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diff --git a/doc/gawk.texi b/doc/gawk.texi index cc4bab53..f5a23722 100644 --- a/doc/gawk.texi +++ b/doc/gawk.texi @@ -4203,7 +4203,7 @@ the arbitrary precision arithmetic features in @command{gawk} are ``on parole.'' The primary maintainer is no longer willing to support this feature, but another member of the development team has stepped up to take it over. -As long as this situation reamins stable, MPFR will be supported. If it +As long as this situation remains stable, MPFR will be supported. If it changes, the MPFR support will be removed from @command{gawk}. @ignore If you use this option, @command{gawk} generates a warning message. @@ -16422,12 +16422,8 @@ This element gives a string indicating the platform for which @c nested table @table @code -@item "djgpp" -@itemx "mingw" -Microsoft Windows, using either DJGPP or MinGW, respectively. - -@item "os2" -OS/2. +@item "mingw" +Microsoft Windows, using MinGW. @item "os390" OS/390. @@ -30978,7 +30974,7 @@ which resides in a file in the filesystem. When persistent memory is not in use (the normal case), @command{gawk}'s data resides in ephemeral system memory. -Persistent memory is enabled on systems supporting the @code{mmap()} +Persistent memory is enabled on 64-bit systems supporting the @code{mmap()} and @code{munmap()} system calls. @command{gawk} must be compiled as a non-PIE (Position Independent Executable) binary, since the persistent store ends up holding pointers to functions held within the @command{gawk} @@ -31033,6 +31029,7 @@ and arrays, not the totality of @command{gawk}'s internal state. This lets you share data between unrelated programs, eliminating the need for scripts to communicate via text files. +@cindex Kelly, Terence Terence Kelly, the author of the persistent memory allocator @command{gawk} uses, provides the following advice about the backing file: @@ -31067,6 +31064,7 @@ Here are articles and web links that provide more information about persistent memory and why it's useful in a scripting language like @command{gawk}. +@cindex Kelly, Terence @table @asis @item @uref{https://web.eecs.umich.edu/~tpkelly/pma/} This is the canonical source for Terence Kelly's Persistent Memory @@ -41083,9 +41081,23 @@ MirBSD GNU/Linux on Alpha @end itemize +@item +Support for the following systems was removed from the code +for @command{gawk} @value{PVERSION} 5.2: + + +@c nested table +@itemize @value{MINUS} +@item +OS/2 + +@item +DJGPP + @end itemize @c XXX ADD MORE STUFF HERE +@end itemize @c This does not need to be in the formal book. @@ -41878,6 +41890,29 @@ Handling of Infinity and NaN values were improved. @ref{POSIX Floating Point Problems}. @end itemize +Version 5.2 added the following features: + +@itemize +@item +The @code{mkbool()} built-in function +(@pxref{Boolean Functions}). + +@item +Interval expressions in regular expressions are +enabled by default (@pxref{Interval Expressions}). + +@item +The @command{gawkbug} script for reporting bugs +(@pxref{Bug address}). + +@cindex Kelly, Terence +@item +Terence Kelly's persistent memory allocator (PMA) was +added, allowing the use of persistent data on certain systems +(@pxref{Persistent Memory}). + +@end itemize + @c XXX ADD MORE STUFF HERE @end ifclear @@ -43098,14 +43133,13 @@ type @samp{make mingw32}. @cindex operating systems @subentry PC, @command{gawk} on @cindex PC operating systems, @command{gawk} on -Information in this section applies to the MinGW and -DJGPP ports of @command{gawk}. @xref{Cygwin} for information +Information in this section applies to the MinGW +port of @command{gawk}. @xref{Cygwin} for information about the Cygwin port. Under MS-Windows, the MinGW environment supports both the @samp{|&} operator and TCP/IP networking (@pxref{TCP/IP Networking}). -The DJGPP environment does not support @samp{|&}. @cindex search paths @cindex search paths @subentry for source files @@ -44002,18 +44036,11 @@ The people maintaining the various @command{gawk} ports are: @cindex G., Daniel Richard @cindex Robbins @subentry Arnold @cindex Zaretskii, Eli -@cindex Guerrero, Juan Manuel @multitable {MS-Windows with MinGW} {123456789012345678901234567890123456789001234567890} @item Unix and POSIX systems @tab Arnold Robbins, @EMAIL{arnold@@skeeve.com,arnold at skeeve dot com} -@item MS-DOS with DJGPP @tab Juan Manuel Guerrero, @EMAIL{juan.guerrero@@gmx.de, juan dot guerrero at gmx dot de} - @item MS-Windows with MinGW @tab Eli Zaretskii, @EMAIL{eliz@@gnu.org,eliz at gnu dot org} -@c Leave this in the document on purpose. -@c OS/2 is not mentioned anywhere else though. -@item OS/2 @tab Andreas Buening, @EMAIL{andreas.buening@@nexgo.de,andreas dot buening at nexgo dot de} - @item VMS @tab John Malmberg, @EMAIL{wb8tyw@@qsl.net,wb8tyw at qsl dot net} @item z/OS (OS/390) @tab Daniel Richard G.@: @EMAIL{skunk@@iSKUNK.ORG,skunk at iSKUNK dot ORG} @@ -44321,8 +44348,7 @@ the file. @item @command{gawk} may be built on non-POSIX systems as well. The currently supported systems are MS-Windows using -MSYS, MSYS2, DJGPP, MinGW, and Cygwin, -@c OS/2, +MSYS, MSYS2, MinGW, and Cygwin, and both Vax/VMS and OpenVMS. Instructions for each system are included in this @value{APPENDIX}. |