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diff --git a/doc/gawk.info b/doc/gawk.info index faaa1364..1824c649 100644 --- a/doc/gawk.info +++ b/doc/gawk.info @@ -806,9 +806,10 @@ different computing environments. This Info file, while describing the of `awk' called `gawk' (which stands for "GNU `awk'"). `gawk' runs on a broad range of Unix systems, ranging from Intel(R)-architecture PC-based computers up through large-scale systems. `gawk' has also -been ported to Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows (all versions), and OpenVMS. -(Some other, obsolete systems to which `gawk' was once ported are no -longer supported and the code for those systems has been removed.) +been ported to Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows (all versions) and OS/2 PCs, +and OpenVMS. (Some other, obsolete systems to which `gawk' was once +ported are no longer supported and the code for those systems has been +removed.) * Menu: @@ -1047,7 +1048,7 @@ material for those who are completely unfamiliar with computer programming. The *note Glossary::, defines most, if not all, the significant -terms used throughout the book. If you find terms that you aren't +terms used throughout the Info file. If you find terms that you aren't familiar with, try looking them up here. *note Copying::, and *note GNU Free Documentation License::, present @@ -1125,7 +1126,7 @@ editor. GNU Emacs is the most widely used version of Emacs today. Software Foundation to create a complete, freely distributable, POSIX-compliant computing environment. The FSF uses the "GNU General Public License" (GPL) to ensure that their software's source code is -always available to the end user. A copy of the GPL is included for +always available to the end user. A copy of the GPL is included for your reference (*note Copying::). The GPL applies to the C language source code for `gawk'. To find out more about the FSF and the GNU Project online, see the GNU Project's home page (http://www.gnu.org). @@ -26565,14 +26566,14 @@ B.3.1 Installation on PC Operating Systems This minor node covers installation and usage of `gawk' on x86 machines running MS-DOS, any version of MS-Windows, or OS/2. In this minor node, the term "Windows32" refers to any of Microsoft -Windows-95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista/7. +Windows-95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista/7/8. - The limitations of MS-DOS (and MS-DOS shells under Windows32 or -OS/2) has meant that various "DOS extenders" are often used with -programs such as `gawk'. The varying capabilities of Microsoft Windows -3.1 and Windows32 can add to the confusion. For an overview of the -considerations, please refer to `README_d/README.pc' in the -distribution. + The limitations of MS-DOS (and MS-DOS shells under the other +operating systems) has meant that various "DOS extenders" are often +used with programs such as `gawk'. The varying capabilities of +Microsoft Windows 3.1 and Windows32 can add to the confusion. For an +overview of the considerations, please refer to `README_d/README.pc' in +the distribution. * Menu: @@ -26631,13 +26632,13 @@ B.3.1.2 Compiling `gawk' for PC Operating Systems ................................................. `gawk' can be compiled for MS-DOS, Windows32, and OS/2 using the GNU -development tools from DJ Delorie (DJGPP: MS-DOS only) or Eberhard -Mattes (EMX: MS-DOS, Windows32 and OS/2). The file -`README_d/README.pc' in the `gawk' distribution contains additional -notes, and `pc/Makefile' contains important information on compilation -options. +development tools from DJ Delorie (DJGPP: MS-DOS only), MinGW +(Windows32) or Eberhard Mattes (EMX: MS-DOS, Windows32 and OS/2). The +file `README_d/README.pc' in the `gawk' distribution contains +additional notes, and `pc/Makefile' contains important information on +compilation options. - To build `gawk' for MS-DOS and Windows32, copy the files in the `pc' +To build `gawk' for MS-DOS and Windows32, copy the files in the `pc' directory (_except_ for `ChangeLog') to the directory with the rest of the `gawk' sources, then invoke `make' with the appropriate target name as an argument to build `gawk'. The `Makefile' copied from the `pc' @@ -31705,7 +31706,7 @@ Index * gawk, MS-Windows version of: PC Using. (line 10) * gawk, newlines in: Statements/Lines. (line 12) * gawk, octal numbers and: Nondecimal-numbers. (line 42) -* gawk, OS/2 version of: PC Using. (line 10) +* gawk, OS/2 version of: PC Using. (line 16) * gawk, PROCINFO array in <1>: Two-way I/O. (line 116) * gawk, PROCINFO array in <2>: Time Functions. (line 47) * gawk, PROCINFO array in: Auto-set. 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