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[gawk-diffs] [SCM] gawk branch, master, updated. 7af1da783175273a26609911c3a95975ed0f5c13 |
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Sat, 24 Nov 2012 18:38:07 +0000 |
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http://git.sv.gnu.org/cgit/gawk.git/commit/?id=7af1da783175273a26609911c3a95975ed0f5c13
commit 7af1da783175273a26609911c3a95975ed0f5c13
Author: Arnold D. Robbins <address@hidden>
Date: Sat Nov 24 20:37:20 2012 +0200
Merge LIMATIONS into gawk.texi, fix Makefile.am.
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b5cc98a..caf7736 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2012-11-24 Arnold D. Robbins <address@hidden>
+
+ Directory cleanup.
+
+ * TODO.xgawk, FUTURES: Merged into TODO.
+ * TODO: More stuff added.
+ * Makefile.am (EXTRA_DIST): Updated.
+
2012-11-22 Arnold D. Robbins <address@hidden>
Cleanup of awk.h.
diff --git a/LIMITATIONS b/LIMITATIONS
deleted file mode 100644
index 719f018..0000000
--- a/LIMITATIONS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
- Copyright (C) 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-
- Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
- are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
- notice and this notice are preserved.
-
-This file describes limits of gawk on a Unix system (although it
-is variable even then). Non-Unix systems may have other limits.
-
-# of fields in a record: MAX_LONG
-Length of input record: MAX_INT
-Length of output record: unlimited
-Size of a field: MAX_INT
-Size of a printf string: MAX_INT
-Size of a literal string: MAX_INT
-Characters in a character class: 2^(# of bits per byte)
-# of file redirections: unlimited
-# of pipe redirections: min(# of processes per user, # of open files)
-double-precision floating point
-Length of source line: unlimited
-Number of input records in one file: MAX_LONG
-Number of input records total: MAX_LONG
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index b73f532..085eadf 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ AM_MAKEFLAGS = 'CFLAGS=$(CFLAGS)' 'LDFLAGS=$(LDFLAGS)'
EXTRA_DIST = \
ChangeLog.0 \
COPYING \
- FUTURES \
INSTALL \
- LIMITATIONS \
NEWS \
NEWS.0 \
POSIX.STD \
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index f58c58e..78e8fdd 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -363,9 +363,7 @@ AM_MAKEFLAGS = 'CFLAGS=$(CFLAGS)' 'LDFLAGS=$(LDFLAGS)'
EXTRA_DIST = \
ChangeLog.0 \
COPYING \
- FUTURES \
INSTALL \
- LIMITATIONS \
NEWS \
NEWS.0 \
POSIX.STD \
diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index 53b5904..4f38e31 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
* gawk.texi (Future Extensions): Point to TODO file in the
gawk dist.
+ (Implementation Limitations): New node, from old LIMITATIONS file.
2012-11-22 Arnold D. Robbins <address@hidden>
diff --git a/doc/gawk.info b/doc/gawk.info
index 8c5b435..0b7fd8c 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.info
+++ b/doc/gawk.info
@@ -636,6 +636,7 @@ texts being (a) (see below), and with the Back-Cover Texts
being (b)
`git' repository.
* Future Extensions:: New features that may be implemented
one day.
+* Implementation Limitations:: Some limitations of the implementation.
* Basic High Level:: The high level view.
* Basic Data Typing:: A very quick intro to data types.
@@ -26474,6 +26475,7 @@ and maintainers of `gawk'. Everything in it applies
specifically to
extensions.
* Additions:: Making Additions To `gawk'.
* Future Extensions:: New features that may be implemented one day.
+* Implementation Limitations:: Some limitations of the implementation.
File: gawk.info, Node: Compatibility Mode, Next: Additions, Up: Notes
@@ -26557,6 +26559,10 @@ out a copy using CVS, as follows:
cvs -d:pserver:address@hidden:/gawk.git co -d gawk master
+ Note that this gateway is flakey; you may have better luck using a
+more modern version control system like Bazaar, that has a Git plug-in
+for working with Git repositories.
+
File: gawk.info, Node: Adding Code, Next: New Ports, Prev: Accessing The
Source, Up: Additions
@@ -26915,7 +26921,7 @@ maintainers had dropped `.gz' and `.bz2' files and only
distribute
include the generated files.
-File: gawk.info, Node: Future Extensions, Prev: Additions, Up: Notes
+File: gawk.info, Node: Future Extensions, Next: Implementation Limitations,
Prev: Additions, Up: Notes
C.3 Probable Future Extensions
==============================
@@ -26926,13 +26932,44 @@ C.3 Probable Future Extensions
Hey!
Larry Wall
- The `TODO' file in the `gawk' distribution lists possible future
+ The `TODO' file in the `gawk' Git repository lists possible future
enhancements. Some of these relate to the source code, and others to
possible new features. Please see that file for the list. *Note
Additions::, if you are interested in tackling any of the projects
listed there.
+File: gawk.info, Node: Implementation Limitations, Prev: Future Extensions,
Up: Notes
+
+C.4 Some Limitations of the Implementation
+==========================================
+
+This following table describes limits of `gawk' on a Unix-like system
+(although it is variable even then). Other systems may have different
+limits.
+
+Item Limit
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Characters in a character 2^(number of bits per byte)
+class
+Length of input record `MAX_INT '
+Length of output record Unlimited
+Length of source line Unlimited
+Number of fields in a record `MAX_LONG'
+Number of file redirections Unlimited
+Number of input records in `MAX_LONG'
+one file
+Number of input records `MAX_LONG'
+total
+Number of pipe redirections min(number of processes per user, number
+ of open files)
+Numeric values Double-precision floating point (if not
+ using MPFR)
+Size of a field `MAX_INT '
+Size of a literal string `MAX_INT '
+Size of a printf string `MAX_INT '
+
+
File: gawk.info, Node: Basic Concepts, Next: Glossary, Prev: Notes, Up: Top
Appendix D Basic Programming Concepts
@@ -31723,515 +31760,516 @@ Index
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-Ref: Read Terminal-Footnote-275615
-Node: Long75786
-Node: Executable Scripts77162
-Ref: Executable Scripts-Footnote-179031
-Ref: Executable Scripts-Footnote-279133
-Node: Comments79680
-Node: Quoting82147
-Node: DOS Quoting86770
-Node: Sample Data Files87445
-Node: Very Simple90477
-Node: Two Rules95076
-Node: More Complex97223
-Ref: More Complex-Footnote-1100153
-Node: Statements/Lines100238
-Ref: Statements/Lines-Footnote-1104700
-Node: Other Features104965
-Node: When105893
-Node: Invoking Gawk108040
-Node: Command Line109501
-Node: Options110284
-Ref: Options-Footnote-1125682
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+Node: Word Sorting685800
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+Node: Simple Sed699134
+Node: Igawk Program702196
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+Ref: Igawk Program-Footnote-2717554
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+Node: Internationalization721860
+Node: I18N and L10N723292
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+Node: I18N Portability738281
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+Node: I18N Example740793
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+Node: Gawk I18N743500
+Node: Advanced Features744117
+Node: Nondecimal Data745621
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+Ref: Array Sorting Functions-Footnote-2759906
+Node: Two-way I/O760100
+Ref: Two-way I/O-Footnote-1765532
+Node: TCP/IP Networking765602
+Node: Profiling768446
+Node: Debugger775900
+Node: Debugging776868
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+Node: Awk Debugging781754
+Node: Sample Debugging Session782646
+Node: Debugger Invocation783166
+Node: Finding The Bug784495
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+Node: Floating Point Issues820183
+Node: String Conversion Precision821064
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+Node: Unexpected Results822879
+Node: POSIX Floating Point Problems825032
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+Node: Integer Programming828895
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+Node: Floating-point Representation837221
+Node: Floating-point Context838386
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+Node: Rounding Mode840612
+Ref: table-rounding-modes841091
+Ref: Rounding Mode-Footnote-1844095
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+Node: Arbitrary Precision Floats845518
+Ref: Arbitrary Precision Floats-Footnote-1847947
+Node: Setting Precision848258
+Node: Setting Rounding Mode850991
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+Node: Floating-point Constants852575
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+Node: Exact Arithmetic855573
+Node: Arbitrary Precision Integers858681
+Ref: Arbitrary Precision Integers-Footnote-1861681
+Node: Dynamic Extensions861828
+Node: Extension Intro863214
+Node: Plugin License864422
+Node: Extension Design865096
+Node: Old Extension Problems866167
+Ref: Old Extension Problems-Footnote-1867677
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diff --git a/doc/gawk.texi b/doc/gawk.texi
index 0e83b26..fb008d7 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.texi
+++ b/doc/gawk.texi
@@ -844,6 +844,7 @@ particular records in a file and perform operations upon
them.
@command{git} repository.
* Future Extensions:: New features that may be implemented
one day.
+* Implementation Limitations:: Some limitations of the implementation.
* Basic High Level:: The high level view.
* Basic Data Typing:: A very quick intro to data types.
@end detailmenu
@@ -34279,6 +34280,7 @@ maintainers of @command{gawk}. Everything in it
applies specifically to
extensions.
* Additions:: Making Additions To @command{gawk}.
* Future Extensions:: New features that may be implemented one day.
+* Implementation Limitations:: Some limitations of the implementation.
@end menu
@node Compatibility Mode
@@ -34367,6 +34369,10 @@ to check out a copy using CVS, as follows:
cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@@pserver.git.sv.gnu.org:/gawk.git co -d gawk master
@end example
+Note that this gateway is flakey; you may have better luck using
+a more modern version control system like Bazaar, that has a Git
+plug-in for working with Git repositories.
+
@node Adding Code
@appendixsubsec Adding New Features
@@ -34874,11 +34880,37 @@ Arnold Robbins
Larry Wall
@end quotation
-The @file{TODO} file in the @command{gawk} distribution lists possible
+The @file{TODO} file in the @command{gawk} Git repository lists possible
future enhancements. Some of these relate to the source code, and others
to possible new features. Please see that file for the list.
@xref{Additions},
if you are interested in tackling any of the projects listed there.
+
address@hidden Implementation Limitations
address@hidden Some Limitations of the Implementation
+
+This following table describes limits of @command{gawk} on a Unix-like
+system (although it is variable even then). Other systems may have
+different limits.
+
address@hidden @multitable {Number of file redirections} {min(number of
processes per user, number of open files)}
address@hidden @columnfractions .40 .60
address@hidden Item @tab Limit
address@hidden Characters in a character class @tab 2^(number of bits per byte)
address@hidden Length of input record @tab @code{MAX_INT }
address@hidden Length of output record @tab Unlimited
address@hidden Length of source line @tab Unlimited
address@hidden Number of fields in a record @tab @code{MAX_LONG}
address@hidden Number of file redirections @tab Unlimited
address@hidden Number of input records in one file @tab @code{MAX_LONG}
address@hidden Number of input records total @tab @code{MAX_LONG}
address@hidden Number of pipe redirections @tab min(number of processes per
user, number of open files)
address@hidden Numeric values @tab Double-precision floating point (if not
using MPFR)
address@hidden Size of a field @tab @code{MAX_INT }
address@hidden Size of a literal string @tab @code{MAX_INT }
address@hidden Size of a printf string @tab @code{MAX_INT }
address@hidden multitable
+
@c ENDOFRANGE impis
@c ENDOFRANGE gawii
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary of changes:
ChangeLog | 8 +
LIMITATIONS | 22 --
Makefile.am | 2 -
Makefile.in | 2 -
doc/ChangeLog | 1 +
doc/gawk.info | 1062 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------
doc/gawk.texi | 34 ++-
7 files changed, 592 insertions(+), 539 deletions(-)
delete mode 100644 LIMITATIONS
hooks/post-receive
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