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@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ Changes from 4.1.x to 4.2.0
1. If not in POSIX mode, changes to ENVIRON are reflected into
gawk's environment, affecting any programs run by system()
- or for piped redirections.
+ or for piped redirections. This can also affect built-in routines, such
+ as mktime(), which is typically influenced by the TZ environment variable.
2. The series of numbers returned by rand() should now be "more
random" than previously. Gawk's rand() remains repeatable; you will