coreutils/README, branch v8.7Mirror of https://https.git.savannah.gnu.org/git/coreutils.git/
https://git.shady.money/coreutils/atom?h=v8.72010-10-05T22:38:25Zmaint: describe coreutils' policy on copyright year number ranges2010-10-05T22:38:25ZJim Meyeringmeyering@redhat.com2010-10-05T08:50:48Zurn:sha1:61d1c5cb3ca1d61418686d5c6f209d288e68549f
* README: Mention coreutils' long-standing policy on use of M-N
ranges in copyright year lists. Requested by Richard Stallman.
maint: apply correct license to auxiliary files2010-01-07T04:05:52ZEric Blakeebb9@byu.net2010-01-06T16:12:10Zurn:sha1:72a0a8264d1eeacfc92231e71d75d2eb7ee3e08f
* gnulib: Update, for maint.mk improvements.
* HACKING: Use GFDL 1.3, not 1.2.
* NEWS: Likewise.
* README: Likewise.
* cfg.mk (old_NEWS_hash): Update accordingly.
* .gitignore: Ignore file created by 'make update-NEWS-hash'.
maint: update all FSF copyright year lists to include 20102010-01-01T13:06:47ZJim Meyeringmeyering@redhat.com2010-01-01T09:56:28Zurn:sha1:1aa17dc89b3f313697661541adca0aa0defbdc09
Use this command:
git ls-files | grep -v COPYING \
| xargs env UPDATE_COPYRIGHT_USE_INTERVALS=1 \
build-aux/update-copyright
nproc: A new program to count the available processors2009-11-06T16:54:12ZGiuseppe Scrivanogscrivano@gnu.org2009-10-31T17:59:50Zurn:sha1:74cf4cb26dcecd36eb45dc00dbd4587d9dc24a2f
* AUTHORS: Add my name.
* NEWS: Mention it.
* README: Likewise.
* bootstrap.conf (gnulib_modules): Add nproc.
* doc/coreutils.texi (nproc invocation): Add nproc info.
* man/Makefile.am (nproc.1): Add dependency.
* man/nproc.x: New template.
* man/.gitignore: Ignore generated man page.
* po/POTFILES.in: Add src/nproc.c.
* src/.gitignore: Exclude nproc.
* src/Makefile.am (EXTRA_PROGRAMS): Add nproc.
* src/nproc.c: New file.
* tests/Makefile.am (TESTS): Add misc/nproc-{avail,positive}.
* tests/misc/nproc-avail: New file.
* tests/misc/nproc-positive: New file.
stdbuf: A new program to run a command with modified stdio buffering2009-06-17T13:54:29ZPádraig BradyP@draigBrady.com2008-12-17T11:30:03Zurn:sha1:a5a2a406f8d65f0e852d9ed7fbfb630c6b81dd7f
* AUTHORS: Register as the author.
* NEWS: Mention this change.
* README: Add stdbuf command to list.
* configure.ac: Only enable on ELF systems with GCC.
* cfg.mk (sc_system_h_headers): Use VC_LIST_EXCEPT rather than
VC_LIST, so we can add an exception, if needed.
* .x-sc_system_h_headers: New file. Exempt libstdbuf.c.
* Makefile.am (syntax_check_exceptions): Add .x-sc_system_h_headers.
* doc/coreutils.texi (stdbuf invocation): Add stdbuf info.
* man/.gitignore: Ignore generated manpage.
* src/.gitignore: Ignore stdbuf and libstdbuf.so binaries.
* man/Makefile.am (stdbuf.1): Add dependency.
* man/stdbuf.x: New file with example usage.
* po/POTFILES.in: Reference new command and shared library sources.
* src/Makefile.am (build_if_possible__progs): Add stdbuf and libstdbuf,
(pkglib_PROGRAMS): Reference optional shared lib,
(libstdbuf_so_LDADD): Ensure we don't link with non PIC libcoreutils.a.
(libstdbuf_so_LDFLAGS): Add -shared GCC option,
(libstdbuf_so_CFLAGS): Add -fPIC GCC option.
(check-README): Exclude libstbuf.
(check-AUTHORS): ditto.
(sc_tight_scope): Exclude functions starting with __.
* src/libstdbuf.c: The LD_PRELOAD shared library to control buffering.
* src/stdbuf.c: New file to setup env variables before execing command.
* tests/Makefile.am: Reference new test file.
* tests/misc/help-version: Set expected exit codes.
* tests/misc/invalid-opt: ditto.
* tests/misc/stdbuf: Add 9 tests.
doc: update README2009-04-19T21:11:16ZJim Meyeringmeyering@redhat.com2009-04-18T07:17:04Zurn:sha1:4298108f46ff4e216470d3a34b24be3122053d48
* README: (Reporting bugs): List the bug-reporting address here, too,
not just in the following more test-oriented paragraph.
Reported by Tim Mooney.
All changes are no longer listed in version-controlled ChangeLog
files, so note that contributions are attributed in the commit logs.
Mention bootstrap.conf, now that it's the authoritative source of
minimal prerequisite program/version# pairs.
* README: Mention that c99-to-c89.diff is no longer maintained.2009-02-21T20:32:17ZJim Meyeringmeyering@redhat.com2009-02-21T20:31:34Zurn:sha1:c980b0566a457f1b9d62354ba16a4c03f94a7c7aadd missing copyright dates2009-02-18T13:07:30ZEric Blakeebb9@byu.net2009-02-18T13:07:30Zurn:sha1:86cef85b3671ed0a14a444eef3b6cb07fa26ee64
* NEWS: Add 2009 to copyright.
* README: Likewise.
* README-hacking: Likewise.
* TODO: Likewise.
* doc/Makefile.am: Likewise.
* m4/prereq.m4: Likewise.
* src/nl.c: Likewise.
* src/seq.c: Likewise.
* tests/cp/cp-i: Likewise.
* tests/install/install-C: Likewise.
* tests/install/install-C-root: Likewise.
* tests/install/install-C-selinux: Likewise.
* tests/misc/seq: Likewise.
* tests/mv/mv-n: Likewise.
maint: mention how to run a single test in HACKING docs2009-02-13T11:13:33ZPádraig BradyP@draigBrady.com2009-02-12T13:51:03Zurn:sha1:48cae1e8642684f0103848b84d5884d1ba2412c8
* HACKING: Give an example of how to run a test in isolation.
* README: Fix/simplify example for running a single test.
* README-hacking: Reference the HACKING file.
Add new program: truncate2008-06-06T12:16:45ZPádraig BradyP@draigBrady.com2008-03-28T22:55:31Zurn:sha1:75e0047c4b916393b6be3cb985c4c4d4a2d1a836
* AUTHORS: Register as the author
* NEWS: Mention this change
* README: Add truncate command to list
* src/truncate.c: New command
* src/Makefile.am: Add truncate command to list to build
* src/.gitignore: Add truncate binary to list to ignore
* doc/coreutils.texi (truncate invocation): Add truncate info
* man/Makefile.am: Add truncate man page to list to build
* man/truncate.x: Add truncate man page template
* po/POTFILES.in: Add truncate to list to translate
* tests/Makefile.am: Add truncate tests
* tests/misc/help-version: Add support for new truncate command
* tests/misc/truncate-dangling-symlink: check dangling link ok
* tests/misc/truncate-dir-fail: ensure dirs fail
* tests/misc/truncate-fail-diag: validate messages for missing paths
* tests/misc/truncate-fifo: ensure fifos ignored
* tests/misc/truncate-no-create-missing: ensure -c option honoured
* tests/misc/truncate-overflow: check signed integer overflows
* tests/misc/truncate-owned-by-other: root permissions check
* tests/misc/truncate-parameters: check invalid parameter combinations
* tests/misc/truncate-relative: check invalid relative sizes