Re: [bug-gawk] Numeric Assignment to $0 Requires Coercion.

[arnold]

This is definitely suprising. I will investigate.

Thanks,

Arnold

Ralph Corderoy <address@hidden> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> gawk 4.2.1-1 on Arch Linux.
>
>     $ yes a b c | sed 5q | awk '{$2 = ++i} 1'
>     a 1 c
>     a 2 c
>     a 3 c
>     a 4 c
>     a 5 c
>     $ yes a b c | sed 5q | awk '{$0 = ++i} 1'
>
>
>
>
>
>     $ yes a b c | sed 5q | awk '{$0 = ++i ""} 1'
>     1
>     2
>     3
>     4
>     5
>     $
>
> I wouldn't expect to have to force `++i' into a string context before
> the assignment to `$0'.  I do hope my awk skills haven't bit-rotted.
>
> -- 
> Cheers, Ralph.
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>