From f9affa922c5e074990a999d486d4bc823590fd93 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ozan yigit Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 14:00:36 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] fix -F "str" vs -v FS="str" when str is null --- FIXES | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/FIXES b/FIXES index d046710..8a2befc 100644 --- a/FIXES +++ b/FIXES @@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ THIS SOFTWARE. This file lists all bug fixes, changes, etc., made since the AWK book was sent to the printers in August, 1987. +July 27, 2021: + As per IEEE Std 1003.1-2008, -F "str" is now consistent with + -v FS="str" when str is null. Thanks to Warner Losh. + July 24, 2021: Fix readrec's definition of a record. This fixes an issue with NetBSD's RS regular expression support that can cause