Public bug reported: mawk in Ubuntu is 15 years old and very buggy (see https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?src=mawk and https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mawk , also bugs in other products, like bug #1331381) :(
Almost all bugs, reported in Ubuntu and Debian are fixed in 1.3.4-nnnn upstream releases, see http://invisible-island.net/mawk/CHANGES.html Please update mawk to latest upstream release - all the other major distributions (Fedora/Redhat, Suse, even FreeBSD) have switched to mawk 1.3.4-2013nnnn. Five years since the bug asking to upload new mawk in Debian didn't change anything, so, I'm reporting bug in Ubuntu - sticking to 1.3.3 is now causing headeach to lots of people rather than saving from regressions :( Please, update mawk package in Ubuntu 14.10. ** Affects: mawk (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: mawk (Debian) Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to mawk in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1332114 Title: Please update mawk to latest upstream release - mawk in Ubuntu is 15 years old and very buggy :( To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mawk/+bug/1332114/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
