[patch] use POSIX awk expression rather than GNU extension
Mike Frysinger
vapier@gentoo.org
Thu Dec 27 18:45:00 GMT 2007
On Wednesday 26 December 2007, Ulrich Drepper wrote:
> Mike Frysinger wrote:
> > attached patch makes this change.
>
> Why should this be necessary? Everything works as is. Such a patch
> could lead only lead to problems. Don't ever send unnecessary patches.
there is no requirement that `awk` be GNU awk. that is `gawk`. if the system
building glibc has `awk` which is not GNU awk, you hit a build failure. if
everything "works as is", i wouldnt be sending a fix now would i ?
-mike
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