awk: experimentally modify "global" trick to make code smaller
by minimizing data offsets
function old new delta
parse_expr 752 782 +30
syntax_error 23 26 +3
nvfree 151 154 +3
nvalloc 172 175 +3
fsrealloc 111 114 +3
chain_node 99 102 +3
chain_loop 121 124 +3
chain_group 628 631 +3
awk_main 1002 1005 +3
awk_exit 99 102 +3
parse_program 308 310 +2
split_f0 172 170 -2
awk_split 510 507 -3
getvar_s 108 102 -6
awk_sub 643 637 -6
awk_getline 706 700 -6
next_token 943 927 -16
handle_special 470 446 -24
next_input_file 252 213 -39
evaluate 6703 6633 -70
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(add/remove: 0/0 grow/shrink: 11/9 up/down: 59/-172) Total: -113 bytes
# size */*/awk.o
text data bss dec hex filename
18247 0 0 18247 4747 busybox.t0/editors/awk.o
18134 0 0 18134 46d6 busybox.t1/editors/awk.o