NetBSD/gnu/usr.bin/awk/README
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This is mawk 1.1
Mawk is an interpreter for the AWK programming language.
Mawk 1.0 implemented the language as defined in the 1988 AWK book.
Version 1.1 adds new features:
-- Full posix1003.2 draft(11.2) compliance
toupper(), tolower(), CONVFMT and ENVIRON[]
-v var=value command line assignments
Ansi C compatible printf() and sprintf()
-- Hard coded limits are either removed or much larger
-- MsDOS added, system() and pipes. BINMODE variable to
control CRLF translation.
Mawk is distributed without warranty under the terms of the
GNU General Public License, version 2, June 1991. The file
COPYING contains the GNU General Public License, version 2.
Mawk 1.1 has been test on:
sunos4.1.1 sun3 and sun4 (cc and gcc)
sunos4.0.3 sun3 and sun4 (cc and gcc)
ultrix4.2 decstation 5000 (mips) (cc and gcc)
ultrix4.1 microvax 3600
ultrix3.1 vax
bsd43 vax
SysVR3 SCO3.2.2 (cc, rcc and gcc)
ESIX System 5.3.2 RevD using gcc 1.39
SysVR3 Stardent 3000
MsDOS TurboC++ 1.0 and BCC++, MSC5.1 and 6.0
MIPS M2000 C 2.20 (4.52)
Atarist cross compile with gcc
Mawk 1.0 compiled and tested on the following which should still
work with at most minor tweaking.
XENIX SysV R2.3.1
Dynix on Sequent Symmetry
apolloSR10.3
To install:
Unix or Unix-like OS read INSTALL
MsDOS read msdos/NOTES
Mac read macintosh/NOTES
atarist read atarist/README.ST
mawk1.1 (this distribution) and mawk1_1.zip (msdos executables)
can also be obtained by anonymous ftp from oxy.edu.
Bug reports or other correspondence should be sent to
Mike Brennan
brennan@boeing.com