# check that values with leading digits get converted the # right way, based on a note in comp.lang.awk. # # run with gawk -v x=2E -f leaddig.awk BEGIN { # 4/2018: Put it into the program to make generation of the # recipe automatable x = "2E" print "x =", x, (x == 2), (x == 2E0), (x == 2E), (x == 2D) }