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2009-06-16doc: cp: describe an oddity of combining -H/-L and --preserve=linksJim Meyering
* doc/coreutils.texi (cp invocation) [-L]: Elaborate. [--preserve=links]: Remove comments saying that we need documentation for just this situation. Provide more explanation and examples. Reported by Brian M. Carlson in http://bugs.debian.org/525048.
2009-06-15maint: revert last change: we're not ready for "local" in scripts, yetJim Meyering
Revert "use a local var: more readable" This reverts commit c0d82452883a10911c9cbc69c84144d99b7e6b08.
2009-06-15use a local var: more readableJim Meyering
2009-06-15tail: use inotify if it is availableGiuseppe Scrivano
* NEWS: Document the new feature. * m4/jm-macros.m4: Check if inotify is present. * src/tail.c (tail_forever_inotify): New function. (main): Use the inotify-based function, if possible. * tests/Makefile.am: Add new tests for tail. * tests/test-lib.sh (require_proc_pid_status_, get_process_status_): New functions. * tests/tail-2/pid: New file. * tests/tail-2/wait: New file. * tests/tail-2/tail-n0f: Refactor code into the test-lib.sh require_proc_pid_status_ function.
2009-06-13diag: say "failed to...", rather than "cannot..." in a few diagnosticsJim Meyering
* src/chroot.c (main): ...it's more precise. * src/nohup.c (main): Likewise. * src/setuidgid.c (main): Likewise. * src/timeout.c (main): Likewise.
2009-06-13sort: Ignore fields where end position is before the start positionCliff Miller
* NEWS: Mention the fix * THANKS: Add Cliff Miller * src/sort.c (keycompare): Ensure lima >= texta * tests/misc/sort: Add 3 corresponding tests Signed-off-by: Pádraig Brady <P@draigBrady.com>
2009-06-11tests: ls --color, permissions override hardlink coloringPádraig Brady
* tests/ls/multihardlink: Add a test case to demonstrate and test this non obvious behavior.
2009-06-11ls --color: do not colorize files with multiple hard links by defaultKamil Dudka
* src/ls.c: Rename hl->mh, do not colorize files with multiple hard links by default. * src/dircolors.c: Rename HARDLINK -> MULTIHARDLINK, hl -> mh. * src/dircolors.hin: Do not colorize files with multiple hard links by default. * tests/Makefile.am: Rename the test case accordingly. * tests/ls/multihardlink: Additionally test ls' default behavior and factor out some duplication. * NEWS: Mention the change in behavior.
2009-06-08maint: Add a syntax-check to ensure all .x-sc_ files are distributedPádraig Brady
* Makefile.am: Add a couple of missing entries to syntax_check_exceptions for distribution. * cfg.mk: Add a rule to ensure the syntax_check_exceptions list stays in sync with the .x-sc_* files in the repository.
2009-06-07build: update from gnulibJim Meyering
* gnulib: Update submodule to latest.
2009-06-07sort: die immediately upon heap allocation failureJim Meyering
* src/sort.c (register_proc): Handle hash_insert failure.
2009-06-04dircolors: add screen-256color-bce to TERM listMike Frysinger
* src/dircolors.hin: Add screen-256color-bce.
2009-06-03doc: HACKING: minor adjustments, additionsJim Meyering
* HACKING (Amending...): Remove spurious "-e" used with commit --amend. (log message policy): Mention the 72-column limit. "build:" and "maint:" are common prefixes, these days.
2009-06-03doc: adjust wording in README-prereqJim Meyering
2009-06-03dircolors: recognize .xz, .txz, .tbz and .tlz suffixesJim Meyering
* src/dircolors.hin: Add .xz, .txz, .tbz and .tlz.
2009-06-03doc: use newer URL for XZ utilsJim Meyering
* README-hacking: Use <http://tukaani.org/xz/> * README-prereq: Mention xz, not lzma.
2009-06-03doc: adjust README-prereq instructionsMatěj Cepl
* README-prereq: Mention new requirement on automake-1.11, with its new location and updated dependency on autoconf-2.62. Remove the reference to coreutils-7.0 so that this file implicitly refers to the latest or release version of coreutils. Fix and clarify the instructions for updating the $PATH. Signed-off-by: Pádraig Brady <P@draigBrady.com>
2009-06-02doc: HACKING: mention the GNU Coding StandardsJim Meyering
* HACKING (Add documentation): Add a link to the GCS.
2009-06-02build: no longer list gnulib's "memchr" module as obsoleteJim Meyering
* bootstrap.conf (obsolete_gnulib_modules): Remove memchr from the list, now that it fixes a problem in some modern C libraries. (gnulib_modules): Add it here.
2009-06-02build: make generated man/*.1 files read-onlyJim Meyering
This should help people notice that they are generated. Note: each file already has a comment to that effect from help2man. * man/Makefile.am (.x.1): Make generated files read-only. Also, don't redirect directly to the target, $@.
2009-06-02build (man/): use automake's new $(AM_V_GEN) variableJim Meyering
* man/Makefile.am (.x.1, check-x-vs-1, check-programs-vs-x): Mark with $(AM_V_GEN), so that automake-1.11 prints "GEN $@" by default (stick with "GEN" in spite of the latter two rules not officially generating anything -- they're just tests).
2009-06-02chroot: make --groups= work without --userspec=; be more robustJim Meyering
* src/chroot.c (set_additional_groups): Add comments. Given an empty or all-comma group list, diagnose it and return nonzero. When more than one group is invalid, diagnose all of them, not just the first. (main): Honor --groups= also when --userspec= is not specified. Now that set_additional_groups consistently diagnoses its failures, don't diagnose it separately here. * tests/chroot/credentials: Do not invoke with an empty group list.
2009-06-02chroot: don't set bogus user-ID or group-ID for --u=U: or --u=:GJim Meyering
* src/chroot.c (main): Initialize both "uid" and "gid". To -1. This also allows one to set the user-ID or primary group-ID to 0, in case it's not that already. * tests/chroot/credentials: Test for the above.
2009-06-02chroot: set-*-ID failure must provoke nonzero exit before execvpJim Meyering
* src/chroot.c (main): Exit upon set-group-ID or set-user-ID failure.
2009-06-02tests: use "nobody" as the default group name in chroot testJim Meyering
* tests/test-lib.sh (NON_ROOT_GROUP): Use "nobody", not "nogroup".
2009-06-02build: make distcheck rules use --enable-gcc-warningsJim Meyering
* dist-check.mk (warn_cflags): Remove definition, now that it's been subsumed by --enable-gcc-warnings. (my-distcheck): Use configure with --enable-gcc-warnings and remove use of $(warn_cflags).
2009-05-29head, tail: make --help less ambiguousEric Blake
* src/head.c (usage): Use -n K, not -n N, to avoid confusion. * src/tail.c (usage): Likewise. * doc/coreutils.texi (head invocation, tail invocation): Likewise. Reported by Christophe Lyon.
2009-05-26sort: new --human-numeric-sort option to sort KiB MB etc.Michael Speer
* NEWS: Document the new option * doc/coreutils.texi (sort invocation): ditto * src/sort.c (main): handle the new --human-numeric-sort option (-h). (human_numcompare): A new function to compare SI and IEC suffixes before falling back to the standard --numeric comparison. (find_unit_order): A new helper function to find the order of magnitude of a number string as determined by its suffix. (check_mixed_SI_IEC): A new helper function to exit with error if both SI and IEC suffixes are presented. * tests/misc/sort: Add 8 tests to test the new functionality. * THANKS: Update
2009-05-26chroot: accept new options --userspec=U:G and --groups=G1,G2,G3Giuseppe Scrivano
* NEWS: Note chroot's new options. * doc/coreutils.texi: Document them. * src/chroot.c (main): Add support for --userspec and --groups. * tests/Makefile.am (root-tests): Add chroot/credentials. * tests/chroot/credentials: New file. * tests/test-lib.sh: Define NON_ROOT_GROUP to a default value.
2009-05-18doc: clarify the operation of the comm -123 parametersPádraig Brady
* src/comm.c (usage): give more information on the -123 parameters, with examples to show that they can be combined. Addresses <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?24974>. * doc/coreutils.texi (comm invocation): Mention that the column separators are suppressed along with the column. Suggestion from Dan Jacobson. * man/comm.x: Reference other commands that match adjacent lines. * man/join.x: ditto. * man/uniq.x: ditto.
2009-05-18build: require automake-1.11Jim Meyering
* bootstrap.conf (buildreq): Require automake-1.11, not 1.10b, for our use of AM_SILENT_RULES. * configure.ac (AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE): Likewise.
2009-05-17maint: HACKING: mention a few more useful git commandsJim Meyering
* HACKING (Miscellaneous useful git commands): Add a few.
2009-05-17build: avoid new "make distcheck" failure with gcc 4.5.0 20090517Jim Meyering
* dist-check.mk (warn_cflags): Add -Wno-enum-compare.
2009-05-17build: avoid new warnings from gcc 4.5.0 20090517Jim Meyering
* configure.ac: Add an explicit -Wno-logical-op, now that not listing -Wlogical-op is insufficient.
2009-05-17maint: use ARRAY_CARDINALITY moreJim Meyering
* src/sort.c (main): Use ARRAY_CARDINALITY, rather than open-coding it. * src/factor.c (WHEEL_END): Likewise. * src/csplit.c (main): Likewise. * src/od.c: Likewise, * src/ls.c (main): Likewise. (N_ENTRIES): Remove definition. Use ARRAY_CARDINALITY instead. * src/dircolors.c: Likewise. (array_len): Remove definition.
2009-05-17build: tr: avoid a warning due to newer gcc's -Wenum-compareJim Meyering
* src/tr.c (N_CHAR_CLASSES): Remove anonymous enum definition. (look_up_char_class): Use ARRAY_CARDINALITY, rather than N_CHAR_CLASSES.
2009-05-17maint: define ARRAY_CARDINALITY in system.hJim Meyering
* src/system.h (ARRAY_CARDINALITY): Define if not already defined.
2009-05-17build: turn off -Wlong-longJim Meyering
* configure.ac: With --enable-gcc-warnings, -Wlong-long would cause compilation failure due to inclusion of lib/gethrxtime.h. Initialize "nw".
2009-05-16maint: cfg.mk: remove now-unnecessary gnulib_dir definitionJim Meyering
* cfg.mk (gnulib_dir): Remove definition, now that gnulib's maint.mk provides the default we want. * gnulib: Update submodule to latest.
2009-05-15tests: fix date-next-dow failure on older systemsPádraig Brady
* tests/misc/date-next-dow: In the strftime call use %Y-%m-%d rather than the newer %F equivalent which is not available on Solaris 8 for example.
2009-05-14build: update from gnulib, for rename.m4 fix, improved tests, etc.Jim Meyering
* gnulib: Update submodule to latest.
2009-05-14maint: README-release: minor improvementsJim Meyering
* README-release: Mention gnu_ftp_host-{alpha,...} settings in cfg.mk. Now that XZ_OPT is set via maint.mk, don't mention it here.
2009-05-11truncate: fix bug in use of isspaceEric Blake
* src/truncate.c (main): Pass unsigned characters to isspace. * NEWS: Mention this.
2009-05-07post-release administriviaJim Meyering
* NEWS: Add header line for next release. * .prev-version: Record previous version. * cfg.mk (old_NEWS_hash): Auto-update.
2009-05-07version 7.4Jim Meyering
* NEWS (Build-related): Mention make check fixes.
2009-05-07admin: update NEWSJim Meyering
* NEWS (Bug fixes): Mention the date-related fixes. (Portability): Mention the ACL-related fixes on *BSD.
2009-05-05doc: note the use of LC_COLLATE in comm, join and uniqPádraig Brady
* doc/coreutils.texi (uniq invocation): Simplify the text to remove the inconsequential mentioning of order, while implying that LC_COLLATE can alter equality comparisons. * src/comm.c (usage): Mention LC_COLLATE is significant. * src/join.c (usage): Ditto. * src/uniq.c (usage): Ditto. Also improve the summary. Suggestion from Andries Brouwer
2009-05-05tests: rm/one-file-system: umount more reliablyJim Meyering
* tests/rm/one-file-system: Run umount via trap, so it runs also upon irregular termination.
2009-05-05tests: fix typo in check-AUTHORS ruleAndreas Schwab
* src/Makefile.am (check-AUTHORS): Set locale.
2009-05-04build: use a gnulib SHA1 that is not privateJim Meyering
* gnulib: Update submodule to latest *public*.
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