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authorArnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>2023-04-27 13:03:50 +0300
committerArnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>2023-04-27 13:03:50 +0300
commit5580bd4357d9d498e495cacadef0837d1ec9b9fb (patch)
treeb6accad479e3ceaac612feb518bc8bae29de4c0c
parentb9da24baaf9746732837e768787b453a1de28752 (diff)
downloadgawk-5580bd4357d9d498e495cacadef0837d1ec9b9fb.tar.gz
Documentation updates.
-rw-r--r--doc/ChangeLog7
-rw-r--r--doc/awkcard.in14
-rw-r--r--doc/gawk.info493
-rw-r--r--doc/gawk.texi19
-rw-r--r--doc/gawktexi.in19
5 files changed, 298 insertions, 254 deletions
diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index 4a04aca6..6959d516 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2023-04-27 Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>
+
+ * awkcard.in: Update copyright year, gawk version,
+ download information.
+ * gawktexi.in (Persistent Memory): Add a note about memory
+ leaks that happen over time.
+
2023-04-14 Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>
* Makefile.am, gawkinet.texi: Update copyright year.
diff --git a/doc/awkcard.in b/doc/awkcard.in
index 9ece92e6..619b3ac5 100644
--- a/doc/awkcard.in
+++ b/doc/awkcard.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
.\"
.\" Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
.\" 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,
-.\" 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
+.\" 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
.\" Free Software Foundation, Inc.
.\"
.\" Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Variables 5\*(CX
\*(CD
.SL
.nf
-\*(FRCopyright \(co 1996\(en2005, 2007, 2009\(en2022
+\*(FRCopyright \(co 1996\(en2005, 2007, 2009\(en2023
Free Software Foundation, Inc.
.nf
.BT
@@ -1979,18 +1979,18 @@ The default for \*(FIcat\*(FR is \*(FC"LC_MESSAGES"\*(FR.\*(CB
.in -.2i
.EB "\s+2\f(HBINTERNATIONALIZATION (\*(GK\f(HB)\*(FR\s0"
.sp .5
-.\" --- FTP/HTTP/GIT Information
+.\" --- FTP/HTTPS/GIT Information
.ES
.nf
\*(CDHost: \*(FCftp.gnu.org\*(FR
-File: \*(FC/gnu/gawk/gawk-5.2.1.tar.gz\fP
+File: \*(FC/gnu/gawk/gawk-5.2.2.tar.gz\fP
.in +.2i
.fi
GNU \*(AK (\*(GK). There may be a later version.
.in -.2i
.nf
.sp .4
-\*(FCgit clone git://github.com/onetrueawk/awk\fP
+\*(FCgit clone https://github.com/onetrueawk/awk\fP
.in +.2i
.fi
\*(NK. This version requires an ANSI C compiler;
@@ -2005,13 +2005,13 @@ File: \*(FC/mawk/mawk.tar.gz\fP
Michael Brennan's \*(MK. Thomas Dickey now
maintains it.\*(CX
.in -.2i
-.EB "\s+2\f(HBFTP/HTTP/GIT INFORMATION\*(FR\s0"
+.EB "\s+2\f(HBFTP/HTTPS/GIT INFORMATION\*(FR\s0"
.sp .5
.\" --- Copying Permissions
.ES
.fi
\*(CDCopyright \(co 1996\(en2005,
-2007, 2009\(en2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+2007, 2009\(en2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
.sp .5
Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this
reference card provided the copyright notice and this permission notice
diff --git a/doc/gawk.info b/doc/gawk.info
index 309eb15e..82af1e98 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.info
+++ b/doc/gawk.info
@@ -22233,8 +22233,8 @@ use the same ‘gawk’ executable from run to run.
so:
$ gawk --version
- ⊣ GNU Awk 5.2.1, API 3.2, PMA Avon 8-g1, (GNU MPFR 4.1.0, GNU MP 6.2.1)
- ⊣ Copyright (C) 1989, 1991-2022 Free Software Foundation.
+ ⊣ GNU Awk 5.2.2, API 3.2, PMA Avon 8-g1, (GNU MPFR 4.1.0, GNU MP 6.2.1)
+ ⊣ Copyright (C) 1989, 1991-2023 Free Software Foundation.
...
If you see the ‘PMA’ with a version indicator, then it’s supported.
@@ -22329,6 +22329,17 @@ the different verbosity levels are.
“leaking” into the backing file and being recovered later by an
attacker.
+ • Over time, the backing file will be filled with memory “leaked” by
+ ‘gawk’ as it runs. Most notably this is the memory used to compile
+ your program into an internal form before running it, which happens
+ each time, but there are other leakages as well. (For an extreme
+ example of this, see this thread
+ (https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gawk/2023-04/msg00025.html)
+ in the <bug-gawk@gnu-org> mailing list archives.) It is up to you
+ to use ‘du -sh PMAFILE’ occasionally to monitor how full the file
+ is, and arrange to dump any data you may need before the backing
+ file becomes full.
+
Terence Kelly has provided a separate ‘Persistent-Memory ‘gawk’ User
Manual’ document, which is included in the ‘gawk’ distribution. It is
worth reading. *Note General Introduction: (pm-gawk)Top.
@@ -37941,7 +37952,7 @@ Index
* Kahrs, Jürgen <1>: Contributors. (line 71)
* Kasal, Stepan: Acknowledgments. (line 60)
* Kelly, Terence: Persistent Memory. (line 76)
-* Kelly, Terence <1>: Persistent Memory. (line 127)
+* Kelly, Terence <1>: Persistent Memory. (line 138)
* Kelly, Terence <2>: Feature History. (line 510)
* Kenobi, Obi-Wan: Undocumented. (line 6)
* Kernighan, Brian: History. (line 17)
@@ -39740,244 +39751,244 @@ Ref: Two-way I/O-Footnote-2919086
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Node: Profiling922348
Node: Persistent Memory932058
-Ref: Persistent Memory-Footnote-1941016
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diff --git a/doc/gawk.texi b/doc/gawk.texi
index 8f8a0540..6e5fd251 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.texi
+++ b/doc/gawk.texi
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
@c applies to and all the info about who's publishing this edition
@c These apply across the board.
-@set UPDATE-MONTH December, 2022
+@set UPDATE-MONTH April, 2023
@set VERSION 5.2
@set PATCHLEVEL 2
@@ -31097,8 +31097,8 @@ memory like so:
@example
$ @kbd{gawk --version}
-@print{} GNU Awk 5.2.1, API 3.2, PMA Avon 8-g1, (GNU MPFR 4.1.0, GNU MP 6.2.1)
-@print{} Copyright (C) 1989, 1991-2022 Free Software Foundation.
+@print{} GNU Awk 5.2.2, API 3.2, PMA Avon 8-g1, (GNU MPFR 4.1.0, GNU MP 6.2.1)
+@print{} Copyright (C) 1989, 1991-2023 Free Software Foundation.
@dots{}
@end example
@@ -31234,6 +31234,19 @@ If @command{gawk} is run by the @command{root} user, then
persistent memory is not allowed. This is to avoid the possibility
of private data ``leaking'' into the backing file and being
recovered later by an attacker.
+
+@item
+Over time, the backing file will be filled with memory ``leaked''
+by @command{gawk} as it runs. Most notably this is the memory used
+to compile your program into an internal form before running it,
+which happens each time, but there are other leakages as well.
+(For an extreme example of this, see
+@uref{https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gawk/2023-04/msg00025.html,
+this thread} in the @EMAIL{bug-gawk@@gnu-org, bug-gawk at gnu.org}
+mailing list archives.) It is up to you to use @samp{du -sh
+@var{pmafile}} occasionally to monitor how full the file is, and
+arrange to dump any data you may need before the backing file becomes
+full.
@end itemize
Terence Kelly has provided a separate @cite{@value{PMGAWKTITLE}}
diff --git a/doc/gawktexi.in b/doc/gawktexi.in
index 23e8c956..fdb688dd 100644
--- a/doc/gawktexi.in
+++ b/doc/gawktexi.in
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
@c applies to and all the info about who's publishing this edition
@c These apply across the board.
-@set UPDATE-MONTH December, 2022
+@set UPDATE-MONTH April, 2023
@set VERSION 5.2
@set PATCHLEVEL 2
@@ -30052,8 +30052,8 @@ memory like so:
@example
$ @kbd{gawk --version}
-@print{} GNU Awk 5.2.1, API 3.2, PMA Avon 8-g1, (GNU MPFR 4.1.0, GNU MP 6.2.1)
-@print{} Copyright (C) 1989, 1991-2022 Free Software Foundation.
+@print{} GNU Awk 5.2.2, API 3.2, PMA Avon 8-g1, (GNU MPFR 4.1.0, GNU MP 6.2.1)
+@print{} Copyright (C) 1989, 1991-2023 Free Software Foundation.
@dots{}
@end example
@@ -30189,6 +30189,19 @@ If @command{gawk} is run by the @command{root} user, then
persistent memory is not allowed. This is to avoid the possibility
of private data ``leaking'' into the backing file and being
recovered later by an attacker.
+
+@item
+Over time, the backing file will be filled with memory ``leaked''
+by @command{gawk} as it runs. Most notably this is the memory used
+to compile your program into an internal form before running it,
+which happens each time, but there are other leakages as well.
+(For an extreme example of this, see
+@uref{https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gawk/2023-04/msg00025.html,
+this thread} in the @EMAIL{bug-gawk@@gnu-org, bug-gawk at gnu.org}
+mailing list archives.) It is up to you to use @samp{du -sh
+@var{pmafile}} occasionally to monitor how full the file is, and
+arrange to dump any data you may need before the backing file becomes
+full.
@end itemize
Terence Kelly has provided a separate @cite{@value{PMGAWKTITLE}}