Sun Dec 3 18:11:09 IST 2000 ============================ The `posix' test will fail because of output format differences but this is apparently otherwise benign. Gawk uses the system's mktime(3) routine, even though Autoconf thinks it's broken, so Caveat Emptor. If you ask me about either of these I will fuss at you for not having done your homework. Arnold Robbins arnold@gnu.org