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commit d330a2bdc9d6892dc55ce8f5d299196f32ab1003
Author: Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>
Date: Tue Feb 22 20:32:05 2022 +0200
Enable interval expressions for --traditional. Update docs.
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 711cd0ce..cde50c6f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+2022-02-22 Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>
+
+ Enable interval expressions even for --traditional, as BWK
+ awk has supported them since 2019.
+
+ * NEWS: Updated.
+ * main.c (main): Add lint warning for --re-interval.
+ (parse_args): Add explanatory comment.
+ * re.c (resetup): Update the comment w.r.t. interval expressions.
+ Change the test for enabled them to if do_traditional.
+
2022-02-22 Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>
Fix resource links found by Coverity. Thanks to
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 5bf493e3..84513b95 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ Boolean. This is mainly for use with data exchange to/from
languages
or environments that support real Boolean values. See the manual
for details.
+5. As BWK awk has supported interval expressions since 2019, they are
+now enabled even if --traditional is supplied. The -r/--re-interval option
+remains, but it does nothing.
+
Changes from 5.1.1 to 5.1.2
---------------------------
diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index 04bec844..1f535624 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2022-02-22 Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>
+
+ * awkcard.in: Update --re-interval description.
+ * gawktexi.in: Ditto, in all relevant places.
+
2022-02-07 Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>
* gawktexi.in (Indirect Calls): Expand discussion of calling
diff --git a/doc/awkcard.in b/doc/awkcard.in
index f83cec63..76ae9f27 100644
--- a/doc/awkcard.in
+++ b/doc/awkcard.in
@@ -304,8 +304,7 @@ The profile contains execution counts in the left margin.
.TI "\*(FC\-P\*(FR, \*(FC\-\^\-posix\*(FR
Disable common and GNU extensions.
.TI "\*(FC\-r\*(FR, \*(FC\-\^\-re\-interval\*(FR
-Enable \*(FIinterval expressions\*(FR.
-(Needed with \*(FC\-c\*(FR.)\*(CB
+Does nothing; for backwards compatibility only.\*(CB
.in -4n
.EB "\s+2\f(HBCOMMAND LINE ARGUMENTS (\*(GK\f(HB)\*(FR\s0"
diff --git a/doc/gawk.info b/doc/gawk.info
index 0be3deca..f424ef99 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.info
+++ b/doc/gawk.info
@@ -2821,8 +2821,7 @@ The following list describes options mandated by the
POSIX standard:
'--re-interval'
Allow interval expressions (*note Regexp Operators::) in regexps.
This is now 'gawk''s default behavior. Nevertheless, this option
- remains (both for backward compatibility and for use in combination
- with '--traditional').
+ remains for backward compatibility.
'-s'
'--no-optimize'
@@ -3993,9 +3992,8 @@ stand for themselves.
As mentioned, interval expressions were not traditionally available
in 'awk'. In March of 2019, BWK 'awk' (finally) acquired them.
-Nonetheless, because they were not available for so many decades, 'gawk'
-continues to not supply them when in compatibility mode (*note
-Options::).
+Starting with version 5.2, 'gawk''s '--traditional' option no longer
+disables interval expressions in regular expressions.
POSIX says that interval expressions containing repetition counts
greater than 255 produce unspecified results.
@@ -4336,16 +4334,15 @@ No options
'--traditional'
Match traditional Unix 'awk' regexps. The GNU operators are not
- special, and interval expressions are not available. Because BWK
- 'awk' supports them, the POSIX character classes ('[[:alnum:]]',
- etc.) are available. Characters described by octal and
+ special. Because BWK 'awk' supports them, the POSIX character
+ classes ('[[:alnum:]]', etc.) are available. So too, interval
+ expressions are allowed. Characters described by octal and
hexadecimal escape sequences are treated literally, even if they
represent regexp metacharacters.
'--re-interval'
- Allow interval expressions in regexps, if '--traditional' has been
- provided. Otherwise, interval expressions are available by
- default.
+ This option remains for backwards compatibility but no longer has
+ any real effect.
File: gawk.info, Node: Case-sensitivity, Next: Regexp Summary, Prev: GNU
Regexp Operators, Up: Regexp
@@ -35294,7 +35291,7 @@ Index
* + (plus sign), += operator <1>: Precedence. (line 94)
* , (comma), in range patterns: Ranges. (line 6)
* - (hyphen), file names beginning with: Options. (line 63)
-* - (hyphen), -- end of options marker: Options. (line 348)
+* - (hyphen), -- end of options marker: Options. (line 347)
* - (hyphen), in bracket expressions: Bracket Expressions. (line 25)
* - (hyphen), -= operator: Assignment Ops. (line 129)
* - (hyphen), -- operator: Increment Ops. (line 48)
@@ -35330,9 +35327,9 @@ Index
* --include option: Options. (line 180)
* --lint option: Command Line. (line 20)
* --lint option <1>: Options. (line 215)
-* --lint-old option: Options. (line 338)
+* --lint-old option: Options. (line 337)
* --load option: Options. (line 203)
-* --no-optimize option: Options. (line 323)
+* --no-optimize option: Options. (line 322)
* --non-decimal-data option: Options. (line 248)
* --non-decimal-data option <1>: Nondecimal Data. (line 6)
* --non-decimal-data option, strtonum() function and: Nondecimal Data.
@@ -35344,7 +35341,7 @@ Index
* --profile option: Options. (line 283)
* --profile option <1>: Profiling. (line 12)
* --re-interval option: Options. (line 316)
-* --sandbox option: Options. (line 328)
+* --sandbox option: Options. (line 327)
* --sandbox option, input redirection with getline: Getline. (line 19)
* --sandbox option, output redirection with print, printf: Redirection.
(line 6)
@@ -35355,7 +35352,7 @@ Index
* --traditional option: Options. (line 85)
* --traditional option, --posix option and: Options. (line 310)
* --use-lc-numeric option: Options. (line 257)
-* --version option: Options. (line 343)
+* --version option: Options. (line 342)
* -b option: Options. (line 72)
* -c option: Options. (line 85)
* -C option: Options. (line 92)
@@ -35363,12 +35360,12 @@ Index
* -D option: Options. (line 111)
* -e option: Options. (line 120)
* -E option: Options. (line 146)
-* -e option <1>: Options. (line 384)
+* -e option <1>: Options. (line 383)
* -f option: Long. (line 12)
* -F option: Options. (line 21)
* -f option <1>: Options. (line 25)
-* -F option, -Ft sets FS to TAB: Options. (line 356)
-* -f option, multiple uses: Options. (line 361)
+* -F option, -Ft sets FS to TAB: Options. (line 355)
+* -f option, multiple uses: Options. (line 360)
* -F option, command-line: Command Line Field Separator.
(line 6)
* -g option: Options. (line 168)
@@ -35377,7 +35374,7 @@ Index
* -I option: Options. (line 197)
* -l option: Options. (line 203)
* -l option <1>: Options. (line 215)
-* -L option: Options. (line 338)
+* -L option: Options. (line 337)
* -M option: Options. (line 242)
* -n option: Options. (line 248)
* -N option: Options. (line 257)
@@ -35386,10 +35383,10 @@ Index
* -p option: Options. (line 283)
* -P option: Options. (line 295)
* -r option: Options. (line 316)
-* -s option: Options. (line 323)
-* -S option: Options. (line 328)
+* -s option: Options. (line 322)
+* -S option: Options. (line 327)
* -v option: Options. (line 36)
-* -V option: Options. (line 343)
+* -V option: Options. (line 342)
* -v option <1>: Assignment Options. (line 12)
* -W option: Options. (line 50)
* . (period), regexp operator: Regexp Operator Details.
@@ -35625,7 +35622,7 @@ Index
* arguments, command-line <1>: Auto-set. (line 15)
* arguments, command-line <2>: ARGC and ARGV. (line 6)
* arguments, processing: Getopt Function. (line 6)
-* ARGV array: Options. (line 328)
+* ARGV array: Options. (line 327)
* ARGV array, indexing into: Other Arguments. (line 21)
* arithmetic operators: Arithmetic Ops. (line 6)
* array manipulation in extensions: Array Manipulation. (line 6)
@@ -35997,6 +35994,8 @@ Index
* built-in functions: Functions. (line 6)
* built-in functions, evaluation order: Calling Built-in. (line 30)
* BusyBox Awk: Other Versions. (line 92)
+* BWK awk, interval expressions in: Interval Expressions.
+ (line 27)
* bytes, counting: Wc Program. (line 6)
* C library functions, assert(): Assert Function. (line 6)
* C library functions, getopt(): Getopt Function. (line 15)
@@ -36197,7 +36196,7 @@ Index
* cosine: Numeric Functions. (line 15)
* counting words, lines, characters, and bytes: Wc Program. (line 6)
* csh utility: Statements/Lines. (line 45)
-* csh utility, POSIXLY_CORRECT environment variable: Options. (line 405)
+* csh utility, POSIXLY_CORRECT environment variable: Options. (line 404)
* csh utility, |& operator, comparison with: Two-way I/O. (line 27)
* CSV (comma separated values) data, parsing with FPAT: Splitting By Content.
(line 20)
@@ -36579,7 +36578,7 @@ Index
* effective group ID of gawk user: Auto-set. (line 172)
* effective user ID of gawk user: Auto-set. (line 180)
* Eggert, Paul: Interval Expressions.
- (line 36)
+ (line 35)
* egrep utility: Bracket Expressions. (line 34)
* egrep utility <1>: Egrep Program. (line 6)
* egrep.awk program: Egrep Program. (line 76)
@@ -36628,7 +36627,7 @@ Index
* endpwent() user-defined function: Passwd Functions. (line 210)
* English, Steve: Advanced Features. (line 6)
* ENVIRON array: Auto-set. (line 59)
-* environment variables, POSIXLY_CORRECT: Options. (line 390)
+* environment variables, POSIXLY_CORRECT: Options. (line 389)
* environment variables, used by gawk: Environment Variables.
(line 6)
* environment variables, AWKPATH: AWKPATH Variable. (line 6)
@@ -36997,7 +36996,7 @@ Index
* gawk, awk and <1>: This Manual. (line 14)
* gawk, newlines in: Statements/Lines. (line 12)
* gawk, extensions, disabling: Options. (line 295)
-* gawk, version of, printing information about: Options. (line 343)
+* gawk, version of, printing information about: Options. (line 342)
* gawk, ARGIND variable in: Other Arguments. (line 21)
* gawk, PROCINFO array in: Other Arguments. (line 21)
* gawk, escape sequences: Escape Sequences. (line 120)
@@ -37207,7 +37206,7 @@ Index
* Hughes, Phil: Acknowledgments. (line 43)
* HUP signal, for dynamic profiling: Profiling. (line 217)
* hyphen (-), file names beginning with: Options. (line 63)
-* hyphen (-), -- end of options marker: Options. (line 348)
+* hyphen (-), -- end of options marker: Options. (line 347)
* hyphen (-), in bracket expressions: Bracket Expressions. (line 25)
* hyphen (-), -= operator: Assignment Ops. (line 129)
* hyphen (-), -- operator: Increment Ops. (line 48)
@@ -37431,7 +37430,7 @@ Index
* lint checking, empty programs: Command Line. (line 16)
* lint checking, issuing warnings: Options. (line 215)
* lint checking, POSIXLY_CORRECT environment variable: Options.
- (line 390)
+ (line 389)
* lint checking: User-modified. (line 90)
* lint checking, array subscripts: Uninitialized Subscripts.
(line 43)
@@ -37777,7 +37776,7 @@ Index
* portability, #! (executable scripts): Executable Scripts. (line 29)
* portability, ARGV variable: Executable Scripts. (line 55)
* portability, backslash continuation and: Statements/Lines. (line 30)
-* portability, POSIXLY_CORRECT environment variable: Options. (line 410)
+* portability, POSIXLY_CORRECT environment variable: Options. (line 409)
* portability: Escape Sequences. (line 103)
* portability, backslash in escape sequences: Escape Sequences.
(line 108)
@@ -37854,7 +37853,7 @@ Index
* POSIX awk, function keyword in: Definition Syntax. (line 99)
* POSIX awk, changes in awk versions: POSIX. (line 6)
* POSIX mode: Options. (line 295)
-* POSIX mode <1>: Options. (line 390)
+* POSIX mode <1>: Options. (line 389)
* POSIX mode <2>: Regexp Operator Details.
(line 47)
* POSIX mode <3>: Input Summary. (line 69)
@@ -37874,7 +37873,7 @@ Index
* POSIX mode <12>: POSIX Floating Point Problems.
(line 83)
* POSIX mode <13>: Feature History. (line 315)
-* POSIXLY_CORRECT environment variable: Options. (line 390)
+* POSIXLY_CORRECT environment variable: Options. (line 389)
* PREC variable: User-modified. (line 126)
* precedence, regexp operators: Regexp Operator Details.
(line 137)
@@ -38158,7 +38157,7 @@ Index
(line 68)
* sample debugging session: Sample Debugging Session.
(line 6)
-* sandbox mode: Options. (line 328)
+* sandbox mode: Options. (line 327)
* save debugger options: Debugger Info. (line 85)
* scalar or array: Type Functions. (line 11)
* scalar values: Basic Data Typing. (line 13)
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-Node: Regexp Operators174549
-Node: Regexp Operator Details175034
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-Node: Interval Expressions182545
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-Node: Bracket Expressions184843
-Ref: table-char-classes187319
-Node: Leftmost Longest190646
-Node: Computed Regexps191949
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+Node: Arbitrary Precision Integers1013421
+Ref: Arbitrary Precision Integers-Footnote-11016596
+Node: Checking for MPFR1016745
+Node: POSIX Floating Point Problems1018219
+Ref: POSIX Floating Point Problems-Footnote-11022872
+Node: Floating point summary1022910
+Node: Dynamic Extensions1025100
+Node: Extension Intro1026653
+Node: Plugin License1027919
+Node: Extension Mechanism Outline1028716
+Ref: figure-load-extension1029155
+Ref: figure-register-new-function1030721
+Ref: figure-call-new-function1031814
+Node: Extension API Description1033877
+Node: Extension API Functions Introduction1035590
+Ref: table-api-std-headers1037426
+Node: General Data Types1041676
+Ref: General Data Types-Footnote-11050382
+Node: Memory Allocation Functions1050681
+Ref: Memory Allocation Functions-Footnote-11055182
+Node: Constructor Functions1055281
+Node: API Ownership of MPFR and GMP Values1058934
+Node: Registration Functions1060247
+Node: Extension Functions1060947
+Node: Exit Callback Functions1066269
+Node: Extension Version String1067519
+Node: Input Parsers1068182
+Node: Output Wrappers1080903
+Node: Two-way processors1085415
+Node: Printing Messages1087680
+Ref: Printing Messages-Footnote-11088851
+Node: Updating ERRNO1089004
+Node: Requesting Values1089743
+Ref: table-value-types-returned1090480
+Node: Accessing Parameters1091589
+Node: Symbol Table Access1092826
+Node: Symbol table by name1093338
+Ref: Symbol table by name-Footnote-11096363
+Node: Symbol table by cookie1096491
+Ref: Symbol table by cookie-Footnote-11100676
+Node: Cached values1100740
+Ref: Cached values-Footnote-11104276
+Node: Array Manipulation1104429
+Ref: Array Manipulation-Footnote-11105520
+Node: Array Data Types1105557
+Ref: Array Data Types-Footnote-11108215
+Node: Array Functions1108307
+Node: Flattening Arrays1112805
+Node: Creating Arrays1119781
+Node: Redirection API1124548
+Node: Extension API Variables1127381
+Node: Extension Versioning1128092
+Ref: gawk-api-version1128521
+Node: Extension GMP/MPFR Versioning1130253
+Node: Extension API Informational Variables1131881
+Node: Extension API Boilerplate1132954
+Node: Changes from API V11136928
+Node: Finding Extensions1138500
+Node: Extension Example1139059
+Node: Internal File Description1139857
+Node: Internal File Ops1143937
+Ref: Internal File Ops-Footnote-11155287
+Node: Using Internal File Ops1155427
+Ref: Using Internal File Ops-Footnote-11157810
+Node: Extension Samples1158084
+Node: Extension Sample File Functions1159613
+Node: Extension Sample Fnmatch1167262
+Node: Extension Sample Fork1168749
+Node: Extension Sample Inplace1169967
+Node: Extension Sample Ord1173593
+Node: Extension Sample Readdir1174429
+Ref: table-readdir-file-types1175318
+Node: Extension Sample Revout1176386
+Node: Extension Sample Rev2way1176975
+Node: Extension Sample Read write array1177715
+Node: Extension Sample Readfile1179657
+Node: Extension Sample Time1180752
+Node: Extension Sample API Tests1182504
+Node: gawkextlib1182996
+Node: Extension summary1185914
+Node: Extension Exercises1189616
+Node: Language History1190858
+Node: V7/SVR3.11192514
+Node: SVR41194666
+Node: POSIX1196100
+Node: BTL1197481
+Node: POSIX/GNU1198210
+Node: Feature History1203988
+Node: Common Extensions1221163
+Node: Ranges and Locales1222446
+Ref: Ranges and Locales-Footnote-11227062
+Ref: Ranges and Locales-Footnote-21227089
+Ref: Ranges and Locales-Footnote-31227324
+Node: Contributors1227547
+Node: History summary1233544
+Node: Installation1234924
+Node: Gawk Distribution1235868
+Node: Getting1236352
+Node: Extracting1237315
+Node: Distribution contents1238953
+Node: Unix Installation1246014
+Node: Quick Installation1246818
+Node: Compiling with MPFR1249238
+Node: Shell Startup Files1249928
+Node: Additional Configuration Options1251017
+Node: Configuration Philosophy1253332
+Node: Compiling from Git1255728
+Node: Building the Documentation1256283
+Node: Non-Unix Installation1257667
+Node: PC Installation1258127
+Node: PC Binary Installation1258965
+Node: PC Compiling1259838
+Node: PC Using1260955
+Node: Cygwin1264508
+Node: MSYS1265732
+Node: VMS Installation1266334
+Node: VMS Compilation1267053
+Ref: VMS Compilation-Footnote-11268282
+Node: VMS Dynamic Extensions1268340
+Node: VMS Installation Details1270025
+Node: VMS Running1272287
+Node: VMS GNV1276566
+Node: Bugs1277280
+Node: Bug definition1278192
+Node: Bug address1281128
+Node: Usenet1284516
+Node: Performance bugs1285705
+Node: Asking for help1288626
+Node: Maintainers1290593
+Node: Other Versions1291787
+Node: Installation summary1299951
+Node: Notes1301315
+Node: Compatibility Mode1302109
+Node: Additions1302891
+Node: Accessing The Source1303816
+Node: Adding Code1305253
+Node: New Ports1311445
+Node: Derived Files1315820
+Ref: Derived Files-Footnote-11321480
+Ref: Derived Files-Footnote-21321515
+Ref: Derived Files-Footnote-31322113
+Node: Future Extensions1322227
+Node: Implementation Limitations1322885
+Node: Extension Design1324095
+Node: Old Extension Problems1325239
+Ref: Old Extension Problems-Footnote-11326757
+Node: Extension New Mechanism Goals1326814
+Ref: Extension New Mechanism Goals-Footnote-11330178
+Node: Extension Other Design Decisions1330367
+Node: Extension Future Growth1332480
+Node: Notes summary1333086
+Node: Basic Concepts1334244
+Node: Basic High Level1334925
+Ref: figure-general-flow1335207
+Ref: figure-process-flow1335893
+Ref: Basic High Level-Footnote-11339195
+Node: Basic Data Typing1339380
+Node: Glossary1342708
+Node: Copying1374595
+Node: GNU Free Documentation License1412138
+Node: Index1437258
End Tag Table
diff --git a/doc/gawk.texi b/doc/gawk.texi
index bfd1a00b..5881a3b8 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.texi
+++ b/doc/gawk.texi
@@ -4321,8 +4321,7 @@ Allow interval expressions
(@pxref{Regexp Operators})
in regexps.
This is now @command{gawk}'s default behavior.
-Nevertheless, this option remains (both for backward compatibility
-and for use in combination with @option{--traditional}).
+Nevertheless, this option remains for backward compatibility.
@item @option{-s}
@itemx @option{--no-optimize}
@@ -6110,11 +6109,12 @@ When @samp{@{} and @samp{@}} appear in regexp constants
in a way that cannot be interpreted as an interval expression
(such as @code{/q@{a@}/}), then they stand for themselves.
+@cindex BWK @command{awk} @subentry interval expressions in
As mentioned, interval expressions were not traditionally available
in @command{awk}. In March of 2019, BWK @command{awk} (finally) acquired them.
-Nonetheless, because they were not available for
-so many decades, @command{gawk} continues to not supply them
-when in compatibility mode (@pxref{Options}).
+Starting with @value{PVERSION} 5.2, @command{gawk}'s
+@option{--traditional} option no longer disables interval
+expressions in regular expressions.
POSIX says that interval expressions containing repetition counts greater
than 255 produce unspecified results.
@@ -6678,16 +6678,15 @@ are allowed.
@cindex Brian Kernighan's @command{awk}
@item @option{--traditional}
Match traditional Unix @command{awk} regexps. The GNU operators
-are not special, and interval expressions are not available.
-Because BWK @command{awk} supports them,
+are not special. Because BWK @command{awk} supports them,
the POSIX character classes (@samp{[[:alnum:]]}, etc.) are available.
+So too, interval expressions are allowed.
Characters described by octal and hexadecimal escape sequences are
treated literally, even if they represent regexp metacharacters.
@item @option{--re-interval}
-Allow interval expressions in regexps, if @option{--traditional}
-has been provided.
-Otherwise, interval expressions are available by default.
+This option remains for backwards compatibility but no longer has any
+real effect.
@end table
@node Case-sensitivity
diff --git a/doc/gawktexi.in b/doc/gawktexi.in
index 66de1068..8ad59282 100644
--- a/doc/gawktexi.in
+++ b/doc/gawktexi.in
@@ -4231,8 +4231,7 @@ Allow interval expressions
(@pxref{Regexp Operators})
in regexps.
This is now @command{gawk}'s default behavior.
-Nevertheless, this option remains (both for backward compatibility
-and for use in combination with @option{--traditional}).
+Nevertheless, this option remains for backward compatibility.
@item @option{-s}
@itemx @option{--no-optimize}
@@ -5838,11 +5837,12 @@ When @samp{@{} and @samp{@}} appear in regexp constants
in a way that cannot be interpreted as an interval expression
(such as @code{/q@{a@}/}), then they stand for themselves.
+@cindex BWK @command{awk} @subentry interval expressions in
As mentioned, interval expressions were not traditionally available
in @command{awk}. In March of 2019, BWK @command{awk} (finally) acquired them.
-Nonetheless, because they were not available for
-so many decades, @command{gawk} continues to not supply them
-when in compatibility mode (@pxref{Options}).
+Starting with @value{PVERSION} 5.2, @command{gawk}'s
+@option{--traditional} option no longer disables interval
+expressions in regular expressions.
POSIX says that interval expressions containing repetition counts greater
than 255 produce unspecified results.
@@ -6362,16 +6362,15 @@ are allowed.
@cindex Brian Kernighan's @command{awk}
@item @option{--traditional}
Match traditional Unix @command{awk} regexps. The GNU operators
-are not special, and interval expressions are not available.
-Because BWK @command{awk} supports them,
+are not special. Because BWK @command{awk} supports them,
the POSIX character classes (@samp{[[:alnum:]]}, etc.) are available.
+So too, interval expressions are allowed.
Characters described by octal and hexadecimal escape sequences are
treated literally, even if they represent regexp metacharacters.
@item @option{--re-interval}
-Allow interval expressions in regexps, if @option{--traditional}
-has been provided.
-Otherwise, interval expressions are available by default.
+This option remains for backwards compatibility but no longer has any
+real effect.
@end table
@node Case-sensitivity
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index c88c23a6..7d14c8bf 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -368,8 +368,12 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
}
}
- if (do_lint && os_is_setuid())
- lintwarn(_("running %s setuid root may be a security problem"),
myname);
+ if (do_lint) {
+ if (os_is_setuid())
+ lintwarn(_("running %s setuid root may be a security
problem"), myname);
+ if (do_intervals)
+ lintwarn(_("The -r/--re-interval options no longer have
any effect"));
+ }
if (do_debug) /* Need to register the debugger pre-exec hook before
any other */
init_debug();
@@ -1688,6 +1692,8 @@ parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
break;
case 'r':
+ // This no longer has any effect. It remains for the
+ // lint check in main().
do_flags |= DO_INTERVALS;
break;
diff --git a/re.c b/re.c
index fd134727..1e959373 100644
--- a/re.c
+++ b/re.c
@@ -478,10 +478,16 @@ resetup()
/*
* Interval expressions are now on by default, as POSIX is
- * wide-spread enough that people want it. The do_intervals
- * variable remains for use with --traditional.
+ * wide-spread enough that people want it.
+ *
+ * 2/2022: BWK awk has supported interval expressions since
+ * March 2019, with an important fix added in Januay 2020.
+ * So we add that support even for --traditional. It's easier to
+ * do it here than to try to get the GLIBC / GNULIB folks to change
+ * the definition of RE_SYNTAX_AWK, which likely would cause
+ * binary compatibility issues.
*/
- if (do_intervals)
+ if (do_traditional)
syn |= RE_INTERVALS | RE_INVALID_INTERVAL_ORD | RE_NO_BK_BRACES;
(void) re_set_syntax(syn);
http://git.sv.gnu.org/cgit/gawk.git/commit/?id=f8f77e08c471d62bb462db5498f1980c564cdc78
commit f8f77e08c471d62bb462db5498f1980c564cdc78
Merge: fa4cc1fb d980a792
Author: Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>
Date: Tue Feb 22 20:19:13 2022 +0200
Merge branch 'gawk-5.1-stable'
http://git.sv.gnu.org/cgit/gawk.git/commit/?id=fa4cc1fb8ba39038e7ee1eba3b9d08bfeddb1f37
commit fa4cc1fb8ba39038e7ee1eba3b9d08bfeddb1f37
Merge: 8d9d0c5b 80de2f7c
Author: Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>
Date: Tue Feb 22 20:15:04 2022 +0200
Merge branch 'gawk-5.1-stable'
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary of changes:
ChangeLog | 20 +
NEWS | 4 +
doc/ChangeLog | 5 +
doc/awkcard.in | 3 +-
doc/gawk.info | 1199 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------
doc/gawk.texi | 19 +-
doc/gawktexi.in | 19 +-
ext.c | 1 +
extension/ChangeLog | 7 +
extension/readfile.c | 4 +-
io.c | 4 +-
main.c | 10 +-
re.c | 12 +-
symbol.c | 1 +
14 files changed, 678 insertions(+), 630 deletions(-)
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