0.3 awk macro question

[Glenn Barry <glenn@mathcs.emory.edu>]

hi scsh fans,

First, thanks to Olin & co for devising a shell based on a nice lang.
It's slowly but surely becoming my fave shell prog lang.

Got a question about the awk macro in version 0.3:  Why does

(define (lockd-pid)
  (awk (read-line) (line) ()
       ("lockd"  (display  (car  ((field-splitter ) line))))))

(run (| (ps -ae) ; solaris2 (sysVR4) ps
        (begin (lockd-pid))))
(newline)


work fine but

(define proc "lockd")

(define (lockd-pid-bad)
  (awk (read-line) (line) ()
       (proc  (display  (car  ((field-splitter ) line))))))

(run (| (ps -ae) ; solaris2 (sysVR4) ps
        (begin (lockd-pid-bad))))
(newline)

does not.  This is on solaris 2.4 and 2.5beta-update.

pg 86-87 of the man says the awk test form can be an integer or string
or expression but does this mean it can't be a var with a string value?

Is this a general "macro thang"?  If so, kick me some knowledge...

thx,
glenn

Glenn T Barry 
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