coreutils, branch v8.5

version 8.5

2010-04-23T15:18:16Z

* NEWS: Record release date.

tests: fix exit status of signal handlers in shell scripts

2010-04-23T13:44:19Z

The value of `$?' on entrance to signal handlers in shell scripts cannot be relied upon, so set the exit code explicitly. * cfg.mk (sc_always_defined_macros, sc_system_h_headers): Set the exit code in signal handler explicitly to 128 + SIG. * src/Makefile.am (sc_tight_scope): Likewise. * tests/test-lib.sh: Likewise.

base64: always treat input in binary mode

2010-04-22T14:42:54Z

Necessary for cygwin. Technically, this patch is not correct, in that it clobbers O_APPEND, but it is no different than any other use of xfreopen to force binary mode, so all such uses should be fixed at once in a later patch. * src/base64.c (main): Open input in binary mode. * THANKS: Update. Reported by Yutaka Amanai.

build: update gnulib submodule to latest

2010-04-21T18:05:52Z

docs: document transformation of obsolete sort syntax

2010-04-21T13:59:03Z

* doc/coreutils.texi (sort invocation): Mention the conversion.

maint: update a couple of NEWS items for the pending release

2010-04-21T06:55:38Z

* NEWS: Mention that cp and mv from the previous release did not support preserving extended attributes (fixed in e489fd04). Improve the grammar for the "cp capabilities" item.

sort: fix parsing of end field in obsolescent key formats

2010-04-20T21:37:18Z

This regression was introduced in commit 224a69b5, 2009-02-24, "sort: Fix two bugs with determining the end of field". The specific regression being that we include 1 field too many when an end field is specified using obsolescent key syntax (+POS -POS). * src/sort.c (struct keyfield): Clarify the description of the eword member, as suggested by Alan Curry. (main): When processing obsolescent format key specifications, normalize eword to a zero based count when no specific end char is given for an end field. This matches what's done when keys are specified with -k. * tests/misc/sort: Add a few more tests for the obsolescent key formats, with test 07i being the particular failure addressed by this change. * THANKS: Add Alan Curry who precisely identified the issue. * NEWS: Mention the fix. Reported by Santiago Rodríguez

cp: preserve "capabilities" when also preserving file ownership

2010-04-16T22:02:02Z

* src/copy.c (copy_reg): Copy xattrs _after_ setting file ownership so that capabilities are not cleared when setting ownership. * tests/cp/capability: A new root test. * tests/Makefile.am (root_tests): Reference the new test. * NEWS: Mention the fix.

* HACKING (Add tests): Change example name, "newtest" to "new-test".

2010-04-16T06:42:47Z

Not that anyone would confuse with something newt-related, but just because it is more readable that way. doc: tweak HACKING

doc: tweak HACKING

2010-04-16T06:21:32Z

* HACKING (Curly braces): Tweak a sentence. Filter a few paragraphs through "fmt".