Why does ubuntu-minimal install mawk over gawk?

Asked by Chris Salch

Considering the current age of the mawk and numerous known incompatibilities with more modern tools like gawk, why is mawk currently the default in ubuntu-minimal? What would be needed to make a case for replacing it with gawk or similar?

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said :
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There is already Bug #1841654 with a discussion about mawk vs. gawk

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