Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!ames!oliveb!sun!gorodish!guy From: guy%gorodish@Sun.COM (Guy Harris) Newsgroups: comp.bugs.4bsd Subject: "awk" drops core on many syntax errors Message-ID: <11220@sun.uucp> Date: Sat, 10-Jan-87 00:09:35 EST Article-I.D.: sun.11220 Posted: Sat Jan 10 00:09:35 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 10-Jan-87 06:17:35 EST Sender: news@sun.uucp Lines: 32 Index: bin/awk/awk.g.y 4.3BSD Description: In a number of cases, "awk" will drop core when it encounters a syntax error. If "awk"s standard error is redirected to a file, it may not even print the error messages. Repeat-By: Run the following command: awk '{ ng[] = ; goop = 1; }'