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[70.123.244.133]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id uu7sm12196320obc.26.2016.01.31.13.23.19 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Sun, 31 Jan 2016 13:23:20 -0800 (PST) To: bug-diffutils@gnu.org From: Bruce Dubbs Subject: diffutils releases Message-ID: <56AE7B47.3030104@gmail.com> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 15:23:19 -0600 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:42.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/42.0 SeaMonkey/2.39 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) One of our users is complaining that he needs an updated diffutils. The change is already in version control. We can create a patch, but I'm wondering if you know of any plans to do a new release of diffutils. The last release was three years ago. -- Bruce Dubbs linuxfromscratch.org From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sun Jan 31 19:16:18 2016 Received: (at 22507) by debbugs.gnu.org; 1 Feb 2016 00:16:18 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:43638 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aQ2AE-0002Hs-An for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 31 Jan 2016 19:16:18 -0500 Received: from mail-oi0-f42.google.com ([209.85.218.42]:34226) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aQ2AC-0002Hf-M3 for 22507@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 31 Jan 2016 19:16:17 -0500 Received: by mail-oi0-f42.google.com with SMTP id k206so79498627oia.1 for <22507@debbugs.gnu.org>; Sun, 31 Jan 2016 16:16:16 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id :subject:to:cc:content-type; bh=6ypkA9PJ0z8Pjw3Ntw+it7+a6OepUDk6bdImZIcanVs=; b=0X7ppyIiQZKIBhPuP6MPt4sKud4ZY7elazCar0SKxX/EQRkQk+hKJuY6oyGOv1DJhR FY6fDm8eCe+YilbMtwndSZCSRuzsaLnspo4M53Kj5Kavk8/frcMuT1OL3tVmGcz4YqTg dLbMLHZZ+6J++ru/f2ANCONPCvx3riU1+JWzM2kmJbpeRx8Rb+lfyIomS0Pir8Vwrotn coHBGJ80irUk3J5zTRoyHAng0J6G6mqJ9UXAnFtG804+T0RFW9HOtE99ydYfKAVB622b RTHxB5ul8vXhh61+SQgsRH23sgtu3IcgkpmpaB84thpXI9EkafySWJ9ALZEfX8fBdIwV I2HQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from :date:message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type; bh=6ypkA9PJ0z8Pjw3Ntw+it7+a6OepUDk6bdImZIcanVs=; b=C1Hdqu/MtBZ7tBYlfarq1H90rT4+Ayhwt3Z2L//FachidyV2ryJ0EQCkxgVwPkjKLj Rz2gS8JWbdybK6eF/3AdXmfm24Ofg6l3QqHKxgpZh0qlkd+jAmYfmjOQiDmMxZMt1VEf rh90UHwB6lwMRMFJ5RIsSncNsOB74+keqM/cP7dIhjdUoVrQJ/qvTPzvrptpp/V/C1gh uvAcDQhPhme6gyqwcNbN/4OVuGkn4rboBwt/idFB4giSFSbQdSnoPRgS49SuNjDljeoM hFPYfcshCQvEEVECheIgjBczLnzMNj6l/93tg80XntiUN2Kqc2l3ibjhoxCxRtgWiLQG cE9A== X-Gm-Message-State: AG10YORLlgZ15HFnQL+92pLa5DwBsaGQIFGi42G3ZFYNCYrewvohMrh+Ud5tKyTCQB8vpOHwtJK5x3cBIbjAqw== X-Received: by 10.202.171.199 with SMTP id u190mr9009453oie.134.1454285771237; Sun, 31 Jan 2016 16:16:11 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.202.64.134 with HTTP; Sun, 31 Jan 2016 16:15:51 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <56AE7B47.3030104@gmail.com> References: <56AE7B47.3030104@gmail.com> From: Jim Meyering Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 16:15:51 -0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: T9RVjzNJPz8ZmJt4_OyO8zlvf7k Message-ID: Subject: Re: [bug-diffutils] bug#22507: diffutils releases To: Bruce Dubbs Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 22507 Cc: 22507@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 1:23 PM, Bruce Dubbs wrote: > One of our users is complaining that he needs an updated diffutils. The > change is already in version control. We can create a patch, but I'm > wondering if you know of any plans to do a new release of diffutils. The > last release was three years ago. Hi Bruce, A diffutils release is definitely overdue, and is on my list. However, the list of open "issues" is in need of attention: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/pkgreport.cgi?package=diffutils Once that list is in shape and most of its issues have been addressed, I can make a release in a day or so. Do you know anyone who would like to invest in the triage work? If no one steps up, I'll get to it eventually, after making an imminent grep release, and addressing the sed issues that are blocking its overdue release. 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[70.123.244.133]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id co3sm12715868obb.15.2016.01.31.17.04.46 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Sun, 31 Jan 2016 17:04:46 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: [bug-diffutils] bug#22507: diffutils releases To: Jim Meyering References: <56AE7B47.3030104@gmail.com> From: Bruce Dubbs Message-ID: <56AEAF2D.9040606@gmail.com> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 19:04:45 -0600 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:42.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/42.0 SeaMonkey/2.39 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 22507 Cc: 22507@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) Jim Meyering wrote: > On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 1:23 PM, Bruce Dubbs wrote: >> One of our users is complaining that he needs an updated diffutils. The >> change is already in version control. We can create a patch, but I'm >> wondering if you know of any plans to do a new release of diffutils. The >> last release was three years ago. > > Hi Bruce, > A diffutils release is definitely overdue, and is on my list. > However, the list of open "issues" is in need of attention: > http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/pkgreport.cgi?package=diffutils > > Once that list is in shape and most of its issues have been > addressed, I can make a release in a day or so. Do you know > anyone who would like to invest in the triage work? > If no one steps up, I'll get to it eventually, after making > an imminent grep release, and addressing the sed issues > that are blocking its overdue release. I will not be able to work in this until we get a new release of LFS out. This will probably take a month. We'll postpone changes to diff until the following release due in September. Also, I do not have any expertise in non-Linux environments, so patches would need to be checked closely. -- Bruce From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sun Jan 31 21:07:38 2016 Received: (at 22507) by debbugs.gnu.org; 1 Feb 2016 02:07:38 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:43667 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aQ3tx-0006Qy-SJ for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 31 Jan 2016 21:07:38 -0500 Received: from mail-oi0-f53.google.com ([209.85.218.53]:33863) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aQ3tw-0006Qi-Js for 22507@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 31 Jan 2016 21:07:37 -0500 Received: by mail-oi0-f53.google.com with SMTP id k206so80592737oia.1 for <22507@debbugs.gnu.org>; Sun, 31 Jan 2016 18:07:36 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id :subject:to:cc:content-type; bh=b1iz2eN7fn+bWE80ILtDrbq2a+G7x1IzzOmLqDeUroU=; b=bXSQYU59aqWUX/TVLDoadzrglc5+JQYVsgM26rN+aRMWR2hmdKqBXIrH7yMy7SrJVl QuXIW+PIsuH0IP2Ui+HHPYzUtjhQwcq3fbiXAtJ6HIe2eIYLPaditzHkO0AGHBFa+330 lZJNHjP72GnJPcggAYKOIwXfZ/5vhurCZqi/xxt/cJoX56QKdyvKFMJZJoGuAAf8hgMD pQdyMc2gMnQw0lnR+V7Rdser2BBf3mb1ck1+Cs/mA0f9TsPp8UNXbUAkTXsuxlKalisy znRUxu463rYXfuRdof1hfd38jFwq/6jPkByFESrnXm65kcAzv1/xNqjJjQyMUOyIf1kF KnFw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from :date:message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type; bh=b1iz2eN7fn+bWE80ILtDrbq2a+G7x1IzzOmLqDeUroU=; b=der3Ro/ERsu++Bar2QSVmPJOsIIOMpTyDZlkuPSlBIk/prkeDb1N3lWrf1yyKrnIX6 bPK4n1aSfwEST81lLr04eTLnByHbtr7VFKuPOpkgghmBKM5zLmrgM88crKNJqKAOte8A rUMoQabvsFX1cOHAQ6coRtlwYagC6Jaj4IYa45NfF4AOSy9o4Ppy1WNY0TQ/mkduPRv+ PdvFswCxjkANGVCMx9BKQAqRCPBYhjE3XbGliTPDWG2w78KzBRJtzLS1L2bWewa9JSge v9mPkgHM24pIymSWi3OMLFvzFQV4hjPurKhzAcP6RsPfD+HokillKn/3Je1euZgipc18 HTxg== X-Gm-Message-State: AG10YOR5I7TciWtjKJJsf2911P4GW/b9DNq695+5aO+WnQoBffiinwQUHUErdCm0Gh/ol1iVc/aNdUYHkvgS6Q== X-Received: by 10.202.88.65 with SMTP id m62mr15387536oib.36.1454292451235; Sun, 31 Jan 2016 18:07:31 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.202.64.134 with HTTP; Sun, 31 Jan 2016 18:07:11 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <56AE7B47.3030104@gmail.com> From: Jim Meyering Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 18:07:11 -0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: VfqTIR9Nq1SkGs0Rb8vvdfHfpPY Message-ID: Subject: Re: [bug-diffutils] bug#22507: bug#22507: diffutils releases To: Bruce Dubbs Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 22507 Cc: 22507@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 4:15 PM, Jim Meyering wrote: > On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 1:23 PM, Bruce Dubbs wrote: >> One of our users is complaining that he needs an updated diffutils. The >> change is already in version control. We can create a patch, but I'm >> wondering if you know of any plans to do a new release of diffutils. The >> last release was three years ago. > > Hi Bruce, > A diffutils release is definitely overdue, and is on my list. > However, the list of open "issues" is in need of attention: > http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/pkgreport.cgi?package=diffutils > > Once that list is in shape and most of its issues have been > addressed, I can make a release in a day or so. Do you know > anyone who would like to invest in the triage work? As a start, I've pushed these changes: maint: update prereq version of gettext * configure.ac: Increase designated gettext version to 0.19.2 * bootstrap.conf (buildreq): Likewise. Remove now-unnecessary code to remove gettext-provided files. gnulib: update to latest http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/diffutils.git/commit/?id=3d8affcc9dd85da0de0121e95a6f932d68feb5fa http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/diffutils.git/commit/?id=3d8affcc9dd85da0de0121e95a6f932d68feb5fa From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sun Jan 31 22:08:04 2016 Received: (at 22507) by debbugs.gnu.org; 1 Feb 2016 03:08:04 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:43700 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aQ4qR-0007pQ-SE for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 31 Jan 2016 22:08:04 -0500 Received: from mail-oi0-f54.google.com ([209.85.218.54]:35228) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aQ4qQ-0007ow-4V for 22507@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 31 Jan 2016 22:08:02 -0500 Received: by mail-oi0-f54.google.com with SMTP id p187so81236090oia.2 for <22507@debbugs.gnu.org>; Sun, 31 Jan 2016 19:08:02 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id :subject:to:cc:content-type; bh=I38jziNr4wFaXXlu4vIluTNFG2z878TmMbFu3fXWGOQ=; b=Eqonpanfaj19mnJcgc0CE+CiD1Mxg13nqPLut5j2LlMECgAGKbrvkV19Lpa8BVlW1Y 3Kyvf7JCPuYuFlu/fBAGTGvfdNX9A5qt6Jzx2NY3LnjXfORS9gd5ZdKyoJZEWzxKwlh2 h6prMKCPsuPwR+KWv+rVF6W6rR2p7O2HsGG+7bFL0SPX7en8WQLGmzfapOdp0Be3T/dI CjbrONBuXgmytvCV+nYrUYtDpAkpDcgwjZfRmL8SNRFV5bw2sdvFIivx5vb2yLI/mQMZ 01Rp9JXM+myWRwlfataF3oXRi4bKvfTHCHdJ60YarfBztaT6CP5WgcO8iRsaVxz5DzGK Zzcg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from :date:message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type; bh=I38jziNr4wFaXXlu4vIluTNFG2z878TmMbFu3fXWGOQ=; b=j3O8GuBQN7yrakc9ocaJ/3DMXsaHL1EEJCSpxqNLjCv6Gc3yQMJi9XwAOxXCT1K43U DPhyWtpBUyz3hkqXFHD6O91n9DcR2l/5weQ73fJ6qhxfFwEwTAROAmHeC7xBga6CRtnX ++ITlFolg0Y7ulMhfTlPC6WKkO6ZDMyaWDtVnMaoe7xVBLmwN+EkH/PFz8jjx2NkO+4K f2HR+dCTwyEBNA5TflIBSup+rpTxLW9g/Ddf0DEBL+uhJrbldf6QWMC8cSqtzqip4NP2 K6k9x5M9q3Lhfs/eRIoS0dxG2xxvzXLDpG34k6YlP6M2nOJo/UYrbk29aCO23SlW8wwT +nEA== X-Gm-Message-State: AG10YOTnCyna0n54ZLoY1sxrPpeSPl4mXHPE4JBKWhv00s7eUorQVP0j6M226oef5gctnNDBM+yC9Xf/2cYWHw== X-Received: by 10.202.49.211 with SMTP id x202mr5506257oix.130.1454296076681; Sun, 31 Jan 2016 19:07:56 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.202.64.134 with HTTP; Sun, 31 Jan 2016 19:07:36 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <56AE7B47.3030104@gmail.com> From: Jim Meyering Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 19:07:36 -0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: nJsSIuW5QgTKVMp4t69CiQ1y0Sg Message-ID: Subject: Re: [bug-diffutils] bug#22507: bug#22507: bug#22507: diffutils releases To: Bruce Dubbs Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 22507 Cc: 22507@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 6:07 PM, Jim Meyering wrote: > On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 4:15 PM, Jim Meyering wrote: >> On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 1:23 PM, Bruce Dubbs wrote: >>> One of our users is complaining that he needs an updated diffutils. The >>> change is already in version control. We can create a patch, but I'm >>> wondering if you know of any plans to do a new release of diffutils. The >>> last release was three years ago. >> >> Hi Bruce, >> A diffutils release is definitely overdue, and is on my list. >> However, the list of open "issues" is in need of attention: >> http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/pkgreport.cgi?package=diffutils >> >> Once that list is in shape and most of its issues have been >> addressed, I can make a release in a day or so. Do you know >> anyone who would like to invest in the triage work? > > As a start, I've pushed these changes: > > maint: update prereq version of gettext > * configure.ac: Increase designated gettext version to 0.19.2 > * bootstrap.conf (buildreq): Likewise. > Remove now-unnecessary code to remove gettext-provided files. > > gnulib: update to latest > > http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/diffutils.git/commit/?id=3d8affcc9dd85da0de0121e95a6f932d68feb5fa > http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/diffutils.git/commit/?id=3d8affcc9dd85da0de0121e95a6f932d68feb5fa Hmm... I see I prematurely pushed a third change that fixes a leak. I had a FIXME notation in its commit log. It was to remind me to write a proper ChangeLog-style entry. And once pushed, commit logs are effectively frozen, by policy. Oh well. 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