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@@ -35977,31 +35977,27 @@ project provides a number of @command{gawk} extensions, including one for
processing XML files. This is the evolution of the original @command{xgawk}
(XML @command{gawk}) project.
-As of this writing, there are seven extensions:
+There are a number of extensions. Some of the more interesting ones are:
@itemize @value{BULLET}
@item
-@code{errno} extension
+@code{abort} extension. It allows you to exit immediately from your
+@command{awk} program without running the @code{END} rules.
@item
-GD graphics library extension
+@code{json} extension.
+This serializes a multidimensional array into a JSON string, and
+can deserialize a JSON string into a @command{gawk} array.
+This extension is interesting since it is written in C++ instead of C.
@item
-MPFR library extension
-(this provides access to a number of MPFR functions that @command{gawk}'s
-native MPFR support does not)
+MPFR library extension.
+This provides access to a number of MPFR functions that @command{gawk}'s
+native MPFR support does not.
@item
-PDF extension
-
-@item
-PostgreSQL extension
-
-@item
-Redis extension
-
-@item
-Select extension
+Select extension. It provides functionality based on the
+@code{select()} system call.
@item
XML parser extension, using the @uref{https://expat.sourceforge.net, Expat}
@@ -36017,6 +36013,10 @@ code control system. The command is as follows:
git clone git://git.code.sf.net/p/gawkextlib/code gawkextlib-code
@end example
+@cindex RapidJson JSON parser library
+You will need to have the @uref{http://www.rapidjson.org, RapidJson}
+JSON parser library installed in order to build and use the @code{json} extension.
+
@cindex Expat XML parser library
You will need to have the @uref{https://expat.sourceforge.net, Expat}
XML parser library installed in order to build and use the XML extension.