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Re: [bug-gawk] gawk internal error on $i++
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Andrew J. Schorr |
Subject: |
Re: [bug-gawk] gawk internal error on $i++ |
Date: |
Mon, 7 Oct 2013 09:57:44 -0400 |
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Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) |
Hi,
On Mon, Oct 07, 2013 at 08:17:48AM -0500, Ed Morton wrote:
> On cygwin on Windows 7:
>
> $ awk 'BEGIN{ $i++ = 3; print i }'
> awk: cmd. line:1: fatal: internal error line 5032, file: awkgram.y
>
> $ awk --version
> GNU Awk 4.1.0, API: 1.0 (GNU MPFR 3.1.2, GNU MP 5.1.2)
Is your point that this script should be rejected by the parser as a syntax
error? Or do you expect some other behavior (and if so what)?
Regards,
Andy