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Re: bin/59803: sed(1) conditional branch command confuses subsequent line addressing



The following reply was made to PR bin/59803; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: elo%sdf.org@localhost
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, "Robert Elz via gnats" <gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost>
Cc: 
Subject: Re: bin/59803: sed(1) conditional branch command confuses subsequent
 line addressing
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2025 02:42:22 +0000

 Hello, Robert.
 
 > Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2025 02:20:02 +0000
 > From: Robert Elz via gnats <gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost>
 >
 > [...] dual address commands are not defined to be "any line that happens
 > to be at or after the first address and at or before the second address",
 > they are "start (only) when the first address is found", and "stop when the
 > second address is found (and only then)".
 
 Ah! So there _is_ state! That is the crucial detail I've been missing.
 Thank you very much indeed for stating it so clearly, and my apologies
 to everyone for making such a nuisance of myself.
 
 Cheers,
 elo
 


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