awk does not terminate when compiled with gcc-4.1.2

[Alexander Kriegisch]

> I am using debug prints. printf("here 1\n"), or if bug affects stdio,
> write(2, "here 2\n", 7). It's somewhat slow, but it works.
> 
> Probably I need to learn gdb. So far I rarely use it.

Maybe you don't. Linus Torvalds does not use debuggers either, I have
read. So your habit might mark you as an exceptional programmer. ;-)
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Alexander Kriegisch