Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site jplgodo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!bellcore!decvax!ittatc!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!oberon!smeagol!jplgodo!steve From: steve@jplgodo.UUCP (Steve Schlaifer x3171 156/224) Newsgroups: net.bugs Subject: Re: awk accepts but blows unary negation Message-ID: <741@jplgodo.UUCP> Date: Tue, 18-Mar-86 13:16:03 EST Article-I.D.: jplgodo.741 Posted: Tue Mar 18 13:16:03 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 22-Mar-86 05:10:32 EST References: <179@desint.UUCP> Organization: Jet Propulsion Labs, Pasadena, CA Lines: 19 Summary: works OK here In article <179@desint.UUCP>, geoff@desint.UUCP (Geoff Kuenning) writes: > Talk about confusing me! Try this one on your system: > > echo 15 | awk '{t1=-15;t2=15;t3=-t2;t4=-$1;print t1,t3,t4}' > > On my system (Unisoft V.0) it produces: > > -2.71875 -2.71875 -2.71875 > > The expression "t1=0-15" works correctly. On my Ridge 32C running ROS 3.3, I get -15 -15 -15. Looks like you have a bug. -- ...smeagol\ Steve Schlaifer ......wlbr->!jplgodo!steve Advance Projects Group, Jet Propulsion Labs ....group3/ 4800 Oak Grove Drive, M/S 156/204 Pasadena, California, 91109 +1 818 354 3171