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Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 05:11:24 -0700 (PDT)
From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
Reply-To: earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com
Subject: Re: Problem with cygwin-1.1.2 gawk-3.0.4  [Was:  [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: gawk-3.0.4]
To: "Christian_Jönsson" <c DOT christian DOT joensson AT telia DOT com>,
        cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
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--- Christian_Jönsson <c DOT christian DOT joensson AT telia DOT com> wrote:
-8<-
> 
> The very trivial test1.tcl script is this:
> 
> BASH.EXE-2.04$ less test1.tcl
> set awkCode { { print " "; } }
> 
> exec awk $awkCode
> BASH.EXE-2.04$
> 
> now, it might be my total lack of tcl script writing and thus a PATH
> problem, a cygtcl problem with PATH or awk. hmm, perhaps the link
> awk -> gawk...
> 
> changing and trying again...
> 
> BASH.EXE-2.04$ less test1.tcl
> set awkCode { { print " "; } }
> 
> exec gawk $awkCode
> BASH.EXE-2.04$ cygtclsh80.exe test1.tcl
> gawk.exe: cmd. line:1:  { print "
> gawk.exe: cmd. line:1:          ^ unterminated string
>     while executing
> "exec gawk $awkCode"
>     (file "test1.tcl" line 3)
> BASH.EXE-2.04$ 
> 
> hmm, there is is, the unterminated string problem, test case 1. (and a
> discoverg cygtcl "feauture" :), couldn't handle the awk.exe -> gawk.exe
> link...
> 
> now, changing test2.tcl and trying again...
> 
> BASH.EXE-2.04$ less test2.tcl
> set awkCode { BEGIN { print "\"flow 0" }{ print " "; } }
> 
> exec gawk $awkCode
> BASH.EXE-2.04$ cygtclsh80.exe test2.tcl
> gawk.exe: cmd. line:2: (END OF FILE)
> gawk.exe: cmd. line:2: parse error
>     while executing
> "exec gawk $awkCode"
>     (file "test2.tcl" line 3)
> BASH.EXE-2.04$
> 
> same with test3.tcl...
> 
> BASH.EXE-2.04$ less test3.tcl
> set awkCode { BEGIN {prev=-1; }{ print " "; } }
> 
> exec gawk $awkCode
> 
> BASH.EXE-2.04$ cygtclsh80.exe test3.tcl
> gawk.exe: cmd. line:1:  BEGIN {prev=-1; }{ print "
> gawk.exe: cmd. line:1:                           ^ unterminated string
>     while executing
> "exec gawk $awkCode"
>     (file "test3.tcl" line 3)
> BASH.EXE-2.04$
> 

When communicating between Cygwin and non-Cygwin programs you should `SET
CYGWIN=notty nobinmode' before starting bash, YMMV so it might not help your
case.

Regards,

=====
---
   Earnie Boyd: <mailto:earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
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