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Re: inconsistent output for field reference for a number stored as a str
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arnold |
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Re: inconsistent output for field reference for a number stored as a string |
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Mon, 08 Jun 2020 01:13:51 -0600 |
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Heirloom mailx 12.5 7/5/10 |
Hi.
Ed Morton <mortoneccc@comcast.net> wrote:
> $ echo 'a b c' | awk '{print $"2"}'
> a b c
This is definitely a bug. Here is the fix. Thanks for the report.
Arnold
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diff --git a/awkgram.y b/awkgram.y
index c427a5b7..2a141d35 100644
--- a/awkgram.y
+++ b/awkgram.y
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ simple_stmt
if ($3 != NULL) {
NODE *n = $3->nexti->nexti->memory;
- if (! iszero(n))
+ if ((n->flags & (STRING|STRCUR)) != 0 || !
iszero(n))
goto regular_print;
bcfree($3->lasti); /*
Op_field_spec */