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    The `gawk' distribution has a number of C source files,
 documentation files, subdirectories and files related to the
 configuration process ( Compiling and Installing `gawk' on Unix
 Unix Installation.), and several subdirectories related to different,
 non-Unix, operating systems.
 
 various `.c', `.y', and `.h' files
      These files are the actual `gawk' source code.
 
 `README'
 `README_d/README.*'
      Descriptive files: `README' for `gawk' under Unix, and the rest
      for the various hardware and software combinations.
 
 `INSTALL'
      A file providing an overview of the configuration and installation
      process.
 
 `PORTS'
      A list of systems to which `gawk' has been ported, and which have
      successfully run the test suite.
 
 `ACKNOWLEDGMENT'
      A list of the people who contributed major parts of the code or
      documentation.
 
 `ChangeLog'
      A detailed list of source code changes as bugs are fixed or
      improvements made.
 
 `NEWS'
      A list of changes to `gawk' since the last release or patch.
 
 `COPYING'
      The GNU General Public License.
 
 `FUTURES'
      A brief list of features and/or changes being contemplated for
      future releases, with some indication of the time frame for the
      feature, based on its difficulty.
 
 `LIMITATIONS'
      A list of those factors that limit `gawk''s performance.  Most of
      these depend on the hardware or operating system software, and are
      not limits in `gawk' itself.
 
 `POSIX.STD'
      A description of one area where the POSIX standard for `awk' is
      incorrect, and how `gawk' handles the problem.
 
 `PROBLEMS'
      A file describing known problems with the current release.
 
 `doc/awkforai.txt'
      A short article describing why `gawk' is a good language for AI
      (Artificial Intelligence) programming.
 
 `doc/README.card'
 `doc/ad.block'
 `doc/awkcard.in'
 `doc/cardfonts'
 `doc/colors'
 `doc/macros'
 `doc/no.colors'
 `doc/setter.outline'
      The `troff' source for a five-color `awk' reference card.  A
      modern version of `troff', such as GNU Troff (`groff') is needed
      to produce the color version. See the file `README.card' for
      instructions if you have an older `troff'.
 
 `doc/gawk.1'
      The `troff' source for a manual page describing `gawk'.  This is
      distributed for the convenience of Unix users.
 
 `doc/gawk.texi'
      The Texinfo source file for this Info file.  It should be
      processed with TeX to produce a printed document, and with
      `makeinfo' to produce an Info file.
 
 `doc/gawk.info'
      The generated Info file for this Info file.
 
 `doc/igawk.1'
      The `troff' source for a manual page describing the `igawk'
      program presented in  An Easy Way to Use Library Functions
      Igawk Program.
 
 `doc/Makefile.in'
      The input file used during the configuration process to generate
      the actual `Makefile' for creating the documentation.
 
 `Makefile.in'
 `acconfig.h'
 `aclocal.m4'
 `configh.in'
 `configure.in'
 `configure'
 `custom.h'
 `missing/*'
      These files and subdirectory are used when configuring `gawk' for
      various Unix systems.  They are explained in detail in 
      Compiling and Installing `gawk' on Unix Unix Installation.
 
 `awklib/extract.awk'
 `awklib/Makefile.in'
      The `awklib' directory contains a copy of `extract.awk' (
      Extracting Programs from Texinfo Source Files Extract Program.),
      which can be used to extract the sample programs from the Texinfo
      source file for this Info file, and a `Makefile.in' file, which
      `configure' uses to generate a `Makefile'.  As part of the process
      of building `gawk', the library functions from  A Library of
      `awk' Functions Library Functions, and the `igawk' program from
       An Easy Way to Use Library Functions Igawk Program, are
      extracted into ready to use files.  They are installed as part of
      the installation process.
 
 `atari/*'
      Files needed for building `gawk' on an Atari ST.   Installing
      `gawk' on the Atari ST Atari Installation, for details.
 
 `pc/*'
      Files needed for building `gawk' under MS-DOS and OS/2.  
      MS-DOS and OS/2 Installation and Compilation PC Installation, for
      details.
 
 `vms/*'
      Files needed for building `gawk' under VMS.   How to Compile
      and Install `gawk' on VMS VMS Installation, for details.
 
 `test/*'
      A test suite for `gawk'.  You can use `make check' from the top
      level `gawk' directory to run your version of `gawk' against the
      test suite.  If `gawk' successfully passes `make check' then you
      can be confident of a successful port.
 

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