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| author | Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com> | 2010-07-16 12:47:28 +0300 |
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| committer | Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com> | 2010-07-16 12:47:28 +0300 |
| commit | 6719bb6e1c5576e857ab6fc121ec31a75161a3e7 (patch) | |
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Move to gawk-3.0.2.
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diff --git a/README_d/README.sco b/README_d/README.sco new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f40cf646 --- /dev/null +++ b/README_d/README.sco @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +Tue Dec 24 22:41:39 EST 1996 + +SCO's awk has a -e option which is similar to gawk's --source option, +allowing you to specify the script anywhere on the awk command line. + +This can be a problem, since gawk will install itself as `awk' in +$(bindir). If this is ahead of /bin and /usr/bin in the search path, +several of SCO's scripts that use -e will break, since gawk does not +accept this option. + +The solution is simple. After doing a `make install', do: + + rm -f /usr/local/bin/awk # or wherever it is installed. + +This removes the `awk' symlink so that SCO's programs will continue +to work. + +If you complain to me about this, I will fuss at you for not having +done your homework. + +Arnold Robbins +arnold@gnu.ai.mit.edu |