=== modified file 'common.zsh'
--- common.zsh	2017-11-15 01:03:45 +0000
+++ common.zsh	2017-11-15 00:46:28 +0000
@@ -126,8 +126,7 @@
 	if (($#lift)); then
 		[[ -f meta/$target ]] || die "Building $name produced no output ($new_vars)"
 		# lift %variables from calee to caller
-		local -A lift_vars
-		local arg
+		local lift_vars arg
 		for arg in "${(s::Q)$(<meta/$target)}"; do
 			if [[ "$arg" != *=* ]]; then
 				die "Malformed argument: ${(qqq)arg}"