Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2021 01:23:05 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 257288] awk - loop over array index goes in reverse Message-ID: <bug-257288-227-x45v7Ygwjo@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> In-Reply-To: <bug-257288-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> References: <bug-257288-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D257288 Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|New |Open --- Comment #2 from Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org> --- >From the gawk manual on the for (i in array) construct: "The order in which elements of the array are accessed by this statement is determined by the internal arrangement of the array elements within awk and= in standard awk cannot be controlled or changed. This can lead to problems if = new elements are added to array by statements in the loop body; it is not predictable whether the for loop will reach them. Similarly, changing var inside the loop may produce strange results. It is best to avoid such thing= s." So I think this is a "not a bug" situation. I'll let the originator offer a dissenting view before closing, however. --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=
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