Bash-4.2 patch 38

builtins/read.def

@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ assign_vars:
     }
 #endif
 
-  if (saw_escape)
+  if (saw_escape && input_string && *input_string)
     {
       t = dequote_string (input_string);
       var = bind_read_variable (list->word->word, t);

patchlevel.h

@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@
    regexp `^#define[ 	]*PATCHLEVEL', since that's what support/mkversion.sh
    looks for to find the patch level (for the sccs version string). */
 
-#define PATCHLEVEL 37
+#define PATCHLEVEL 38
 
 #endif /* _PATCHLEVEL_H_ */