[augeas-devel] Please confirm: Augeas cannot use number labels in node tests

[Mol, Xavier (SCC)]

Hello Augeas experts,

can someone please confirm to me, that Augeas is unable to relate to numbered nodes in nodes tests with their label?

augtool> set /a/1 "first"
augtool> set /b/1 "second"
augtool> match /*[1 = "second"]
error: Invalid path expression
error: type error
/*[1 = "second"]|=|

There are alternative expressions one can use to pick the right node - e.g.

augtool> match /*[*[1] = "second"]
/b = (none)
augtool> match /*[*[label() = "1"][. = "second"]]
/b = (none)

But still I'm wondering whether this is intentional.

Ciao,
Xavier.

PS: This one obviously fails, because the string "1" will never equal "second"...

augtool> match /*["1" = "second"]
  (no matches)



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