> >> I would suggest distros to rip out the #else part of this #ifndef. > > > > And I wouldn't, but as I have no control over the distros, I'm > > not going to worry about it. > > > > All I know is that with the non-gawk case, gawk fails its test suite, > > and I've given up discussing it. > > You've also never tried understanding why you cannot "just do it" > without fixing glibc.
Not true. I have tried. I have simply failed. You can try (again) using words of one syllable to explain it to me and maybe I'll get it. But don't feel like you have to, since I know you've not enjoyed the experience. Best wishes, Arnold
