AWK inplace

[sergeevabc]

Win 7 x64, v2.20.0-rc2.windows

$ awk --version
GNU Awk 4.2.1, API: 2.0 (GNU MPFR 4.0.1, GNU MP 6.1.2)

$ awk -i inplace '{ gsub(/foo/, "bar") }; { print }' file1
awk: fatal: can't open source file `inplace' for reading (No such file or directory)

Why inplace is still (end of 2018) not working as expected?

[dscho]

You got me at a loss here:

• what is that -i inplace supposed to do?
• is this a feature that is supposed to be part of GNU awk v4.2.1?
• what does this have to do with Git?

[sergeevabc]

@dscho,

• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16529716/awk-save-modifications-in-place
• https://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/html_node/Extension-Sample-Inplace.html

[dscho]

@sergeevabc so you do not want to answer those questions, but instead just throw two links at me? ;-)

[dscho]

Since you were so happy to not help me but instead put the burden on me to find out, I'll return the favor by pointing out that your own link, https://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/html_node/Extension-Sample-Inplace.html, explains what needs to happen: the inplace.awk file will need to be bundled. It is bundled, however, so it will now be your honor (if you had been more forthcoming and less willing to try to leave all the work to me, I would have helped) to figure out why it is not found.

[ismail]

With git v2.20 I can't see inplace.awk installed, awk is looking for it under C:\Program Files\Git\usr\share\awk\inplace.awk

[dscho]

On Thu, 13 Dec 2018, İsmail Dönmez wrote: With git v2.20 I can't see inplace.awk installed, awk is looking for it under `C:\Program Files\Git\usr\share\awk\inplace.awk`

This is the correct location to look for, and that is where the file is also in Git for Windows' SDK: https://github.com/git-for-windows/git-sdk-64/tree/master/usr/share/awk/ But you're right, in the end-user installation, the file is missing (actually, the entire /usr/share/awk/ folder). The reason is probably some overzealous exclusion in https://github.com/git-for-windows/build-extra/blob/master/make-file-list.sh Here is how you can help: 1. Build your own Git for Windows installer, as per https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/wiki/Making-an-installer 2. see whether you can find the offending exclusion in `make-file-list.sh` (it lives in `/usr/src/build-extra/` in the SDK) 3. Change it (probably delete the line, but maybe it is just part of a line), and test whether it fixes it: `BITNESS=64 ARCH=x86_64 /usr/src/build-extra/make-file-list.sh | grep inplace.awk` 4. Once your fix works, commit, push and open a Pull Request.

[ismail]

Problematic line seems to be https://github.com/git-for-windows/build-extra/blob/master/make-file-list.sh#L115, if anyone fixes it before me would be fine too ;)

[dscho]

Problematic line seems to be https://github.com/git-for-windows/build-extra/blob/master/make-file-list.sh#L115,

The first part of it, yes.

[dscho]

People! My people! This outline is not too hard to follow, is it?

Or do you not want that inplace thing anymore? I guess that's it. Well, then.

[sergeevabc]

Err… Mere Windows user here, not a developer. Cannot fix it myself and then open a pull request.