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Re: [patch] use POSIX awk expression rather than GNU extension

From: Mike Frysinger <vapier at gentoo dot org>
To: Ulrich Drepper <drepper at redhat dot com>
Cc: libc-alpha at sourceware dot org
Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2007 13:36:27 -0500
Subject: Re: [patch] use POSIX awk expression rather than GNU extension
References: <200712241424.39260.vapier@gentoo.org> <4771E551.6000104@redhat.com>

On Wednesday 26 December 2007, Ulrich Drepper wrote:
> Mike Frysinger wrote:
> > attached patch makes this change.
>
> Why should this be necessary?  Everything works as is.  Such a patch
> could lead only lead to problems.  Don't ever send unnecessary patches.

there is no requirement that `awk` be GNU awk.  that is `gawk`.  if the system 
building glibc has `awk` which is not GNU awk, you hit a build failure.  if 
everything "works as is", i wouldnt be sending a fix now would i ?
-mike

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