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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved. -Changes from 4.1.1 to 4.2.0 +Changes from 4.1.x to 4.2.0 --------------------------- 1. If not in POSIX mode, changes to ENVIRON are reflected into @@ -16,6 +16,49 @@ Changes from 4.1.1 to 4.2.0 get the same series of numbers each time you call rand() repeatedly, but this will be a different series than previously. +3. The --pretty-print option no longer runs the program too. + +4. The igawk script and igawk.1 man page are no longer installed by + `make install'. They have been obsolete since gawk 4.0.0. + +5. Gawk now has a `div()' function to perform integer division; this is + primarily useful for the -M option to avoid MPFR division when all + values involved are integers. + +6. Gawk can now be built with CMake. This is an alternative build + system for those who may want it; gawk is not going to switch off + use of the autotools anytime soon, if ever. + +7. Gawk now processes a maximum of two hexadecimal digits in \x + escape sequences inside strings. + +8. MirBSD is no longer supported. + +Changes from 4.1.1 to 4.1.2 +--------------------------- + +1. The manual has been considerably improved. + - Thoroughly reviewed and updated. + - Out-of-date examples replaced. + - Chapter 15 on MPFR reworked. + - Summary sections added to all chapters. + - Exercises added in several chapters. + +2. The debugger's "restart" command now works again. + +3. Redirected getline is now allowed inside BEGINFILE/ENDFILE. + +4. A number of bugs have been fixed in the MPFR code. + +5. Indirect function calls now work for both built-in and + extension functions. + +6. In non-English locales, it was accidentally possible to use "letters" + beside those of the English alphabet in identifiers. This has + been fixed. (isalpha and isalnum are NOT our friends.) + +XX. A number of bugs have been fixed. See the ChangeLog. + Changes from 4.1.0 to 4.1.1 --------------------------- |