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2026-01-01maint: run 'make update-copyright'Collin Funk-1/+1
2025-07-02doc: remove outdated TODO/FIXME itemsCollin Funk-4/+0
* TODO: Remove note about missing documentation for 'pinky' and '['. * doc/coreutils.texi: Likewise.
2025-01-01maint: update all copyright year number rangesPádraig Brady-1/+1
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.
2024-01-01maint: update all copyright year number rangesPádraig Brady-1/+1
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: Manually update copyright year, until we fully sync with gnulib at a later stage. * tests/sample-test: Adjust to use the single most recent year.
2023-09-13maint: use C99 int size specifiers rather than PRI.MAX definesPádraig Brady-1/+1
Following on from commit v9.3-128-gf31229ebd replace all uses of the PRI.MAX portability defines with C99 size specifiers %z, %j, and %t.
2023-01-01maint: update all copyright year number rangesPádraig Brady-1/+1
Update to latest gnulib with new copyright year. Run "make update-copyright" and then... * tests/init.sh: Sync with gnulib to pick up copyright year. * bootstrap: Manually update copyright year, until we fully sync with gnulib at a later stage. * tests/sample-test: Adjust to use the single most recent year.
2022-08-13doc: README: split out ancillary informationPádraig Brady-1/+1
The README was becoming too long and contained quite a bit of info only pertaining to rarely used systems, so... * README: Split out install specific info to README-install. Also remove a few stale lines, and reorder a few items. * README-install: A new file split from README. * Makefile.am [EXTRA_DIST]: Explicitly reference new README-install file for distribution, since automake only auto adds README. * TODO: Reference the HPUX info now in README-install.
2022-01-02maint: update all copyright year number rangesPádraig Brady-1/+1
Run "make update-copyright" and then... * gnulib: Update to latest with copyright year adjusted. * tests/init.sh: Sync with gnulib to pick up copyright year. * bootstrap: Likewise. * tests/sample-test: Adjust to use the single most recent year.
2021-01-01maint: update all copyright year number rangesPádraig Brady-1/+1
Run "make update-copyright" and then... * gnulib: Update to latest with copyright year adjusted. * tests/init.sh: Sync with gnulib to pick up copyright year. * bootstrap: Likewise. * tests/sample-test: Adjust to use the single most recent year.
2020-01-01maint: update all copyright year number rangesPádraig Brady-1/+1
Run "make update-copyright" and then... * gnulib: Update to latest with copyright year adjusted. * tests/init.sh: Sync with gnulib to pick up copyright year. * bootstrap: Likewise. * tests/sample-test: Adjust to use the single most recent year.
2019-01-01maint: update all copyright year number rangesAssaf Gordon-1/+1
Run "make update-copyright" and then... * gnulib: Update to latest with copyright year adjusted. * tests/init.sh: Sync with gnulib to pick up copyright year. * bootstrap: Likewise. * tests/sample-test: Adjust to use the single most recent year.
2018-01-01maint: update all copyright year number rangesPádraig Brady-1/+1
Run "make update-copyright" and then... * gnulib: Update to latest with copyright year adjusted. * tests/init.sh: Sync with gnulib to pick up copyright year. * bootstrap: Likewise. * tests/sample-test: Adjust to use the single most recent year.
2017-11-07maint: shorten https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/... linksJim Meyering-3/+3
Each /archive/html/ part can be replace with /r/. Run this to induce the change: git grep -l archive/html|xargs perl -pi -e 's,/archive/html/,/r/,g' * TODO: Perform that substitution. * bootstrap: Likewise. * src/sort.c (sequential_sort): Likewise. * src/tail.c (tail_file): Likewise. * tests/misc/sort-merge-fdlimit.sh: Likewise. * tests/misc/stty-row-col.sh: Likewise. * tests/misc/unexpand.pl: Likewise. * tests/rm/readdir-bug.sh: Likewise. * tests/tail-2/inotify-rotate.sh: Likewise.
2017-09-19all: prefer HTTPS in URLsPaul Eggert-9/+6
2017-01-01maint: update all copyright year number rangesPádraig Brady-1/+1
Run "make update-copyright" and then... * gnulib: Update to latest with copyright year adjusted. * tests/init.sh: Sync with gnulib to pick up copyright year. * bootstrap: Likewise. * tests/sample-test: Adjust to use the single most recent year.
2016-08-09maint: refactor common expand(1) and unexpand(1) codeAssaf Gordon-4/+0
* src/expand.c, src/unexpand.c: Move global variables from here... * src/expand-common.h, src/expand-common.c: ... to here. * src/expand.c, src/unexpand.c: (parse_tab_stops, validate_tab_stops, next_file): Move identical functions to new module. (add_tab_stop): Move to new module, including additional code from 'unexpand' (keeping max_column_width) which will have no effect in when used in 'expand'. Refactor common next-column calculation code into a new function 'get_next_tab_column'. * src/local.mk: (src_expand_SOURCES, src_unexpand_SOURCES): Add 'expand-common.c'; (noinst_HEADERS): Add 'expand-common.h'. * po/POTFILES.in: Add 'expand-common.c'. * tests/misc/expand.pl: Add more tests. * tests/misc/unexpand.pl: Likewise. * TODO: Move conclusions to above test after investigation.
2016-01-01maint: update all copyright year number rangesPádraig Brady-1/+1
Run "make update-copyright" and then... * gnulib: Update to latest with copyright year adjusted. * tests/init.sh: Sync with gnulib to pick up copyright year. * bootstrap: Likewise. * tests/sample-test: Adjust to use the single most recent year.
2015-01-01maint: update all copyright year number rangesPádraig Brady-1/+1
Run "make update-copyright" and then... * tests/sample-test: Adjust to use the single most recent year. * tests/du/bind-mount-dir-cycle-v2.sh: Fix case in copyright message, so that year is updated automatically in future.
2014-01-02maint: update all copyright year number rangesBernhard Voelker-1/+1
Run "make update-copyright", but then also run this, perl -pi -e 's/2\d\d\d-//' tests/sample-test to make that one script use the single most recent year number.
2013-12-03maint: avoid '%s' quoting notation in diagnostic messagesBernhard Voelker-4/+0
Add a new rule to ensure the use of quote() instead of '%s' or `%s' in format strings of diagnostics messages. * cfg.mk (sc_prohibit_quotes_notation): Add rule. * TODO: Remove the entry regarding the '%s' notation. * src/mkfifo.c (main): Remove the offending and in this case even duplicate quoting in the format string of the error diagnostic. * src/mknod.c (main): Likewise. * src/df.c (decode_output_arg): Change two invocations of error() according to the above new rule. * src/numfmt.c: Fix numerous wrong quote notations to fit the above new rule, mostly in internal debugging diagnostic messages.
2013-01-01maint: update all copyright year number rangesJim Meyering-1/+1
Run "make update-copyright", but then also run this, perl -pi -e 's/2\d\d\d-//' tests/sample-test to make that one script use the single most recent year number.
2012-11-19doc: remove already implemented items from TODOBernhard Voelker-8/+0
* TODO (renice): The renice program is part of util-linux for years now. Remove entry. (dd): The option status=none has been implemented in commit v8.19-143-g7331ab5. Remove entry.
2012-09-28cp: fix the --no-preserve=mode optionOndrej Oprala-3/+0
The --no-preserve=mode option did not do what its name implies: it would mistakenly preserve permission mode bits. * NEWS: Mention the fix. * TODO: Remove an entry. * src/copy.c (copy_reg): Add a condition to properly handle the --no-preserve=mode option for files (copy_internal): Add a condition to properly handle the --no-preserve=mode option for directories. * src/copy.h (struct cp_options): Add a new boolean. * src/cp.c (cp_option_init,decode_preserve_arg): Set the new boolean value according to specified options. * src/install.c (struct cp_options): Initialize the new boolean. * src/mv.c (struct cp_options): Initialize the new boolean. * tests/cp/preserve-mode.sh: Add a new test. * tests/cp/link-preserve.sh (-a --no-preserve=mode): Adjust the expected perms: now, --no-preserve=mode overrides the --preserve=mode that is inherent in -a, as it should. * tests/local.mk: Add the new test to the list.
2012-06-06su: remove program (util-linux is now the best source for it)Jim Meyering-3/+0
* README: Omit "su" from list of programs. * src/su.c: Remove file. * src/Makefile.am: Remove su-related rules and variables. * tests/misc/su-fail: Remove test. * tests/Makefile.am (TESTS): Remove misc/su-fail. * tests/misc/invalid-opt: Remove su-related code. * src/.gitignore: Remove su. * man/su.x: Remove file. * man/Makefile.am (su.1): Remove rule. * po/POTFILES.in: Remove su.c from the list. * TODO: Remove ancient entry. * NEWS (Changes in behavior): Mention it. * doc/coreutils.texi: Remove su-related description. * AUTHORS: Remove su. * m4/lib-check.m4 (cu_LIB_CHECK): Remove file/macro. * configure.ac: Remove su-related code and sole use of cu_LIB_CHECK. * scripts/git-hooks/commit-msg: Remove su from this list, too.
2012-01-22maint: quote 'like this' or "like this", not `like this'Paul Eggert-7/+7
* doc/coreutils.texi (Formatting the file names): coreutils now quotes 'like this'. * man/help2man: * src/timeout.c (usage): Quote 'like this' in diagnostics. * HACKING, Makefile.am, NEWS, README, README-hacking, TODO, cfg.mk: * doc/Makefile.am, doc/coreutils.texi, m4/jm-macros.m4: * man/Makefile.am, man/help2man, src/Makefile.am, src/copy.h: * src/extract-magic, src/ls.c, src/pinky.c, src/pr.c, src/sort.c: * src/split.c, src/timeout.c, src/who.c, tests/dd/skip-seek-past-file: * tests/pr/pr-tests: Quote 'like this' in commentary. * cfg.mk (old_NEWS_hash): Update due to changed old NEWS.
2012-01-01maint: update all copyright year number rangesJim Meyering-1/+1
Run "make update-copyright".
2011-01-01maint: update all copyright year number rangesJim Meyering-1/+1
Run "make update-copyright".
2010-02-10doc: add a TODO itemJim Meyering-0/+3
* TODO: Consider adding a col implementation.
2010-01-12maint: remove an already handled item from TODOPádraig Brady-4/+0
* TODO: The question regarding printf octal escapes is answered in commit 4bcefa62, 2003-04-21, "Fix printf POSIX compatibility bug ..."
2010-01-01maint: update all FSF copyright year lists to include 2010Jim Meyering-1/+1
Use this command: git ls-files | grep -v COPYING \ | xargs env UPDATE_COPYRIGHT_USE_INTERVALS=1 \ build-aux/update-copyright
2009-11-05doc: document mktempEric Blake-1/+0
* doc/coreutils.texi (mktemp invocation): New node. * TODO: Delete completed task.
2009-04-07doc: add missing documentation for some SELinux optionsPádraig Brady-1/+0
* doc/coreutils.texi (ls invocation): Describe the --context (-Z) option (install invocation): Describe the --preserve-context and -Z options (id invocation): Describe the --context (-Z) option (mkdir invocation): ditto (mknod invocation): ditto (mkfifo invocation): ditto * TODO: remove the todo item
2009-03-25pwd: support -L and -PEric Blake-5/+0
* src/pwd.c (longopts): New variable. (logical_getcwd): New function. (main): Use it. (usage): Document new options. * doc/coreutils.texi (pwd invocation): Likewise. * NEWS: Likewise. * TODO (pwd): Mark it done. * tests/misc/pwd-option: New file. * tests/Makefile.am (TESTS): Add test. * THANKS: Update. Reported by Paul D. Smith, in savannah bug 24949.
2009-02-18add missing copyright datesEric Blake-1/+1
* 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.
2009-01-22shred: change default number of overwrites from 25 to 3Pádraig Brady-0/+3
* src/shred.c: The concensus is that a default of 3 passes is appropriate for current drive technologies. * src/TODO: Reference Paul Eggert's suggestion of enhancing shred to conform to DoD 5220 rules.
2008-11-27pwd: add pwd -P, -L to TODOJames Youngman-0/+5
* TODO: Add to-do entry for -P and -L options of pwd.
2008-11-26doc: fix typo in units factorization, removed TODO itemsOndřej Vašík-2/+0
* doc/coreutils: switch typo (switched gibibytes/gigabytes) * TODO: removed missing chcon and runcon documentation from list
2008-09-06install: new option: --strip-program,Kamil Dudka-3/+0
...to specify the program used to strip binaries * src/install.c (main): Handle new option --strip-program. (strip): Use strip program from global variable strip_program. (usage): Mention new option --strip-program in --help. * tests/tests/strip-program: Test case for new option --strip-program. * tests/Makefile.am: Add new test case to test set. * doc/coreutils.texi: Mention new option --strip-program. * NEWS: Mention the change. * TODO: Remove completed task.
2008-09-03df: new option: --total to print grand totalsKamil Dudka-2/+0
* src/df.c (add_uint_with_neg_flag): New function to add two integral values with separate negation flag. (show_dev): New parameter force_fsu to display numbers directly. Collect summary statistics on each printed device. (usage): Mention new option --total in --help. (main): Initialize summary on program start. Handle new option --total. * tests/df/total: Dummy test case for new --total option. * tests/df/total-awk: Better test case for new --total option (requires awk). * doc/coreutils.texi: Mention new parameter --total. * NEWS: Mention the change. * TODO: Removed completed task.
2008-09-03TODO: add an item for a chmod optimizationJim Meyering-0/+6
2008-08-06expr: support arbitrary-precision arithmeticJames Youngman-0/+5
* src/Makefile.am (expr_LDADD): Link expr against GNU MP. * doc/coreutils.texi (expr invocation): Describe --bignum, --no-bignum. Explain the new arbitrary-precision functionality. * NEWS: Indicate that arbitrary-precision arithmetic is now supported in expr. * src/expr.c (enum valtype): Added mp_integer, signifying a GNU MP number. (usage): Document the new options --bignum and --no-bignum which force and prohibit the use of arbitrary-precision arithmetic, respectively. (long_options): data structure for getopt_long, which we need to use to parse the options mentioned above. (main): parse these options with getopt_long instead of parse_long_options. (valinfo): Downgrade the numeric member of the union from intmax_t to signed long, since MP lacks functions for promoting an intmax_t to an arbitrary-precision quantity. (enum arithmetic_mode): Represents the current choice between --bignum, --no-bignum and the default (automatically switch from one to the other if needed). (integer_overflow): issue a more explicit error message indicating that MP is not available. (string_too_long): new function, emits a fatal error message for the case where an argument to the 'index' expression is too long for a string offset to be represented. (int_value): With --bignum, create the value as mp_integer rather than plain integer. (substr_value): factored out of eval6; implements "substr". (freev): also destroy mp_integer values. Check that no mp_integer values exist if --no-bignum was specified. (printv, null, tostring): support mp_integer. (toint): new funtion for converting from string or mp_integer to integer. (getsize): extracts a size_t value from a VALUE object; used to implement substr. (promote): promotes a value from integer to mp_integer. (domult, dodivide): functions for multiplication and division, factored out of eval4. (doadd): addition/subraction function, factpred out of eval3. (eval3): support mp_integer types; call doadd. (eval4): support mp_integer types; call domult, dodivide. (eval6): support mp_integer offsets and lengths for "substr" and "index". * TODO: Mention that expr supports arbitrary-precision arithmetic, and suggest that this might also be a good idea for seq. * AUTHORS (expr): Add James Youngman.
2008-08-05Document uptime.James Youngman-1/+0
* doc/coreutils.texi (uptime invocation): document uptime. * TODO: uptime is documented now. * src/uptime.c (print_uptime): Use fprintftime to print the time, rather than printf. This should make the situation better for translations.
2008-08-01factor arbitrarily large numbersJames Youngman-3/+0
* m4/gmp.m4: New file; adds cu_GMP, which detects GNU MP. * configure.ac: Use cu_GMP. * src/Makefile.am: Link factor against libgmp if available. * src/factor.c: Use GNU MP if it is available. (emit_factor, emit_ul_factor, factor_using_division, factor_using_pollard_rho, extract_factors_multi, sort_and_print_factors, free_factors): new functions for the arbitrary-precision implementation, taken from an example in GNU MP. (factor_wheel): Renamed; was called factor. (print_factors_single): Renamed; was called print_factors. (print_factors): New function, chooses between the single- and arbitrary-precision algorithms according to availability of GNU MP and the length of the number to be factored. (usage, main): New options --bignum and --no-bignum. * coreutils.texi (factor invocation): Document new command-line options for the MP implementation and update the performance numbers to take into account the asymptotically faster algorithm. * TODO: Remove item about factoring large primes (it's done). * m4/gmp.m4: Add support for --without-gmp. * NEWS: Mention the new feature.
2008-06-26* TODO: Add item: remove uses of imaxtostr.Jim Meyering-0/+7
2008-06-12comm: accept new option: --output-delimiter=STRBo Borgerson-5/+0
* src/comm.c (delimiter): New global. (writeline): Use delimiter string instead of single TAB character. (main): Initialize delimiter. * tests/misc/comm: Add tests for comm output delimiter specification. * doc/coreutils.texi: Document new option. * NEWS: Advertise new option. * TODO: Remove associated item.
2008-05-06* TODO: Bo Borgerson is rewriting support for cp --recursiveJim Meyering-4/+6
2008-04-30Add Daniel Dunbar's lcov instructions to HACKINGBo Borgerson-0/+3
* HACKING: New section `Finding things to do', points to TODO file and gives instructions on generating an html coverage report as provided by Daniel Dunbar. * TODO: Add item for improving test coverage. Point back to HACKING. Signed-off-by: Bo Borgerson <gigabo@gmail.com>
2008-03-20Sync GNUmakefile with gnulib.Eric Blake-2/+2
* GNUmakefile (Makefile.cfg): Rename... (cfg.mk): ...to this, and make optional. (GNUmakefile.cfg): Delete, redundant with cfg.mk. (Makefile.maint): Rename... (maint.mk): ...to this. (all) [!_have-Makefile]: Rename... (abort-due-to-no-makefile): ...to this, and invoke via .DEFAULT_GOAL to pick up all targets. * Makefile.cfg: Rename... * cfg.mk: ...to this. * Makefile.maint: Rename... * maint.mk ...to this. (ME): Reflect rename. (makefile-check, m4-check, author_mark_check, msg): Use $(ME) rather than hard-coded name. * Makefile.am (EXTRA_DIST): Distribute renamed files. * .x-sc_file_system: Remove Makefile.maint along with others. No longer needed. * .x-sc_obsolete_symbols: Likewise. * .x-sc_prohibit_atoi_atof: Reflect renaming and remove no-longer-VC'd names. * TODO: Likewise. Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
2008-02-21id: use getgrouplist when possibleJames Youngman-11/+0
* gl/m4/mgetgroups.m4: Check for getgrouplist. * gl/lib/mgetgroups.c (mgetgroups): Use getgrouplist, if available. * TODO: Remove the item about switching to getgrouplist. * NEWS: mention this
2008-02-192008-02-19 Jim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com>Jim Meyering-2/+0
* TODO: Remove final seq-related item.
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