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Re: [PATCH] GCC bootstrap failure on cygwin is gawk 3.1.2 bug!
Roger Sayle wrote:-
> I'm not really a gawk/awk expert, but the gawk 3.1.2 bug only applies
> to RS="", so the behaviour of RS="^L" should be the same as it is with
> other awks. i.e. if you can make a "RS=^L" solution work for on your
> box, there should be no (fewer?) surprises elsewhere.
>
> I've also confirmed that this bug has been fixed in the development
> sources of gawk, so there shouldn't be a problem with the next
> release, which I'm told "should happen sometime soon". Many thanks
> to Aharon for his rapid reply.
I'm unsure what to do now. I'd like to say "don't use gawk 3.1.2".
Neil.