awk bug

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From: Marnix van Ammers
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1988 01:42

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While trying to install a new program I ran across a bug in our Sys
V, release 2.1.1 (AT&T 3B20) awk.  In our awk the following pattern
always matches (even if there are 5 or less fields on the current
line):

if $6 != ""

This does not happen on the awk on my 3B1 version 3.51 .

Is this a known bug or what?

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From: vanam@pttesac.UUCP (Marnix van Ammers)
Newsgroups: comp.bugs.sys5
Subject: awk bug
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Date: 31 Jan 88 01:42:37 GMT
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