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@@ -30923,6 +30923,13 @@ An extension can look up the value of @command{gawk}'s special variables.
However, with the exception of the @code{PROCINFO} array, an extension
cannot change any of those variables.
+@quotation NOTE
+It is possible for the lookup of @code{PROCINFO} to fail. This happens if
+the @command{awk} program being run does not reference @code{PROCINFO};
+in this case @command{gawk} doesn't bother to create the array and
+populate it.
+@end quotation
+
@node Symbol table by cookie
@subsubsection Variable Access and Update by Cookie