--- /dev/null
+ BASH PATCH REPORT
+ =================
+
+Bash-Release: 4.3
+Patch-ID: bash43-037
+
+Bug-Reported-by: Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org>
+Bug-Reference-ID: <20150204144240.GN13956@eeg.ccf.org>
+Bug-Reference-URL: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2015-02/msg00007.html
+
+Bug-Description:
+
+If an associative array uses `@' or `*' as a subscript, `declare -p' produces
+output that cannot be reused as input.
+
+Patch (apply with `patch -p0'):
+
+--- a/assoc.c
++++ b/assoc.c
+@@ -436,6 +436,8 @@ assoc_to_assign (hash, quoted)
+ #if 1
+ if (sh_contains_shell_metas (tlist->key))
+ istr = sh_double_quote (tlist->key);
++ else if (ALL_ELEMENT_SUB (tlist->key[0]) && tlist->key[1] == '\0')
++ istr = sh_double_quote (tlist->key);
+ else
+ istr = tlist->key;
+ #else
+--- a/patchlevel.h
++++ b/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 36
++#define PATCHLEVEL 37
+
+ #endif /* _PATCHLEVEL_H_ */