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diff --git a/doc/gawk.info b/doc/gawk.info index 81012210..b5d7052b 100644 --- a/doc/gawk.info +++ b/doc/gawk.info @@ -26967,7 +26967,7 @@ mechanisms and design remained unchanged for close to 15 years, until `gawk' included some sample extensions, of which a few were really useful. However, it was clear from the outset that the extension -mechanism was bolted onto the side and was not really thought out. +mechanism was bolted onto the side and was not really well thought out. * Menu: @@ -27027,9 +27027,9 @@ Some goals for the new API were: * The API should provide _binary_ compatibility across `gawk' releases as long as the API itself does not change. - * The API should enable extensions written in C to have roughly the - same "appearance" to `awk'-level code as `awk' functions do. This - means that extensions should have: + * The API should enable extensions written in C or C++ to have + roughly the same "appearance" to `awk'-level code as `awk' + functions do. This means that extensions should have: - The ability to access function parameters. @@ -27155,9 +27155,9 @@ The API can later be expanded, in two ways: identify the extension calling into it, should it need to know. * Similarly, the extension passes a "name space" into `gawk' when it - registers each extension function. This allows a future mechanism - for grouping extension functions and possibly avoiding name - conflicts. + registers each extension function. This accommodates a possible + future mechanism for grouping extension functions and possibly + avoiding name conflicts. Of course, as of this writing, no decisions have been made with respect to any of the above. @@ -32513,22 +32513,22 @@ Ref: Derived Files-Footnote-31083268 Node: Future Extensions1083366 Node: Implementation Limitations1083947 Node: Extension Design1085199 -Node: Old Extension Problems1086348 -Ref: Old Extension Problems-Footnote-11087856 -Node: Extension New Mechanism Goals1087913 -Ref: Extension New Mechanism Goals-Footnote-11091272 -Node: Extension Other Design Decisions1091458 -Node: Extension Future Growth1093564 -Node: Old Extension Mechanism1094385 -Node: Basic Concepts1096125 -Node: Basic High Level1096806 -Ref: figure-general-flow1097077 -Ref: figure-process-flow1097676 -Ref: Basic High Level-Footnote-11100905 -Node: Basic Data Typing1101090 -Node: Glossary1104445 -Node: Copying1129916 -Node: GNU Free Documentation License1167473 -Node: Index1192610 +Node: Old Extension Problems1086353 +Ref: Old Extension Problems-Footnote-11087861 +Node: Extension New Mechanism Goals1087918 +Ref: Extension New Mechanism Goals-Footnote-11091284 +Node: Extension Other Design Decisions1091470 +Node: Extension Future Growth1093576 +Node: Old Extension Mechanism1094412 +Node: Basic Concepts1096152 +Node: Basic High Level1096833 +Ref: figure-general-flow1097104 +Ref: figure-process-flow1097703 +Ref: Basic High Level-Footnote-11100932 +Node: Basic Data Typing1101117 +Node: Glossary1104472 +Node: Copying1129943 +Node: GNU Free Documentation License1167500 +Node: Index1192637 End Tag Table |