':' is interpreted as separator by zsh, so if used as part of the argument
or option's description it needs to be escaped.
The problem can be reproduced as follows:
% curl --reso<TAB>
% curl -E <TAB>
Bug: https://bugs.debian.org/921452
my $option = '';
+ $arg =~ s/\:/\\\:/g if defined $arg;
+
$desc =~ s/'/'\\''/g if defined $desc;
$desc =~ s/\[/\\\[/g if defined $desc;
$desc =~ s/\]/\\\]/g if defined $desc;
+ $desc =~ s/\:/\\\:/g if defined $desc;
$option .= '{' . trim($short) . ',' if defined $short;
$option .= trim($long) if defined $long;