From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Aharon Robbins Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Improved awk-mode for emacs Date: Sun, 5 May 2002 15:23:43 +0300 Sender: emacs-devel-admin@gnu.org Message-ID: <200205051223.g45CNhu17987@skeeve.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.gmane.org X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1020601452 3458 127.0.0.1 (5 May 2002 12:24:12 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 5 May 2002 12:24:12 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org, rms@gnu.org Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1 (Debian)) id 174L3k-0000tf-00 for ; Sun, 05 May 2002 14:24:12 +0200 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([199.232.76.164]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 174LAP-00076R-00 for ; Sun, 05 May 2002 14:31:06 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=fencepost.gnu.org) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 3.34 #1 (Debian)) id 174L3g-0007j4-00; Sun, 05 May 2002 08:24:08 -0400 Original-Received: from ads5.ads.active.net.il ([192.117.127.213] helo=skeeve.com) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 3.34 #1 (Debian)) id 174L3A-0007cV-00; Sun, 05 May 2002 08:23:37 -0400 Original-Received: (from arnold@localhost) by skeeve.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g45CNhu17987; Sun, 5 May 2002 15:23:43 +0300 Original-To: zwang@post.cis.smu.edu Errors-To: emacs-devel-admin@gnu.org X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.9 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:3601 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:3601 Greetings. Thanks for copying me on your new awk mode. I don't use Emacs, so I don't have any major comments about it. I did peruse it though, and I want to point out that it looks like you've based it on gawk 3.0.x, not 3.1.x. Gawk 3.1 has a new variable, TEXTDOMAIN, and a number of new functions, all of which are documented in its gawk.texi and gawk.info files. I would suggest that you update your awk mode code to include the new features. Gawk 3.1.1 should be released this week, it adds one more function for compatibility with the current version of GNU gettext. I am glad that you use gawk and have gone to the trouble to work on an improved awk mode for Emacs. I encourage any activity that helps to promote awk. :-) Thanks! Arnold Robbins