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- README:
-
- This is GNU Awk 3.0. It should be upwardly compatible with the Bell
- Labs research version of awk. It is almost completely compliant with
- the 1993 POSIX 1003.2 standard for awk.
-
- This release adds new features -- see NEWS for details.
-
- See the file INSTALL for installation instructions.
-
- Known problems are given in the PROBLEMS file. Work to be done is
- described briefly in the FUTURES file. Verified ports are listed in
- the PORTS file. Changes in this version are summarized in the NEWS file.
- Please read the LIMITATIONS and ACKNOWLEDGMENT files.
-
- Read the file POSIX for a discussion of how the standard says comparisons
- should be done vs. how they really should be done and how gawk does them.
-
- To format the documentation with TeX, use at least version 2.151 of
- texinfo.tex. There is a usable copy of texinfo.tex in the doc directory.
-
- The Info file now comes with the distribution.
-
- The man page is up to date.
-
- INSTALLATION:
-
- Check whether there is a system-specific README file for your system under
- the `README_d' directory.
-
- See the file INSTALL.
-
- If you have neither bison nor yacc, use the awktab.c file here. It was
- generated with bison, and has no AT&T code in it. (Note that modifying
- awk.y without bison or yacc will be difficult, at best. You might want
- to get a copy of bison from the FSF too.)
-
- If you have an MS-DOS or OS/2 system, use the stuff in the `pc' directory.
- Similarly, there are separate directories for Ataris, Amigas, and VMS.
-
- Appendix B of The GAWK Manual discusses configuration in detail. The
- configuration process is now based on Autoconf, so the whole business
- should be considerably simpler than it was in gawk 2.X.Y.
-
- After successful compilation, do 'make check' to run a small test
- suite. There should be no output from the 'cmp' invocations except in
- the cases where there are small differences in floating point values,
- and possibly in the case of strftime. Several of the tests ignore
- errors on purpose; those are not a problem. If there are other
- differences, please investigate and report the problem.
-
- PRINTING THE MANUAL
-
- The 'doc' directory contains a recent version of texinfo.tex, which will be
- necessary for printing the manual. Use `make dvi' to get a DVI file from
- the manual. In the `doc' directory, use `make postscript' to get a PostScript
- version of the manual.
-
- BUG REPORTS AND FIXES (Un*x systems):
-
- Please coordinate changes through Arnold Robbins. In particular, see
- the section in the manual on reporting bugs. Note that comp.lang.awk is
- about the worst place to post a gawk bug report. Please, use the mechanisms
- outlined in the manual.
-
- Arnold Robbins
- INTERNET: arnold@gnu.ai.mit.edu
-
- BUG REPORTS AND FIXES (non-Unix ports):
-
- MS-DOS:
- Scott Deifik
- scottd@amgen.com
-
- Darrel Hankerson
- hankedr@mail.auburn.edu
-
- VMS:
- Pat Rankin
- rankin@eql.caltech.edu
-
- Atari ST:
- Michal Jaegermann
- michal@gortel.phys.ualberta.ca
-
- OS/2:
- Kai Uwe Rommel
- rommel@ars.de
-
- Amiga:
- Fred Fish
- fnf@amigalib.com
-