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Diffstat (limited to 'NEWS')
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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Changes from 3.1.8 to 4.0.0 4. The split() function accepts an optional fourth argument which is an array to hold the values of the separators. -5. New -b / --characters-as-bytes option that means "hands off my data"; gawk +5. The new -b / --characters-as-bytes option means "hands off my data"; gawk won't try to treat input as a multibyte string. -6. New --sandbox option; see the doc. +6. There is a new --sandbox option; see the doc. 7. Indirect function calls are now available. @@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ Changes from 3.1.8 to 4.0.0 14. All long options now have short options, for use in `#!' scripts. -15. Support for IPv6 added via /inet6/... special file. /inet4/... forces - IPv4 and /inet chooses the system default (probably IPv4). +15. Support for IPv6 is added via the /inet6/... special file. /inet4/... + forces IPv4 and /inet chooses the system default (probably IPv4). 16. Added a warning for /[:space:]/ that should be /[[:space:]]/. @@ -71,9 +71,11 @@ Changes from 3.1.8 to 4.0.0 24. The option for raw sockets was removed, since it was never implemented. -25. If not in POSIX mode, gawk turns ranges of the form [d-h] into - [defgh] before compiling a regexp. Maybe this will stop all the - questions about [a-z] matching uppercase letters. +25. Gawk not treats ranges of the form [d-h] as if they were in the C + locale, no matter what kind of regexp is being used, and even if + --posix. The latest POSIX standard allows this, and the documentation + has been updated. Maybe this will stop all the questions about + [a-z] matching uppercase letters. THIS CHANGES BEHAVIOR!!!! 26. PROCINFO["strftime"] now holds the default format for strftime(). |