> dunno about \"original awk specification\" but i know that we should
> adhere to:
> http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/awk.html
>   
This doesn't specify how for loops are implemented. Allocating temporary
for-in loop variables is a pure gnu extension I assume. I have never
seen any specification that says that the loop variables has to be
protected against invalid recursive function usage.

... and Denys patch is a poor (not to say bad) hack. It will never be
expandable to a fully functional version (that is breaking loops). Let
me see, if I can find out what are the internal differences of for-in
loops between gawk and busybox and if we can adapt those changes to busybox.

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