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@@ -107,7 +107,9 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS -*- outline -*-
time-of-day is changed while dd is running. Also, it avoids
using unsafe code in signal handlers; this fixes some core dumps.
- expr now detects integer overflow when evaluating large integers,
+ expr and test now correctly compare integers of unlimited magnitude.
+
+ expr now detects integer overflow when converting strings to integers,
rather than silently wrapping around.
ls now refuses to generate time stamps containing more than 1000 bytes, to
@@ -118,9 +120,6 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS -*- outline -*-
"pr -D FORMAT" now accepts the same formats that "date +FORMAT" does.
- test now detects integer overflow when evaluating large integers,
- rather than silently wrapping around.
-
** Improved portability
nice now works on Darwin 7.7.0 in spite of its invalid definition of NZERO.