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authorArnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>2021-06-17 09:07:34 +0300
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@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ particular records in a file and perform operations upon them.
* Programs Summary:: Summary of programs.
* Programs Exercises:: Exercises.
* Nondecimal Data:: Allowing nondecimal input data.
-* Boolean Typed Values:: Values with @code{bool} type.
+* Boolean Typed Values:: Values with @code{number|bool} type.
* Array Sorting:: Facilities for controlling array
traversal and sorting arrays.
* Controlling Array Traversal:: How to use PROCINFO["sorted_in"].
@@ -29506,7 +29506,7 @@ returns a value of Boolean type.
The returned values are normal @command{awk} numeric values, with
values of either one or zero,
depending upon the truth
-value of the original expression passed in the call to @code{bool()}.
+value of the original expression passed in the call to @code{mkbool()}.
The @code{typeof()} function (@pxref{Type Functions}) returns
@code{"number|bool"} for these values.
@@ -30831,6 +30831,19 @@ they should be added to the core interpreter only as a last resort.
@node Internationalization
@chapter Internationalization with @command{gawk}
+@cindex Robbins, Malka
+@cindex Moon, Sailor
+@cindex Sailor Moon @seeentry{Moon, Sailor}
+@quotation
+@i{Moon@dots{} Gorgeous@dots{} MEDITATION!}
+@author Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal, The Movie
+@end quotation
+
+@quotation
+@i{It probably sounded better in Japanese.}
+@author Malka Robbins
+@end quotation
+
Once upon a time, computer makers
wrote software that worked only in English.
Eventually, hardware and software vendors noticed that if their
@@ -40857,8 +40870,9 @@ for internationalization
@item
The @code{extension()} function and the ability to add
-new built-in functions dynamically
-(@pxref{Dynamic Extensions}).
+new built-in functions dynamically. This has seen removed.
+It was replaced by the new extension mechanism.
+@xref{Dynamic Extensions}.
@item
The @code{mktime()} function for creating timestamps
@@ -40958,7 +40972,7 @@ the fields, instead of matching the field separator
(@pxref{Splitting By Content}).
@item
-If @code{PROCINFO["sorted_in"]} exists, @samp{for(iggy in foo)} loops sort the
+If @code{PROCINFO["sorted_in"]} exists, @samp{for (iggy in foo)} loops sort the
indices before looping over them. The value of this element
provides control over how the indices are sorted before the loop
traversal starts