ChangeLog
2024-02-12 - 4.0.0 -> 5.3.0
- Home page URL http to https
- Removed ancient checkinstall package instructions
- Added link to AWK Wikipedia page
- Added link to Git repository
- Updated Slackware package versions list removing
everything older than 14.0, adding 14.0, .1, .2,
15.0
- Removed md5sum and sha1sum verification, added
sha256sum
2011/07/05 - 3.1.6 -> 4.0.0
- Updated Slackware note for 13.0, 13.1, and 13.37,
removed 12.0 and older
- Use ftpmirror.gnu.org instead of ftp.gnu.org
- Removed an old note about Slackware 8.0 and the bin package
2009/02/11 - 3.1.5 -> 3.1.6
- Updated Slackware note for 11.0, 12.0, 12.1 and 12.2
- Added clean up old files section at the bottom
Jan 6, 2006 - Updated Slackware note for 10.2
- Run removepkg if it exists
Sep 9, 2005 - A few minor touchups
Aug 23, 2005 - 3.1.4 -> 3.1.5
- Added instructions for creating a gawk package
Jul 28, 2005 - Added alternate download URL (ibiblio)
- Added missing su and exit around the "Slackware 8.0 and
down" part
- Uncommented the gpg-verification part, the key is in
the keyservers now
- Rearranged options to shut up new version of find
- Run chown -R root:root on the source directory if
$UID = 0
- Added missing su under 'Become root to install it' - oops
May 10, 2005 - Updated notes for Slackware 10.1
- Removed make, gcc, binutils, fileutils/coreutils links
- Changed download URL from ftp to http
- Changed md5sum verification to output OK (or not)
- Moved source directory (see note <a href="howtos.php?msd">here</a>)
Sep 10, 2004 - Removed the = from "unset FNAME="
- Move the real binary into /bin like Slackware does, create
symlink in /usr/bin
- Create gawk symlink in /usr/bin too (in addition to 'awk')
- Remove old versions (binaries named gawk-x.x.x and
pgawk-x.x.x) before 'make install'
Aug 31, 2004 - Forgot to actually change textutils -> coreutils
Aug 30, 2004 - 3.1.3 -> 3.1.4
- Added note about the versions that come with Slackware
- Updated prerequisites
- Use 'unset FNAME' instead of 'FNAME='
- Changed the link from md5sum to textutils to link to
coreutils
- Use mode 700 to create ~/backup/packages
Sep 9, 2003 - Replaced downloading the non-existant sha1sums with an
md5sum
- Create ~/installed with mode 700
- Added a few prerequisites
Jul 30, 2003 - Added creation of a symlink from /usr/bin/awk to /bin/awk
- Modernized the howto
Jul 10, 2003 - 3.1.2 -> 3.1.3
May 6, 2003 - Fixed typo in the part that re-uses the tarball if it's
already there (gawk-3.2.1.tar.bz2 -> gawk-3.1.2.tar.bz2)
Apr 18, 2003 - Removed the notice about ftp.gnu.org's gpg signatures
being outdated, they fixed it
Mar 25, 2003 - 3.1.1 -> 3.1.2
- .tar.gz -> .tar.bz2
- Added sha1sum verification, gpg verification of sha1sums
- Added removal of old versions
- Added --disable-nls, removal of old .mo files
Jun 25, 2002 - First entry