr[2].start - p) - 1;
-	    elNameChars = (varTokenPtr[n].start-p) + varTokenPtr[n].size - 2;
+	    elNameChars = (varTokenPtr[n].start-p) + varTokenPtr[n].size - 1;
 
 	    if (remainingChars) {
 		/*
diff --git a/tests/compile.test b/tests/compile.test
index 22ebc7d..45d69e9 100644
--- a/tests/compile.test
+++ b/tests/compile.test
@@ -455,14 +455,23 @@ test compile-13.1 {testing underestimate of maxStackSize in list cmd} {exec} {
     list [catch {exec [interpreter] << $script} msg] $msg
 } {0 OK}
 
-# Special test for compiling tokens from a copy of the source string. [Bug
-# 599788]
+# Tests compile-14.* for compiling tokens from a copy of the source string. 
+# [Bug 599788] [Bug 0c043a175a47da8c2342]
 test compile-14.1 {testing errors in element name; segfault?} {} {
      catch {set a([error])} msg1
      catch {set bubba([join $abba $jubba]) $vol} msg2
      list $msg1 $msg2
 } {{wrong # args: should be "error message ?errorInfo? ?errorCode?"} {can't read "abba": no such variable}}
 
+test compile-14.2 {testing element name "$"} -body {
+    unset -nocomplain a
+    set a() 1
+    set a(1) 2 
+    set a($) 3
+    list [set a()] [set a(1)] [set a($)] [unset a(); lindex [array names a] 0]
+} -cleanup {unset a} -result [list 1 2 3 {$}]
+
+
 # Tests compile-15.* cover Tcl Bug 633204
 test compile-15.1 {proper TCL_RETURN code from [return]} {
     apply {{} {catch return}}