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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved. -Changes from 4.1.1 to 4.2.0 +Changes from 4.1.x to 4.2.0 --------------------------- 1. If not in POSIX mode, changes to ENVIRON are reflected into @@ -16,6 +16,25 @@ Changes from 4.1.1 to 4.2.0 get the same series of numbers each time you call rand() repeatedly, but this will be a different series than previously. +3. The --pretty-print option no longer runs the program too. + +4. The igawk script and igawk.1 man page are no longer installed by + `make install'. They have been obsolete since gawk 4.0.0. + +5. Gawk now has a `div()' function to perform integer division; this is + primarily useful for the -M option to avoid MPFR division when all + values involved are integers. + +Changes from 4.1.1 to 4.1.2 +--------------------------- + +1. The manual has been considerably improved. + - Thoroughly reviewed and updated. + - Out-of-date examples replaced. + - Chapter 15 on MPFR reworked. + - Summary sections added to all chapters. + - Exercises added in several chapters. + Changes from 4.1.0 to 4.1.1 --------------------------- |