Zsh alias question [solved (sort of)]

In my .zshrc, I have this line:
source /path/to/aliases_file
. The aliases file contains the line
alias -- -=popd
. When I log in or create a new urxvt window, I get the message:
/path/to/aliases_file:1: bad option: -=
But if I run exactly the same command manually,
alias -- -=popd
it works. Can anyone explain this to me? And is there a way to get the source command to apply that alias file without throwing the error?
Thanks.
Last edited by ibrunton (2012-09-15 13:49:29)

eyeck% zsh --version
zsh 5.0.0 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu)
eyeck% cat .zshrc
source aliases
eyeck% cat aliases
alias -- -=popd
eyeck% zsh
eyeck% -
popd: directory stack empty
eyeck% alias
-=popd
run-help=man
which-command=whence
Copied and pasted the command directly from your post. I am using extra/zsh 5.0.0-2 without any custom patches or anything of the sort.
Last edited by eyeck (2012-09-15 02:55:03)

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