awk to C (was awk)

[Lawrence V. Cipriani]

In article <1990Oct4.131446.28302 at cbnews.att.com>, lvc at cbnews.att.com (Lawrence V. Cipriani) writes:
> Yes.  There is one in the AT&T Toolchest called awkcc.  See my previous
> post for Toolchest phone number and login.

I feel obliged to post this email I received regarding awkcc from someone
who knows much more about it than I.

>     Awkcc generally is very useful but there problems to be encountered,
>     e.g. memory not freed NOR reused for closed pipes streams.
>     Ended up switching back to C after a brief look inside awkcc;

The author of awkcc Chris Ramming left AT&T for academia; I have no idea
if anyone is actively maintaining awkcc.
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Larry Cipriani, att!cbvox!lvc or lvc at cbvox.att.com
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