diff --git a/CWRU/CWRU.chlog b/CWRU/CWRU.chlog
index 01ff4312..1c1cfed5 100644
--- a/CWRU/CWRU.chlog
+++ b/CWRU/CWRU.chlog
@@ -3777,3 +3777,39 @@ lib/readline/isearch.c
 	- rl_display_search: don't call rl_redisplay_function before returning;
 	  rl_message already calls it. Reported by
 	  Frédéric Moulins <frederic@moulins.org>
+
+configure.ac
+	- bumped version to bash-5.2-rc2
+
+				   7/18
+				   ----
+jobs.c
+	- set_job_control: don't bother calling tcgetpgrp if shell_tty < 0,
+	  since it will just fail
+
+variables.c
+	- reset_local_contexts: new function, delete all context tables
+	  associated with shell functions and set variable_context to 0.
+	  Called when we want to stop executing in a shell function without
+	  going through the pop_context chain with its side effects
+
+variables.h
+	- reset_local_contexts: extern declaration
+
+builtins/evalstring.c
+	- parse_and_execute: call reset_local_contexts instead of setting
+	  variable_context to 0
+
+eval.c
+	- reader_loop: call reset_local_contexts in cases where the shell has
+	  longjmped for a fatal error and errexit is enabled (ERREXIT), but
+	  not for other cases, and especially not for the exit builtin,
+	  instead of just setting variable_context to 0. Fixes issue originally
+	  reported by Robert Stoll <robert.stoll@tegonal.com>
+
+subst.c
+	- pat_subst: implement sed-like behavior when presented with a null
+	  pattern that's anchored at the start or end of the string, or when
+	  presented with a null string: process the replacement string for `&'
+	  and `\&' and substitute in the result as before. Patch from
+	  Koichi Murase <myoga.murase@gmail.com>
diff --git a/builtins/evalstring.c b/builtins/evalstring.c
index 7023eb32..fd635299 100644
--- a/builtins/evalstring.c
+++ b/builtins/evalstring.c
@@ -363,12 +363,14 @@ parse_and_execute (string, from_file, flags)
 		 these circumstances.  Don't bother with cleanup here because
 		 we don't want to run the function execution cleanup stuff
 		 that will cause pop_context and other functions to run.
+		 We call reset_local_contexts() instead, which just frees
+		 context memory.
 		 XXX - change that if we want the function context to be
 		 unwound. */
 	      if (exit_immediately_on_error && variable_context)
 	        {
 	          discard_unwind_frame ("pe_dispose");
-		  variable_context = 0;	/* not in a function */
+	          reset_local_contexts (); /* not in a function */
 	        }
 	      should_jump_to_top_level = 1;
 	      goto out;
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 83f2a214..994f7275 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #! /bin/sh
-# From configure.ac for Bash 5.2, version 5.042.
+# From configure.ac for Bash 5.2, version 5.043.
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
-# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71 for bash 5.2-rc1.
+# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71 for bash 5.2-rc2.
 #
 # Report bugs to <bug-bash@gnu.org>.
 #
@@ -612,8 +612,8 @@ MAKEFLAGS=
 # Identity of this package.
 PACKAGE_NAME='bash'
 PACKAGE_TARNAME='bash'
-PACKAGE_VERSION='5.2-rc1'
-PACKAGE_STRING='bash 5.2-rc1'
+PACKAGE_VERSION='5.2-rc2'
+PACKAGE_STRING='bash 5.2-rc2'
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='bug-bash@gnu.org'
 PACKAGE_URL=''
 
@@ -1467,7 +1467,7 @@ if test "$ac_init_help" = "long"; then
   # Omit some internal or obsolete options to make the list less imposing.
   # This message is too long to be a string in the A/UX 3.1 sh.
   cat <<_ACEOF
-\`configure' configures bash 5.2-rc1 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
+\`configure' configures bash 5.2-rc2 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
 
 Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
 
@@ -1533,7 +1533,7 @@ fi
 
 if test -n "$ac_init_help"; then
   case $ac_init_help in
-     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of bash 5.2-rc1:";;
+     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of bash 5.2-rc2:";;
    esac
   cat <<\_ACEOF
 
@@ -1740,7 +1740,7 @@ fi
 test -n "$ac_init_help" && exit $ac_status
 if $ac_init_version; then
   cat <<\_ACEOF
-bash configure 5.2-rc1
+bash configure 5.2-rc2
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71
 
 Copyright (C) 2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -2397,7 +2397,7 @@ cat >config.log <<_ACEOF
 This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
 running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
 
-It was created by bash $as_me 5.2-rc1, which was
+It was created by bash $as_me 5.2-rc2, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71.  Invocation command line was
 
   $ $0$ac_configure_args_raw
@@ -3176,7 +3176,7 @@ ac_config_headers="$ac_config_headers config.h"
 
 
 BASHVERS=5.2
-RELSTATUS=rc1
+RELSTATUS=rc2
 
 case "$RELSTATUS" in
 alp*|bet*|dev*|rc*|releng*|maint*)	DEBUG='-DDEBUG' MALLOC_DEBUG='-DMALLOC_DEBUG' ;;
@@ -22369,7 +22369,7 @@ cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<\_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 # report actual input values of CONFIG_FILES etc. instead of their
 # values after options handling.
 ac_log="
-This file was extended by bash $as_me 5.2-rc1, which was
+This file was extended by bash $as_me 5.2-rc2, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71.  Invocation command line was
 
   CONFIG_FILES    = $CONFIG_FILES
@@ -22437,7 +22437,7 @@ ac_cs_config_escaped=`printf "%s\n" "$ac_cs_config" | sed "s/^ //; s/'/'\\\\\\\\
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 ac_cs_config='$ac_cs_config_escaped'
 ac_cs_version="\\
-bash config.status 5.2-rc1
+bash config.status 5.2-rc2
 configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71,
   with options \\"\$ac_cs_config\\"
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 47a000da..034b3e23 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 #   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 #   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-AC_REVISION([for Bash 5.2, version 5.042])dnl
+AC_REVISION([for Bash 5.2, version 5.043])dnl
 
 define(bashvers, 5.2)
-define(relstatus, rc1)
+define(relstatus, rc2)
 
 AC_INIT([bash], bashvers-relstatus, [bug-bash@gnu.org])
 
diff --git a/eval.c b/eval.c
index 660e362d..17fbf736 100644
--- a/eval.c
+++ b/eval.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* eval.c -- reading and evaluating commands. */
 
-/* Copyright (C) 1996-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1996-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    This file is part of GNU Bash, the Bourne Again SHell.
 
@@ -90,13 +90,13 @@ reader_loop ()
 	  switch (code)
 	    {
 	      /* Some kind of throw to top_level has occurred. */
-	    case FORCE_EOF:
 	    case ERREXIT:
+	      if (exit_immediately_on_error)
+		reset_local_contexts ();	/* not in a function */
+	    case FORCE_EOF:
 	    case EXITPROG:
 	    case EXITBLTIN:
 	      current_command = (COMMAND *)NULL;
-	      if (exit_immediately_on_error)
-		variable_context = 0;	/* not in a function */
 	      EOF_Reached = EOF;
 	      goto exec_done;
 
diff --git a/jobs.c b/jobs.c
index 2c91fb0e..6b986ed7 100644
--- a/jobs.c
+++ b/jobs.c
@@ -4963,7 +4963,7 @@ set_job_control (arg)
   old = job_control;
   job_control = arg;
 
-  if (terminal_pgrp == NO_PID)
+  if (terminal_pgrp == NO_PID && shell_tty >= 0)
     terminal_pgrp = tcgetpgrp (shell_tty);
 
   /* If we're turning on job control we're going to want to know the shell's
diff --git a/parse.y b/parse.y
index 402ef071..0d6f91db 100644
--- a/parse.y
+++ b/parse.y
@@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ simple_list:	simple_list1
 			{
 			  $$ = $1;
 			  if (need_here_doc)
-			    gather_here_documents ();
+			    gather_here_documents ();	/* XXX */
 			  if ((parser_state & PST_CMDSUBST) && current_token == shell_eof_token)
 			    {
 INTERNAL_DEBUG (("LEGACY: parser: command substitution simple_list1 -> simple_list"));
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ INTERNAL_DEBUG (("LEGACY: parser: command substitution simple_list1 -> simple_li
 			  else
 			    $$ = command_connect ($1, (COMMAND *)NULL, '&');
 			  if (need_here_doc)
-			    gather_here_documents ();
+			    gather_here_documents (); /* XXX */
 			  if ((parser_state & PST_CMDSUBST) && current_token == shell_eof_token)
 			    {
 INTERNAL_DEBUG (("LEGACY: parser: command substitution simple_list1 '&' -> simple_list"));
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ INTERNAL_DEBUG (("LEGACY: parser: command substitution simple_list1 '&' -> simpl
 			{
 			  $$ = $1;
 			  if (need_here_doc)
-			    gather_here_documents ();
+			    gather_here_documents ();	/* XXX */
 			  if ((parser_state & PST_CMDSUBST) && current_token == shell_eof_token)
 			    {
 INTERNAL_DEBUG (("LEGACY: parser: command substitution simple_list1 ';' -> simple_list"));
diff --git a/subst.c b/subst.c
index 163f42c1..f3980166 100644
--- a/subst.c
+++ b/subst.c
@@ -8930,37 +8930,34 @@ pat_subst (string, pat, rep, mflags)
    *	    STRING and return the result.
    *	3.  A null STRING with a matching pattern means to append REP to
    *	    STRING and return the result.
-   * These don't understand or process `&' in the replacement string.
+   *
+   * These process `&' in the replacement string, like `sed' does when
+   * presented with a BRE of `^' or `$'.
    */
   if ((pat == 0 || *pat == 0) && (mtype == MATCH_BEG || mtype == MATCH_END))
     {
-      replen = STRLEN (rep);
+      rstr = (mflags & MATCH_EXPREP) ? strcreplace (rep, '&', "", 2) : rep;
+      rslen = STRLEN (rstr);
       l = STRLEN (string);
-      ret = (char *)xmalloc (replen + l + 2);
-      if (replen == 0)
+      ret = (char *)xmalloc (rslen + l + 2);
+      if (rslen == 0)
 	strcpy (ret, string);
       else if (mtype == MATCH_BEG)
 	{
-	  strcpy (ret, rep);
-	  strcpy (ret + replen, string);
+	  strcpy (ret, rstr);
+	  strcpy (ret + rslen, string);
 	}
       else
 	{
 	  strcpy (ret, string);
-	  strcpy (ret + l, rep);
+	  strcpy (ret + l, rstr);
 	}
+      if (rstr != rep)
+	free (rstr);
       return (ret);
     }
   else if (*string == 0 && (match_pattern (string, pat, mtype, &s, &e) != 0))
-    {
-      replen = STRLEN (rep);
-      ret = (char *)xmalloc (replen + 1);
-      if (replen == 0)
-	ret[0] = '\0';
-      else
-	strcpy (ret, rep);
-      return (ret);
-    }
+    return ((mflags & MATCH_EXPREP) ? strcreplace (rep, '&', "", 2) : savestring (rep));
 
   ret = (char *)xmalloc (rsize = 64);
   ret[0] = '\0';
diff --git a/tests/new-exp.right b/tests/new-exp.right
index 628e3ff8..2d4d9b82 100644
--- a/tests/new-exp.right
+++ b/tests/new-exp.right
@@ -780,6 +780,14 @@ let\&ee
 let\&ee
 let&ee
 let&ee
+twoone
+&twoone
+onetwo
+one&two
+two
+&two
+otwone
+&twone
 argv[1] = </>
 argv[1] = </>
 
diff --git a/tests/new-exp16.sub b/tests/new-exp16.sub
index a48efb84..2ed751d3 100644
--- a/tests/new-exp16.sub
+++ b/tests/new-exp16.sub
@@ -101,3 +101,20 @@ echo ${var//$pat/"\&"}
 echo ${var//$pat/"$r3"}
 echo ${var//$pat/"&"}
 echo ${var//$pat/$r3}
+
+# these cases provide the same functionality as sed when given a BRE like
+# `^' or `$', or when passed a null input line
+one=one
+null=
+
+echo ${one/#/&two}
+echo ${one/#/\&two}
+
+echo ${one/%/&two}
+echo ${one/%/\&two}
+
+echo ${null/#/&two}
+echo ${null/#/\&two}
+
+echo ${one/#?/&two}
+echo ${one/#?/\&two}
diff --git a/variables.c b/variables.c
index 941a904f..1a0c2c45 100644
--- a/variables.c
+++ b/variables.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* variables.c -- Functions for hacking shell variables. */
 
-/* Copyright (C) 1987-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1987-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    This file is part of GNU Bash, the Bourne Again SHell.
 
@@ -330,6 +330,8 @@ static void push_func_var PARAMS((PTR_T));
 static void push_builtin_var PARAMS((PTR_T));
 static void push_exported_var PARAMS((PTR_T));
 
+static void delete_local_contexts PARAMS((VAR_CONTEXT *));
+
 /* This needs to be looked at again. */
 static inline void push_posix_tempvar_internal PARAMS((SHELL_VAR *, int));
 
@@ -5427,10 +5429,8 @@ pop_var_context ()
     internal_error (_("pop_var_context: no global_variables context"));
 }
 
-/* Delete the HASH_TABLEs for all variable contexts beginning at VCXT, and
-   all of the VAR_CONTEXTs except GLOBAL_VARIABLES. */
-void
-delete_all_contexts (vcxt)
+static void
+delete_local_contexts (vcxt)
      VAR_CONTEXT *vcxt;
 {
   VAR_CONTEXT *v, *t;
@@ -5439,12 +5439,30 @@ delete_all_contexts (vcxt)
     {
       t = v->down;
       dispose_var_context (v);
-    }    
+    }
+}
 
+/* Delete the HASH_TABLEs for all variable contexts beginning at VCXT, and
+   all of the VAR_CONTEXTs except GLOBAL_VARIABLES. */
+void
+delete_all_contexts (vcxt)
+     VAR_CONTEXT *vcxt;
+{
+  delete_local_contexts (vcxt);
   delete_all_variables (global_variables->table);
   shell_variables = global_variables;
 }
 
+/* Reset the context so we are not executing in a shell function. Only call
+   this if you are getting ready to exit the shell. */
+void
+reset_local_contexts ()
+{
+  delete_local_contexts (shell_variables);
+  shell_variables = global_variables;
+  variable_context = 0;
+}
+
 /* **************************************************************** */
 /*								    */
 /*	   Pushing and Popping temporary variable scopes	    */
diff --git a/variables.h b/variables.h
index d49ed0fb..55f497de 100644
--- a/variables.h
+++ b/variables.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* variables.h -- data structures for shell variables. */
 
-/* Copyright (C) 1987-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1987-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    This file is part of GNU Bash, the Bourne Again SHell.
 
@@ -335,8 +335,10 @@ extern int unbind_function_def PARAMS((const char *));
 extern int delete_var PARAMS((const char *, VAR_CONTEXT *));
 extern int makunbound PARAMS((const char *, VAR_CONTEXT *));
 extern int kill_local_variable PARAMS((const char *));
+
 extern void delete_all_variables PARAMS((HASH_TABLE *));
 extern void delete_all_contexts PARAMS((VAR_CONTEXT *));
+extern void reset_local_contexts PARAMS((void));
 
 extern VAR_CONTEXT *new_var_context PARAMS((char *, int));
 extern void dispose_var_context PARAMS((VAR_CONTEXT *));