GNU bug report logs - #54778
copyright dates in gzip, zgrep etc. --version output

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Package: gzip;

Reported by: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2022 22:54:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: bug-gzip <at> gnu.org
Subject: copyright dates in gzip, zgrep etc. --version output
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2022 15:53:14 -0700

[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]
I noticed that 'gzip --version', 'zgrep --version', etc. still say 
"Copyright (C) 2018" in gzip 1.12, released today, and that 'make 
syntax-check' didn't catch this. I installed the attached patch to 
update the year to 2022 and to change 'make syntax-check' to try to 
catch this issue better next time.
[0001-maint-update-version-copyright-dates.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]
Added tag(s) notabug. Request was from Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Thu, 07 Apr 2022 22:58:01 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug closed, send any further explanations to 54778 <at> debbugs.gnu.org and Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu> Request was from Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Thu, 07 Apr 2022 22:58:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: 54778 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#54778: copyright dates in gzip, zgrep etc. --version output
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2022 18:37:13 -0700

On Thu, Apr 7, 2022 at 3:54 PM Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu> wrote:
> I noticed that 'gzip --version', 'zgrep --version', etc. still say
> "Copyright (C) 2018" in gzip 1.12, released today, and that 'make
> syntax-check' didn't catch this. I installed the attached patch to
> update the year to 2022 and to change 'make syntax-check' to try to
> catch this issue better next time.

Nice fix. Thanks.
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From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: 54778-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#54778: copyright dates in gzip, zgrep etc. --version output
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2022 18:58:38 -0700

On Thu, Apr 7, 2022 at 6:37 PM Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 7, 2022 at 3:54 PM Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu> wrote:
> > I noticed that 'gzip --version', 'zgrep --version', etc. still say
> > "Copyright (C) 2018" in gzip 1.12, released today, and that 'make
> > syntax-check' didn't catch this. I installed the attached patch to
> > update the year to 2022 and to change 'make syntax-check' to try to
> > catch this issue better next time.
>
> Nice fix. Thanks.

FYI
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Message #18 received at 54778-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: 54778-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#54778: copyright dates in gzip, zgrep etc. --version output
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2022 19:00:57 -0700

[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]
On Thu, Apr 7, 2022 at 6:58 PM Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Apr 7, 2022 at 6:37 PM Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net> wrote:
> > On Thu, Apr 7, 2022 at 3:54 PM Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu> wrote:
> > > I noticed that 'gzip --version', 'zgrep --version', etc. still say
> > > "Copyright (C) 2018" in gzip 1.12, released today, and that 'make
> > > syntax-check' didn't catch this. I installed the attached patch to
> > > update the year to 2022 and to change 'make syntax-check' to try to
> > > catch this issue better next time.
> >
> > Nice fix. Thanks.

FYI, I've just pushed the following, too.
Sharing here to avoid creating yet another non-bug ticket.

[update-1.12-NEWS.diff (application/octet-stream, attachment)]
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Fri, 06 May 2022 11:24:09 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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