coreutils/tests/sort, branch v9.8

maint: use consistent references to standard files in messages

2025-08-06T01:46:04Z

* cfg.mk (sc_standard_outputs): Add a grep command for source files. * src/du.c (main): Use standard input instead of stdin, standard output instead of stdout, and standard error instead of stderr in messages. * src/nohup.c (main): Likewise. * src/sort.c (main): Likewise. * src/split.c (main): Likewise. * src/stdbuf.c (main): Likewise. * src/wc.c (main): Likewise. * tests/du/files0-from.pl (@Tests): Adjust test case to new messages. * tests/sort/sort-files0-from.pl: Likewise. * tests/wc/wc-files0-from.pl: Likewise.

tests: sort: add a test for equivalent floats

2025-07-12T18:58:06Z

* tests/sort/sort-float.sh: Ensure equivalent floats are treated as such.

tests: fix fraction comparison in sort-float

2025-07-11T21:45:04Z

Problem reported by Cosima Neidahl . * tests/sort/sort-float.sh: At top level, use C locale at first. (dbl_minima_order): Assume C locale. Use string comparison for the fractional parts. 2025-07-10 Paul Eggert tests: fix integer overflow in sort-float Problem reported by Cosima Neidahl . * tests/sort/sort-float.sh (dbl_minima_order): Use expr instead of test, to avoid problems with integers too large for the shell.

tests: fix integer overflow in sort-float

2025-07-10T17:18:06Z

Problem reported by Cosima Neidahl . * tests/sort/sort-float.sh (dbl_minima_order): Use expr instead of test to compare fractions, to avoid problems with integers too large for the shell.

tests: sort: expand multiple output testing

2025-05-28T20:11:34Z

* tests/sort/sort.pl: Ensure duplicate output strings are supported.

sort: fix buffer under-read (CWE-127)

2025-05-20T18:36:00Z

* src/sort.c (begfield): Check pointer adjustment to avoid Out-of-range pointer offset (CWE-823). (limfield): Likewise. * tests/sort/sort-field-limit.sh: Add a new test, which triggers with ASAN or Valgrind. * tests/local.mk: Reference the new test. * NEWS: Mention bug fix introduced in v7.2 (2009). Fixes https://bugs.gnu.org/78507

tests: fix false failure with multi-byte thousands separators

2025-04-04T11:00:24Z

* tests/sort/sort-h-thousands-sep.sh: sv_SE defaults to UTF-8 on macOS 18, so avoid the test for multi-byte separators. Fixes https://bugs.gnu.org/77509

sort: drop "note" from a --debug message

2025-01-22T17:55:54Z

* src/sort.c (key_warnings): Remove "note " from the start of a usually informational message, as this simplifies translation. * tests/sort/sort-debug-warn.sh": Adjust accordingly. Fixes https://bugs.gnu.org/75763

maint: update all copyright year number ranges

2025-01-01T09:33:08Z

Update to latest gnulib with new copyright year. Run "make update-copyright" and then... * gnulib: Update included in this commit as copyright years are the only change from the previous gnulib commit. * tests/init.sh: Sync with gnulib to pick up copyright year. * bootstrap: Likewise. * tests/sample-test: Adjust to use the single most recent year.

tests: simplify treatment of the $LOCALE_FR_UTF8 variable

2024-02-27T14:27:04Z

* tests/df/problematic-chars.sh: Rely on gnulib setting this to "none" where not usable. * tests/misc/sleep.sh: Likewise. * tests/printf/printf-mb.sh: Likewise. * tests/printf/printf-quote.sh: Likewise. * tests/sort/sort-debug-keys.sh: Likewise.