Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 15:49:25 -0600 From: Ben Mesander <ben@timing.com> To: Andrey Chernov <ache@nagual.pp.ru> Cc: freebsd-standards@freebsd.org Subject: Re: standards/54410: one-true-awk not POSIX compliant (no extended REs) Message-ID: <16765.29925.170347.778397@piglet.timing.com> In-Reply-To: <20041025213635.GA55727@nagual.pp.ru> References: <200410132000.i9DK0o3O052401@freefall.freebsd.org> <20041013201820.GA26102@nagual.pp.ru> <20041014092108.GA28831@cat.robbins.dropbear.id.au> <xzpd5z6xzqn.fsf@dwp.des.no> <20041025213635.GA55727@nagual.pp.ru>
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Andrey Chernov writes: > I try this patch and it works in simple tests, but I very doubt awk's > author will accept it. > > IMHO better alternative will be to switch back to good old gawk which use > GNU regex (POSIXed and well localized too). It is not well licensed for all uses, however. --Ben [apologies if you get this twice; pilot error involving my mail client]
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