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diff --git a/doc/gawk.info b/doc/gawk.info index 6c35a5f1..35484814 100644 --- a/doc/gawk.info +++ b/doc/gawk.info @@ -21991,7 +21991,7 @@ debug (the "debuggee", if you will). The 'gawk' debugger is different; it is an integrated part of 'gawk' itself. This makes it possible, in rare cases, for 'gawk' to become an -excellent demonstrator of Heisenburg Uncertainty physics, where the mere +excellent demonstrator of Heisenberg Uncertainty physics, where the mere act of observing something can change it. Consider the following:(1) $ cat test.awk @@ -22025,13 +22025,13 @@ under the debugger: -| main() at `test.awk':1 -| 1 { print typeof($1), typeof($2) } gawk> n Get result from typeof() - -| strnum string Result for $2 isn't right + -| strnum number Result for $2 isn't right -| Program exited normally with exit value: 0 gawk> quit In this case, the act of comparing the new value of '$2' with the old one caused 'gawk' to evaluate it and determine that it is indeed a -string, and this is reflected in the result of 'typeof()'. +number, and this is reflected in the result of 'typeof()'. Cases like this where the debugger is not transparent to the program's execution should be rare. If you encounter one, please report |