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commit bbf943e090a5b7d53976ce40334712d318f60803
Author: Arnold D. Robbins <address@hidden>
Date:   Thu Jan 25 19:36:44 2018 +0200

    Doc updates.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ac0b835..ae99ce0 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 2018-01-25         Arnold D. Robbins     <address@hidden>
 
        * main.c (main): Add explanatory comment about O_APPEND stuff.
+       * NEWS: Updated.
 
 2018-01-22         Arnold D. Robbins     <address@hidden>
 
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index eb4b141..c2885c8 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@ Changes from 4.2.0 to 4.2.1
 
 4. extension/configure.ac has been improved considerably.
 
-5. A number of bugs, some of them quite significant, have been fixed.
+5. In MPFR mode, When ROUNDMODE changes, string values for numerically
+   type values will be redone.
+
+6. The various 'inplace' tests now pass on modern BSD systems.
+
+7. A number of bugs, some of them quite significant, have been fixed.
    See the ChangeLog for details.
 
 Changes from 4.1.4 to 4.2.0
diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index 396986a..b8ba26a 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2018-01-25         Arnold D. Robbins     <address@hidden>
+
+       * gawktexi.in (gawkextlib): Update discussion of gawkextlib.
+       Add not about json extension, and just present the list as
+       describing some of the extensions, since there are now too
+       many to try to keep up with all of them.
+
 2018-01-15         Arnold D. Robbins     <address@hidden>
 
        * gawktexi.in: Update gnu.org and fsf.org URLs to https. OK'd
diff --git a/doc/gawk.info b/doc/gawk.info
index d1491d7..ded680e 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.info
+++ b/doc/gawk.info
@@ -27241,22 +27241,22 @@ provides a number of 'gawk' extensions, including one 
for processing XML
 files.  This is the evolution of the original 'xgawk' (XML 'gawk')
 project.
 
-   As of this writing, there are seven extensions:
-
-   * 'errno' extension
-
-   * GD graphics library extension
-
-   * MPFR library extension (this provides access to a number of MPFR
-     functions that 'gawk''s native MPFR support does not)
+   There are a number of extensions.  Some of the more interesting ones
+are:
 
-   * PDF extension
+   * 'abort' extension.  It allows you to exit immediately from your
+     'awk' program without running the 'END' rules.
 
-   * PostgreSQL extension
+   * 'json' extension.  This serializes a multidimensional array into a
+     JSON string, and can deserialize a JSON string into a 'gawk' array.
+     This extension is interesting since it is written in C++ instead of
+     C.
 
-   * Redis extension
+   * MPFR library extension.  This provides access to a number of MPFR
+     functions that 'gawk''s native MPFR support does not.
 
-   * Select extension
+   * Select extension.  It provides functionality based on the
+     'select()' system call.
 
    * XML parser extension, using the Expat
      (https://expat.sourceforge.net) XML parsing library
@@ -27267,6 +27267,9 @@ command is as follows:
 
      git clone git://git.code.sf.net/p/gawkextlib/code gawkextlib-code
 
+   You will need to have the RapidJson (http://www.rapidjson.org) JSON
+parser library installed in order to build and use the 'json' extension.
+
    You will need to have the Expat (https://expat.sourceforge.net) XML
 parser library installed in order to build and use the XML extension.
 
@@ -34125,7 +34128,7 @@ Index
                                                               (line 100)
 * exp:                                   Numeric Functions.   (line  19)
 * expand utility:                        Very Simple.         (line  73)
-* Expat XML parser library:              gawkextlib.          (line  37)
+* Expat XML parser library:              gawkextlib.          (line  40)
 * exponent:                              Numeric Functions.   (line  19)
 * expressions:                           Expressions.         (line   6)
 * expressions, as patterns:              Expression Patterns. (line   6)
@@ -35321,6 +35324,7 @@ Index
 * Rankin, Pat:                           Acknowledgments.     (line  60)
 * Rankin, Pat <1>:                       Assignment Ops.      (line  99)
 * Rankin, Pat <2>:                       Contributors.        (line  38)
+* RapidJson JSON parser library:         gawkextlib.          (line  37)
 * reada() extension function:            Extension Sample Read write array.
                                                               (line  18)
 * readable data files, checking:         File Checking.       (line   6)
@@ -36480,83 +36484,83 @@ Node: Extension Sample Readfile1100535
 Node: Extension Sample Time1101630
 Node: Extension Sample API Tests1102978
 Node: gawkextlib1103470
-Node: Extension summary1105926
-Node: Extension Exercises1109628
-Node: Language History1111126
-Node: V7/SVR3.11112782
-Node: SVR41114934
-Node: POSIX1116368
-Node: BTL1117748
-Node: POSIX/GNU1118477
-Node: Feature History1124255
-Node: Common Extensions1140114
-Node: Ranges and Locales1141397
-Ref: Ranges and Locales-Footnote-11146013
-Ref: Ranges and Locales-Footnote-21146040
-Ref: Ranges and Locales-Footnote-31146275
-Node: Contributors1146496
-Node: History summary1152441
-Node: Installation1153821
-Node: Gawk Distribution1154765
-Node: Getting1155249
-Node: Extracting1156212
-Node: Distribution contents1157850
-Node: Unix Installation1164330
-Node: Quick Installation1165012
-Node: Shell Startup Files1167426
-Node: Additional Configuration Options1168515
-Node: Configuration Philosophy1170808
-Node: Non-Unix Installation1173177
-Node: PC Installation1173637
-Node: PC Binary Installation1174475
-Node: PC Compiling1174910
-Node: PC Using1176027
-Node: Cygwin1179072
-Node: MSYS1179842
-Node: VMS Installation1180343
-Node: VMS Compilation1181134
-Ref: VMS Compilation-Footnote-11182363
-Node: VMS Dynamic Extensions1182421
-Node: VMS Installation Details1184106
-Node: VMS Running1186359
-Node: VMS GNV1190638
-Node: VMS Old Gawk1191373
-Node: Bugs1191844
-Node: Bug address1192507
-Node: Usenet1195299
-Node: Maintainers1196076
-Node: Other Versions1197337
-Node: Installation summary1204099
-Node: Notes1205301
-Node: Compatibility Mode1206166
-Node: Additions1206948
-Node: Accessing The Source1207873
-Node: Adding Code1209310
-Node: New Ports1215529
-Node: Derived Files1220017
-Ref: Derived Files-Footnote-11225663
-Ref: Derived Files-Footnote-21225698
-Ref: Derived Files-Footnote-31226296
-Node: Future Extensions1226410
-Node: Implementation Limitations1227068
-Node: Extension Design1228251
-Node: Old Extension Problems1229405
-Ref: Old Extension Problems-Footnote-11230923
-Node: Extension New Mechanism Goals1230980
-Ref: Extension New Mechanism Goals-Footnote-11234344
-Node: Extension Other Design Decisions1234533
-Node: Extension Future Growth1236646
-Node: Old Extension Mechanism1237482
-Node: Notes summary1239245
-Node: Basic Concepts1240427
-Node: Basic High Level1241108
-Ref: figure-general-flow1241390
-Ref: figure-process-flow1242075
-Ref: Basic High Level-Footnote-11245376
-Node: Basic Data Typing1245561
-Node: Glossary1248889
-Node: Copying1280727
-Node: GNU Free Documentation License1318270
-Node: Index1343390
+Node: Extension summary1106388
+Node: Extension Exercises1110090
+Node: Language History1111588
+Node: V7/SVR3.11113244
+Node: SVR41115396
+Node: POSIX1116830
+Node: BTL1118210
+Node: POSIX/GNU1118939
+Node: Feature History1124717
+Node: Common Extensions1140576
+Node: Ranges and Locales1141859
+Ref: Ranges and Locales-Footnote-11146475
+Ref: Ranges and Locales-Footnote-21146502
+Ref: Ranges and Locales-Footnote-31146737
+Node: Contributors1146958
+Node: History summary1152903
+Node: Installation1154283
+Node: Gawk Distribution1155227
+Node: Getting1155711
+Node: Extracting1156674
+Node: Distribution contents1158312
+Node: Unix Installation1164792
+Node: Quick Installation1165474
+Node: Shell Startup Files1167888
+Node: Additional Configuration Options1168977
+Node: Configuration Philosophy1171270
+Node: Non-Unix Installation1173639
+Node: PC Installation1174099
+Node: PC Binary Installation1174937
+Node: PC Compiling1175372
+Node: PC Using1176489
+Node: Cygwin1179534
+Node: MSYS1180304
+Node: VMS Installation1180805
+Node: VMS Compilation1181596
+Ref: VMS Compilation-Footnote-11182825
+Node: VMS Dynamic Extensions1182883
+Node: VMS Installation Details1184568
+Node: VMS Running1186821
+Node: VMS GNV1191100
+Node: VMS Old Gawk1191835
+Node: Bugs1192306
+Node: Bug address1192969
+Node: Usenet1195761
+Node: Maintainers1196538
+Node: Other Versions1197799
+Node: Installation summary1204561
+Node: Notes1205763
+Node: Compatibility Mode1206628
+Node: Additions1207410
+Node: Accessing The Source1208335
+Node: Adding Code1209772
+Node: New Ports1215991
+Node: Derived Files1220479
+Ref: Derived Files-Footnote-11226125
+Ref: Derived Files-Footnote-21226160
+Ref: Derived Files-Footnote-31226758
+Node: Future Extensions1226872
+Node: Implementation Limitations1227530
+Node: Extension Design1228713
+Node: Old Extension Problems1229867
+Ref: Old Extension Problems-Footnote-11231385
+Node: Extension New Mechanism Goals1231442
+Ref: Extension New Mechanism Goals-Footnote-11234806
+Node: Extension Other Design Decisions1234995
+Node: Extension Future Growth1237108
+Node: Old Extension Mechanism1237944
+Node: Notes summary1239707
+Node: Basic Concepts1240889
+Node: Basic High Level1241570
+Ref: figure-general-flow1241852
+Ref: figure-process-flow1242537
+Ref: Basic High Level-Footnote-11245838
+Node: Basic Data Typing1246023
+Node: Glossary1249351
+Node: Copying1281189
+Node: GNU Free Documentation License1318732
+Node: Index1343852
 
 End Tag Table
diff --git a/doc/gawk.texi b/doc/gawk.texi
index a798b22..ae6673c 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.texi
+++ b/doc/gawk.texi
@@ -37003,31 +37003,27 @@ project provides a number of @command{gawk} 
extensions, including one for
 processing XML files.  This is the evolution of the original @command{xgawk}
 (XML @command{gawk}) project.
 
-As of this writing, there are seven extensions:
+There are a number of extensions. Some of the more interesting ones are:
 
 @itemize @value{BULLET}
 @item
address@hidden extension
address@hidden extension. It allows you to exit immediately from your
address@hidden program without running the @code{END} rules.
 
 @item
-GD graphics library extension
address@hidden extension.
+This serializes a multidimensional array into a JSON string, and
+can deserialize a JSON string into a @command{gawk} array.
+This extension is interesting since it is written in C++ instead of C.
 
 @item
-MPFR library extension
-(this provides access to a number of MPFR functions that @command{gawk}'s
-native MPFR support does not)
+MPFR library extension.
+This provides access to a number of MPFR functions that @command{gawk}'s
+native MPFR support does not.
 
 @item
-PDF extension
-
address@hidden
-PostgreSQL extension
-
address@hidden
-Redis extension
-
address@hidden
-Select extension
+Select extension. It provides functionality based on the
address@hidden()} system call.
 
 @item
 XML parser extension, using the @uref{https://expat.sourceforge.net, Expat}
@@ -37043,6 +37039,10 @@ code control system.  The command is as follows:
 git clone git://git.code.sf.net/p/gawkextlib/code gawkextlib-code
 @end example
 
address@hidden RapidJson JSON parser library
+You will need to have the @uref{http://www.rapidjson.org, RapidJson}
+JSON parser library installed in order to build and use the @code{json} 
extension.
+
 @cindex Expat XML parser library
 You will need to have the @uref{https://expat.sourceforge.net, Expat}
 XML parser library installed in order to build and use the XML extension.
diff --git a/doc/gawktexi.in b/doc/gawktexi.in
index d56c735..2db0590 100644
--- a/doc/gawktexi.in
+++ b/doc/gawktexi.in
@@ -35977,31 +35977,27 @@ project provides a number of @command{gawk} 
extensions, including one for
 processing XML files.  This is the evolution of the original @command{xgawk}
 (XML @command{gawk}) project.
 
-As of this writing, there are seven extensions:
+There are a number of extensions. Some of the more interesting ones are:
 
 @itemize @value{BULLET}
 @item
address@hidden extension
address@hidden extension. It allows you to exit immediately from your
address@hidden program without running the @code{END} rules.
 
 @item
-GD graphics library extension
address@hidden extension.
+This serializes a multidimensional array into a JSON string, and
+can deserialize a JSON string into a @command{gawk} array.
+This extension is interesting since it is written in C++ instead of C.
 
 @item
-MPFR library extension
-(this provides access to a number of MPFR functions that @command{gawk}'s
-native MPFR support does not)
+MPFR library extension.
+This provides access to a number of MPFR functions that @command{gawk}'s
+native MPFR support does not.
 
 @item
-PDF extension
-
address@hidden
-PostgreSQL extension
-
address@hidden
-Redis extension
-
address@hidden
-Select extension
+Select extension. It provides functionality based on the
address@hidden()} system call.
 
 @item
 XML parser extension, using the @uref{https://expat.sourceforge.net, Expat}
@@ -36017,6 +36013,10 @@ code control system.  The command is as follows:
 git clone git://git.code.sf.net/p/gawkextlib/code gawkextlib-code
 @end example
 
address@hidden RapidJson JSON parser library
+You will need to have the @uref{http://www.rapidjson.org, RapidJson}
+JSON parser library installed in order to build and use the @code{json} 
extension.
+
 @cindex Expat XML parser library
 You will need to have the @uref{https://expat.sourceforge.net, Expat}
 XML parser library installed in order to build and use the XML extension.

http://git.sv.gnu.org/cgit/gawk.git/commit/?id=95f2547bbd705cd41e9026672bb71f866967da7b

commit 95f2547bbd705cd41e9026672bb71f866967da7b
Author: Arnold D. Robbins <address@hidden>
Date:   Thu Jan 25 18:33:46 2018 +0200

    Add comments about earlier fix for BSD systems.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0c054d2..ac0b835 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2018-01-25         Arnold D. Robbins     <address@hidden>
+
+       * main.c (main): Add explanatory comment about O_APPEND stuff.
+
 2018-01-22         Arnold D. Robbins     <address@hidden>
 
        Fix the inplace tests on *BSD systems.
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 79782a8..2860d24 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -247,6 +247,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
                locale_dir = cp;
 
 #if defined(F_GETFL) && defined(O_APPEND)
+       // 1/2018: This is needed on modern BSD systems so that the
+       // inplace tests pass. I think it's a bug in those kernels
+       // but let's just work around it anyway.
        int flags = fcntl(fileno(stderr), F_GETFL, NULL);
        if (flags >= 0 && (flags & O_APPEND) == 0) {
                flags |= O_APPEND;

http://git.sv.gnu.org/cgit/gawk.git/commit/?id=15fdfc77601e1dbd79ae972bea3ef99e360692f3

commit 15fdfc77601e1dbd79ae972bea3ef99e360692f3
Author: Arnold D. Robbins <address@hidden>
Date:   Thu Jan 25 18:30:53 2018 +0200

    Update pc/Makefile.tst.

diff --git a/pc/ChangeLog b/pc/ChangeLog
index c1fa092..b8a34df 100644
--- a/pc/ChangeLog
+++ b/pc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2018-01-22         Juan Manuel Guerrero  <address@hidden>
+
+       * pc/Makefile.tst (nlstringtest): Update the expected failure
+       messages for DJGPP.
+
 2018-01-21         Arnold D. Robbins     <address@hidden>
 
        * Makefile.tst (pty2): Sync against test/Makefile.in.
diff --git a/pc/Makefile.tst b/pc/Makefile.tst
index c6597b6..0ad8973 100644
--- a/pc/Makefile.tst
+++ b/pc/Makefile.tst
@@ -1999,6 +1999,7 @@ nlstrina:
 
 nlstringtest::
        @echo $@
+       @echo Expect nlstringtest to fail with DJGPP.
        @[ -z "$$GAWKLOCALE" ] && GAWKLOCALE=fr_FR.UTF-8 LANGUAGE= ; \
        AWKPATH="$(srcdir)" $(AWK) -f address@hidden "$(srcdir)" >_$@ 2>&1 || 
echo EXIT CODE: $$? >>_$@
        @-$(CMP) "$(srcdir)"/address@hidden _$@ && rm -f _$@

http://git.sv.gnu.org/cgit/gawk.git/commit/?id=4d336c7a806479d99f8563a26690a7039a78a91d

commit 4d336c7a806479d99f8563a26690a7039a78a91d
Author: Arnold D. Robbins <address@hidden>
Date:   Thu Jan 25 18:30:16 2018 +0200

    Fix formatting in test/ChangeLog.

diff --git a/test/ChangeLog b/test/ChangeLog
index 875f2de..5025848 100644
--- a/test/ChangeLog
+++ b/test/ChangeLog
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 2018-01-24         John E. Malmberg      <address@hidden>
 
-          * lintold.awk: Minor change to allow test to run on
-         32 bit VAX/VMS with out a floating overflow.
+       * lintold.awk: Minor change to allow test to run on
+       32 bit VAX/VMS with out a floating overflow.
 
 2018-01-18         Arnold D. Robbins     <address@hidden>
 

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Summary of changes:
 ChangeLog       |   5 ++
 NEWS            |   7 ++-
 doc/ChangeLog   |   7 +++
 doc/gawk.info   | 186 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------
 doc/gawk.texi   |  32 +++++-----
 doc/gawktexi.in |  32 +++++-----
 main.c          |   3 +
 pc/ChangeLog    |   5 ++
 pc/Makefile.tst |   1 +
 test/ChangeLog  |   4 +-
 10 files changed, 156 insertions(+), 126 deletions(-)


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