From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 23 18:40:09 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C954816A41F for ; Fri, 23 Sep 2005 18:40:09 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D87D143D4C for ; Fri, 23 Sep 2005 18:40:08 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j8NIe8XV036336 for ; Fri, 23 Sep 2005 18:40:08 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id j8NIe8eq036335; Fri, 23 Sep 2005 18:40:08 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 18:40:08 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200509231840.j8NIe8eq036335@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Alexander Melkov Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2EC7A16A41F for ; Fri, 23 Sep 2005 18:36:28 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [216.136.204.117]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 002D943D58 for ; Fri, 23 Sep 2005 18:36:27 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j8NIaQUw082276 for ; Fri, 23 Sep 2005 18:36:26 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id j8NIaQgG082275; Fri, 23 Sep 2005 18:36:26 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200509231836.j8NIaQgG082275@www.freebsd.org> Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 18:36:26 GMT From: Alexander Melkov To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-2.3 Cc: Subject: bin/86514: awk -vVAR=val doesn't work without space after -v X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 18:40:09 -0000 >Number: 86514 >Category: bin >Synopsis: awk -vVAR=val doesn't work without space after -v >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Sep 23 18:40:08 GMT 2005 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Alexander Melkov >Release: 5.4 >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD melkov.ru 5.4-STABLE FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE #5: Tue Jun 7 01:38:07 MSD 2005 forspam@melkov.ru:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/MELKOV i386 >Description: As freebsd-used awk was changed from gawk to 'real' awk in 5.x, all the shell scripts that set awk variables in a style -vVAR=val will silently produce incorrect results. >How-To-Repeat: # echo azb | awk -Fz -vOFS=q '{print $1,$2}' a b # echo azb | awk -Fz -v OFS=q '{print $1,$2}' aqb # echo azb | gawk -Fz -vOFS=q '{print $1,$2}' aqb >Fix: workaround: 1. install gawk 2. replace awk binary with gawk or put gawk into /usr/sbin as awk (/usr/sbin is normally before /usr/bin in $PATH). >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: