ax_need_awk

Synopsis

AX_NEED_AWK

Description

Check if an awk implementation is available. Bail-out if not found.

This work is heavily based upon testawk.sh script by Heiner Steven. You should find his script (and related works) at <http://www.shelldorado.com/articles/awkcompat.html>. Thanks to Alessandro Massignan for his suggestions and extensive nawk tests on FreeBSD.

Source Code

Download the latest version of ax_need_awk.m4 or browse the macro’s revision history.

License

Copyright © 2009 Francesco Salvestrini 

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