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From:	Brian Inglis <Brian DOT Inglis AT SystematicSw DOT ab DOT ca>
Subject:	Re: Where is igawk and why doesn't @include replicate this feature?
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On 2019-09-11 05:52, Steven Penny wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Sep 2019 16:54:49, Troy Kenah wrote:
>> I used to embed @include junk.awk statements to reduce repetitive code but
>> this no longer works. These were files were not functions, simply code
>> snippets; this is the type of error I am now seeing:

> Works fine here:
> 
>    $ gawk --version
>    GNU Awk 5.0.1, API: 2.0 (GNU MPFR 4.0.2, GNU MP 6.1.2)
> 
>    $ cat one.awk
>    function f1(n1) {
>       return n1 + 10
>    }
> 
>    $ cat two.awk
>    @include "one.awk"
>    BEGIN {
>       print f1(20)
>    }
> 
>    $ unset POSIXLY_CORRECT
>    $ gawk -f two.awk
>    30
> 
> Finally, I would make a suggestion. "@include" is not POSIX, so if you find
> yourself relying on something like this more and more, it might be better to
> switch to a proper programming language. Something like Perl, Lua or Tcl.

Any number of files are supported with option -f repetition as are expressions
with option -e repetition in any order.

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