[0c043a175] backport fix from trunk.

2 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/generic/tclCompCmds.c b/generic/tclCompCmds.c
index 809a6c6..2f72263 100644
--- a/generic/tclCompCmds.c
+++ b/generic/tclCompCmds.c
@@ -4976,7 +4976,7 @@ PushVarName(
 	    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 7e9dcda..7646c12 100644
--- a/tests/compile.test
+++ b/tests/compile.test
@@ -422,14 +422,22 @@ 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 [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($)] [unset a() a(1); lindex [array names a] 0]
+} -cleanup {unset a} -result [list 1 2 3 {$}]
+
+
 # Tests compile-15.* cover Tcl Bug 633204
 test compile-15.1 {proper TCL_RETURN code from [return]} {
     proc p {} {catch return}