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Appendix C Implementation Notes
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This appendix contains information mainly of interest to implementers
and maintainers of 'gawk'.  Everything in it applies specifically to
'gawk' and not to other implementations.

* Menu:

* Compatibility Mode::          How to disable certain 'gawk'
                                extensions.
* Additions::                   Making Additions To 'gawk'.
* Future Extensions::           New features that may be implemented one day.
* Implementation Limitations::  Some limitations of the implementation.
* Extension Design::            Design notes about the extension API.
* Notes summary::               Summary of implementation notes.