=== modified file 'zsh-functions/confz_fileset_init'
--- zsh-functions/confz_fileset_init	2016-03-15 13:50:30 +0000
+++ zsh-functions/confz_fileset_init	2016-03-15 13:32:29 +0000
@@ -19,20 +19,20 @@
 	1  p  # FIFO pipe
 )
 
-typeset -g -A fileset_stat_cache fileset_stat_cur
+typeset -g -A fileset_stat_cache
 typeset -g fileset_stat_cur fileset_stat_next_id fileset_stat_cur_type fileset_stat_cur_perm
 
 fileset_reset_cache(){
 	# omit unsetting used variables for now
 	# probably no particular gain in freeing them
-	fileset_stat_cache=()
-	fileset_stat_cur=()
+	fileset_stat=()
+	fileset_stat_cur=
 	fileset_stat_next_id=1
 }
 fileset_reset_cache
 
 # runs zstat on $1 if not already in cache
-# the result is available as $fileset_stat_cur associative array
+# the result is available as ${(P)fileset_stat_cur}
 fileset_stat() {
 	local id ret ftype fperm
 	id=${fileset_stat_cache[$1]:-missing}
@@ -56,12 +56,10 @@
 }
 
 fileset_stat_set_cur(){
-	local param
-	param=fileset_stat_$1
-	fileset_stat_cur=( "${(@kvP)param}" )
-	ftype=$[ [##16] $fileset_stat_cur[mode] >> 12 ]
+	fileset_stat_cur=fileset_stat_$1
+	ftype=$[ [##16] ${${(P)fileset_stat_cur}[mode]} >> 12 ]
 	fileset_stat_cur_type=$fileset_ftypes[$ftype]
-	fileset_stat_cur_perm=$[ [##8] $fileset_stat_cur[mode] & 4095 ]
+	fileset_stat_cur_perm=$[ [##8] ${${(P)fileset_stat_cur}[mode]} & 4095 ]
 }
 
 fileset_resetcmd() {
@@ -122,7 +120,7 @@
 
 	fileset_stat $vars[filename] && \
 		[[ $fileset_stat_cur_type == L ]] && \
-		[[ $fileset_stat_cur[link] == $vars[destination] ]]
+		[[ ${${(P)fileset_stat_cur}[link]} == $vars[destination] ]]
 }
 
 confz_fs_l_do() {
@@ -158,10 +156,10 @@
 		die "fs_o: could not access file ${(qqq)vars[filename]}"
 
 	if [[ $vars[owner] =~ '^[0-7]+:[0-7]+$' ]]; then
-		(( $fileset_stat_cur[uid] == ${${vars[owner]}%:*} && \
-			$fileset_stat_cur[gid] == ${${vars[owner]}#*:} ))
+		(( ${${(P)fileset_stat_cur}[uid]} == ${${vars[owner]}%:*} && \
+			${${(P)fileset_stat_cur}[gid]} == ${${vars[owner]}#*:} ))
 	elif [[ $vars[owner] =~ '^[0-7]+$' ]]; then
-		(( $fileset_stat_cur[uid] == ${${vars[owner]}%:*} ))
+		(( ${${(P)fileset_stat_cur}[uid]} == ${${vars[owner]}%:*} ))
 	else
 		die "fs_o does not support non-numeric user/group: ${(qqq)vars[owner]}"
 	fi