From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject:	Re: ANNOUNCE: DJGPP port of Gawk 3.0.4 uploaded
Date:	Sat, 22 Jan 2000 09:24:00 +0200
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Jeff Williams wrote:
> 
> Is there a reason to (or not to) also include the symlink `nawk.exe' as
> well as `awk.exe' (both stubedited to point to gawk)?

The reason `awk.exe' is included is because the "install:" target of the Gawk
Makefile creates that symlink.  It does no such thing for `nawk'.

In general, it is my opinion that a port should faithfully do what the
original distribution does, no more, no less.  However, if adding `nawk'
would help, it shouldn't be a problem to do that.  But I wonder if the reason
for doing so might be valid for other platforms as well, in which case I
suggest to report this to the Gawk maintainer.

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