Re: RS='.^' apparently ignores the RS setting

[arnold]

Ed Morton <mortoneccc@comcast.net> wrote:

> On 7/19/2021 2:39 AM, arnold@skeeve.com wrote:
> > arnold@skeeve.com wrote:
> >
> >> I think this is a bug in the dfa and regexp libraries that gawk uses,
> >> and have sent a report to the gnulib list asking them to explore it
> >> further, or to explain to me what I'm doing wrong.
> > I am now convinced that this is a bug in the GNULIB regex and dfa
> > library routines.  I don't know if the GNULIB guys will fix it or not;
> > doing so is definitely beyond my skill level.
> >
> > Arnold
> >
> Arnold - thanks for the followup! Is there a link you could provide to 
> the GNULIB bug report just so we have a reference?
>
>      Ed.

https://lists.gnu.org/r/bug-gnulib/2021-07/msg00026.html is the
start of the thread.

I am not optimistic.

Arnold