Doc updates.

6 files changed, 535 insertions, 526 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7be68fd9..772bda91 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2014-10-12         Arnold D. Robbins     <arnold@skeeve.com>
+
+	* README: Remove Pat Rankin from VMS duties, per his request.
+
 2014-10-08         Arnold D. Robbins     <arnold@skeeve.com>
 
 	* dfa.c: Sync wit GNU grep.
diff --git a/README b/README
index 028637ec..a7925ee5 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -91,9 +91,6 @@ OS/2:
 	andreas.buening@nexgo.de
 
 VMS:
-	Pat Rankin
-	r.pat.rankin@gmail.com
-
 	John Malmberg
 	wb8tyw@qsl.net
 
diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index 5f59e578..55a3d905 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2014-10-12         Arnold D. Robbins     <arnold@skeeve.com>
+
+	* gawktexi.in: Revise doc for {INT,STR}_CHAIN_MAX. Remove Pat
+	Rankin from VMS duties (per his request). Add a small TeX fix
+	for the table in ch 16 for requesting values.
+
 2014-10-05         Arnold D. Robbins     <arnold@skeeve.com>
 
 	* gawktexi.in: Finished changes!
diff --git a/doc/gawk.info b/doc/gawk.info
index 68d60122..ce710af4 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.info
+++ b/doc/gawk.info
@@ -2992,12 +2992,12 @@ change. The variables are:
      evaluation stack, when needed.
 
 `INT_CHAIN_MAX'
-     The average number of items `gawk' will maintain on a hash chain
-     for managing arrays indexed by integers.
+     The intended maximum number of items `gawk' will maintain on a
+     hash chain for managing arrays indexed by integers.
 
 `STR_CHAIN_MAX'
-     The average number of items `gawk' will maintain on a hash chain
-     for managing arrays indexed by strings.
+     The intended maximum number of items `gawk' will maintain on a
+     hash chain for managing arrays indexed by strings.
 
 `TIDYMEM'
      If this variable exists, `gawk' uses the `mtrace()' library calls
@@ -28161,8 +28161,7 @@ Unix and POSIX systems  Arnold Robbins, <arnold@skeeve.com>.
 MS-DOS with DJGPP       Scott Deifik, <scottd.mail@sbcglobal.net>.
 MS-Windows with MinGW   Eli Zaretskii, <eliz@gnu.org>.
 OS/2                    Andreas Buening, <andreas.buening@nexgo.de>.
-VMS                     Pat Rankin, <r.pat.rankin@gmail.com>, and John
-                        Malmberg, <wb8tyw@qsl.net>.
+VMS                     John Malmberg, <wb8tyw@qsl.net>.
 z/OS (OS/390)           Dave Pitts, <dpitts@cozx.com>.
 
    If your bug is also reproducible under Unix, please send a copy of
@@ -33556,9 +33555,8 @@ Index
 * range expressions (regexps):           Bracket Expressions. (line   6)
 * range patterns:                        Ranges.              (line   6)
 * range patterns, line continuation and: Ranges.              (line  65)
-* Rankin, Pat <1>:                       Bugs.                (line  72)
-* Rankin, Pat <2>:                       Contributors.        (line  37)
-* Rankin, Pat <3>:                       Assignment Ops.      (line 100)
+* Rankin, Pat <1>:                       Contributors.        (line  37)
+* Rankin, Pat <2>:                       Assignment Ops.      (line 100)
 * Rankin, Pat:                           Acknowledgments.     (line  60)
 * reada() extension function:            Extension Sample Read write array.
                                                               (line  18)
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diff --git a/doc/gawk.texi b/doc/gawk.texi
index 40b7bfa3..cbd6206c 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.texi
+++ b/doc/gawk.texi
@@ -4454,11 +4454,11 @@ This specifies the amount by which @command{gawk} should grow its
 internal evaluation stack, when needed.
 
 @item INT_CHAIN_MAX
-The average number of items @command{gawk} will maintain on a
+The intended maximum number of items @command{gawk} will maintain on a
 hash chain for managing arrays indexed by integers.
 
 @item STR_CHAIN_MAX
-The average number of items @command{gawk} will maintain on a
+The intended maximum number of items @command{gawk} will maintain on a
 hash chain for managing arrays indexed by strings.
 
 @item TIDYMEM
@@ -32490,6 +32490,10 @@ value type, as appropriate.  This behavior is summarized in
 @multitable @columnfractions .50 .50
 @headitem @tab Type of Actual Value:
 @end multitable
+@c 10/2014: Thanks to Karl Berry for this bit to reduce the space:
+@tex
+\vglue-1.1\baselineskip
+@end tex
 @multitable @columnfractions .166 .166 .198 .15 .15 .166
 @headitem @tab @tab String @tab Number @tab Array @tab Undefined
 @item @tab @b{String} @tab String @tab String @tab false @tab false
@@ -38162,7 +38166,6 @@ The people maintaining the various @command{gawk} ports are:
 @cindex Deifik, Scott
 @cindex Malmberg, John
 @cindex Pitts, Dave
-@cindex Rankin, Pat
 @cindex Robbins, Arnold
 @cindex Zaretskii, Eli
 @multitable {MS-Windows with MinGW} {123456789012345678901234567890123456789001234567890}
@@ -38176,8 +38179,7 @@ The people maintaining the various @command{gawk} ports are:
 @c OS/2 is not mentioned anywhere else in the print version though.
 @item OS/2 @tab Andreas Buening, @EMAIL{andreas.buening@@nexgo.de,andreas dot buening at nexgo dot de}.
 
-@item VMS @tab Pat Rankin, @EMAIL{r.pat.rankin@@gmail.com,r.pat.rankin at gmail.com}, and
-John Malmberg, @EMAIL{wb8tyw@@qsl.net,wb8tyw at qsl.net}.
+@item VMS @tab John Malmberg, @EMAIL{wb8tyw@@qsl.net,wb8tyw at qsl.net}.
 
 @item z/OS (OS/390) @tab Dave Pitts, @EMAIL{dpitts@@cozx.com,dpitts at cozx dot com}.
 @end multitable
diff --git a/doc/gawktexi.in b/doc/gawktexi.in
index fb4ca905..99cd14ea 100644
--- a/doc/gawktexi.in
+++ b/doc/gawktexi.in
@@ -4365,11 +4365,11 @@ This specifies the amount by which @command{gawk} should grow its
 internal evaluation stack, when needed.
 
 @item INT_CHAIN_MAX
-The average number of items @command{gawk} will maintain on a
+The intended maximum number of items @command{gawk} will maintain on a
 hash chain for managing arrays indexed by integers.
 
 @item STR_CHAIN_MAX
-The average number of items @command{gawk} will maintain on a
+The intended maximum number of items @command{gawk} will maintain on a
 hash chain for managing arrays indexed by strings.
 
 @item TIDYMEM
@@ -31584,6 +31584,10 @@ value type, as appropriate.  This behavior is summarized in
 @multitable @columnfractions .50 .50
 @headitem @tab Type of Actual Value:
 @end multitable
+@c 10/2014: Thanks to Karl Berry for this bit to reduce the space:
+@tex
+\vglue-1.1\baselineskip
+@end tex
 @multitable @columnfractions .166 .166 .198 .15 .15 .166
 @headitem @tab @tab String @tab Number @tab Array @tab Undefined
 @item @tab @b{String} @tab String @tab String @tab false @tab false
@@ -37256,7 +37260,6 @@ The people maintaining the various @command{gawk} ports are:
 @cindex Deifik, Scott
 @cindex Malmberg, John
 @cindex Pitts, Dave
-@cindex Rankin, Pat
 @cindex Robbins, Arnold
 @cindex Zaretskii, Eli
 @multitable {MS-Windows with MinGW} {123456789012345678901234567890123456789001234567890}
@@ -37270,8 +37273,7 @@ The people maintaining the various @command{gawk} ports are:
 @c OS/2 is not mentioned anywhere else in the print version though.
 @item OS/2 @tab Andreas Buening, @EMAIL{andreas.buening@@nexgo.de,andreas dot buening at nexgo dot de}.
 
-@item VMS @tab Pat Rankin, @EMAIL{r.pat.rankin@@gmail.com,r.pat.rankin at gmail.com}, and
-John Malmberg, @EMAIL{wb8tyw@@qsl.net,wb8tyw at qsl.net}.
+@item VMS @tab John Malmberg, @EMAIL{wb8tyw@@qsl.net,wb8tyw at qsl.net}.
 
 @item z/OS (OS/390) @tab Dave Pitts, @EMAIL{dpitts@@cozx.com,dpitts at cozx dot com}.
 @end multitable