Re: GAWK 3.1.1 bug, DJGPP port

[Aharon Robbins]

You should report this bug to the DJGPP people, not to bug-gawk,
since, as I pointed out in c.l.a., the linux version works
correctly.

Arnold

> Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 10:33:10 -0500
> To: address@hidden
> From: Serge Bohdjalian <address@hidden>
> Subject: GAWK 3.1.1 bug, DJGPP port
>
> When I run the following AWK file...
>
> BEGIN {
>     $0 = "00E0";
>     print $0 ", " ($0 && 1) ", " ($0 != "");
>     $1 = "00E0";
>     print $1 ", " ($1 && 1) ", " ($1 != "");
> }
>
> With the SimTel version of GAWK 3.1.1 for Windows (downloadable from 
> ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/simtelnet/gnu/djgpp/v2gnu/), I get the following 
> output...
>
> 00E0, 0, 1
> 00E0, 1, 1
>
> With the Cygwin version of GAWK 3.1.1 for Windows, I get...
>
> 00E0, 1, 1
> 00E0, 1, 1
>
> As far as I know, if "$0" isn't blank, the value of "($0 && 1)" should be 
> "1" (true). I get the same problem if I substitute "00E0" with "00E1" to 
> "00E9". Other strings don't have have this problem (for example, "00EA"). 
> The problem occurs whether I use file input or whether I manually assign 
> "$0" (as above).
>
> The problem is also discussed in a comp.lang.awk posting ("Bug in GAWK 
> 3.1.1?", Dec. 27, 2002).
>
> -Serge