svn commit: r327806 - in head: etc/mtree usr.bin/awk usr.bin/awk/tests

[Kyle Evans]

On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 11:53 PM, Warner Losh <imp at bsdimp.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 10:36 PM, Kyle Evans <kevans at freebsd.org> wrote:
>
>> Author: kevans
>> Date: Thu Jan 11 05:36:13 2018
>> New Revision: 327806
>> URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/327806
>>
>> Log:
>>   awk(1): Add necessary bits for connecting tests, but leave disconnected
>>
>>   The NetBSD test suite has 24 tests for awk, and we pass exactly 4 of
>> them.
>>   Add the necessary pieces for interested parties to easily connect the
>>   tests and run them, but leave them disconnected for the time being.
>>
>>   Some of these tests outright segfault in our awk, others just exhibit the
>>   wrong behavior.
>>
>
> How many tests does NetBSD's awk pass? At least one of their patches causes
> our .m compiler awk script to fail, if I've applied it correctly.

Presumably all of them, but I've not had a chance to check. Some of
them were motivated by bugs they had previously, others just look like
non-trivial awk usage that I wouldn't think would break, such as
setting two-character RS.

>
> Warner
>