Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 13:03:09 -0400 From: Brian Reichert <reichert@numachi.com> To: Joseph Koshy <joseph.koshy@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: awk leaking memory during arithmetic? Message-ID: <20041005170309.GC262@numachi.com> In-Reply-To: <84dead72041004191479cb774a@mail.gmail.com> References: <20041004171422.GK262@numachi.com> <84dead72041004191479cb774a@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, Oct 05, 2004 at 02:14:07AM +0000, Joseph Koshy wrote: > > I note that 5.2.1 and 4.10 are using different versions of awk. > > > > Are these awk bugs, or am I misusing awk? The memory consumption > > under 5.2.1 is what concerns me the most. I'll open a PR, if that's > > It does look like an awk bug: Others have revealed that I was misusing awk. The weird behaviors of both awks are caused by me having fed a huge number to the field counter ( 't' vs '$t'). As to what (either of the implementations of) awk should do when fed garbage, is unspecified. I prefered GNU awk's (under 4.10) behavior better, in that it died much quicker, without filling my partition with a huge core file. :) -- Brian Reichert <reichert@numachi.com> 37 Crystal Ave. #303 Daytime number: (603) 434-6842 Derry NH 03038-1713 USA BSD admin/developer at large
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