From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 2731 invoked by alias); 15 Jun 2012 18:48:16 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-workers-help@zsh.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes List-Id: Zsh Workers List List-Post: List-Help: X-Seq: 30509 Received: (qmail 25433 invoked from network); 15 Jun 2012 18:48:13 -0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on f.primenet.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 Received-SPF: neutral (ns1.primenet.com.au: 74.125.82.43 is neither permitted nor denied by SPF record at ntlworld.com) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=x-proxyuser-ip:date:from:to:subject:message-id:in-reply-to :references:x-mailer:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:x-gm-message-state; bh=kFAU/Xvu5PbbDtxeXSuPmDaurcDPQhtsS2WfpwnJPMc=; b=C0/cjf/1fNloU6r/hezGEg7Lk3l09Lcfl86UXjPFozsiFK3jXOOznOW36lfKC0zOc0 2alBwAI8rirLtNabkhQwTmczrsZFi7d4Vz7PjC3d3+dsj8Xp/KJlzEttE0Ak7h9jrOoG B9VauTsPguFwvqabcJbv6PBXxN2NfEA4CVUuL0OJRVYDhqt9287MsS1sZYN2YQTAPAFu YEKFczHpUUuNuVaY+87IQDAd/B0aVwCeUVy1hn0zeKI7VMh6/9hGuKx/CgCqxC4ClZ1T vY7YMsnQR2rFT4uTsD+N39r9vFtk66xt0Rb9PBPfGCAVGl3JgaeAaOz43RlBy/U4pWAN 1+kA== X-ProxyUser-IP: 86.6.29.42 Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 19:42:10 +0100 From: Peter Stephenson To: Subject: Re: Possible 4.3.18? Message-ID: <20120615194210.33ab9abc@pws-pc.ntlworld.com> In-Reply-To: <20120611172403.5f87177c@pwslap01u.europe.root.pri> References: <87zk89rg1d.fsf@ft.bewatermyfriend.org> <20120611172403.5f87177c@pwslap01u.europe.root.pri> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.8.0 (GTK+ 2.24.7; x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQlYIOL2+CQZUiaJvAX5SgVx/5uMW7tQ/8Z5OJdIOMeRVs6n3tJcDbBS909PVqIqluc4gdb7 On Mon, 11 Jun 2012 17:24:03 +0100 Peter Stephenson wrote: > Next proper release should be 5.0.0. I don't think there's anything > major standing in the way of that, however it does require a bit more > thinking about what's missing and a bit more documentation about what > still doesn't work which I haven't done yet. I can't see anything obvious that needs changing, apart for a few minor documentation updates. Phil was suggesting he might need to make a change before big release, is that still the case? > It probably needs a few more cycles of testing than usual, even when > everything's sorted out, so I wouldn't expect it to be instant. I'll start producing test releases shortly: as usually they'll be 4.3.17-test-* until the actual release to preserve version number ordering. It would be good to get the MACHINES file up to date. Index: FEATURES =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/zsh/zsh/FEATURES,v retrieving revision 1.4 diff -p -u -r1.4 FEATURES --- FEATURES 13 Jan 2010 12:05:26 -0000 1.4 +++ FEATURES 15 Jun 2012 18:38:38 -0000 @@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ ZSH FEATURES ------------ +(Note that this file only lists basic shell features, for those who +may not have encountered zsh before. Those familiar with zsh are +unlikely to find anything new here.) + very close to ksh/sh grammar, with csh additions most features of ksh, bash, and tcsh can emulate ksh or POSIX sh Index: README =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/zsh/zsh/README,v retrieving revision 1.76 diff -p -u -r1.76 README --- README 23 Feb 2012 21:39:30 -0000 1.76 +++ README 15 Jun 2012 18:38:38 -0000 @@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ THE Z SHELL (ZSH) Version ------- -This is version 4.3.17 of the shell. This is a development release, -but is believed to be reasonably stable. Sites where the users need to -edit command lines with multibyte characters (in particular UTF-8) -will probably want to upgrade. The previous widely released version -of the shell was 4.3.15. +This is version 5.0.0 of the shell. This is a stable release. +There have been only incremental changes since the last development +version, 4.3.17. The new major version number represents the +substantial changes since the 4.2 stable release series. The +changes are detailed in the file NEWS. Installing Zsh -------------- @@ -33,16 +33,8 @@ details, see the documentation. Possible incompatibilities --------------------------- -In some 4.3.X releases of zsh, the completion system added a ".." as a -trial completion whenever completing directories. This was a bug: as -documented in the zshcompsys manual, this feature needs to be turned on by -a style: - - zstyle ':completion:*' special-dirs true - - -The rest of this section documents incompatibilities in the shell since the -4.2 series of releases. +Here are some incompatibilities in the shell since the 4.2 series of +releases. It is hoped most users will not be adversely affected by these. In previous releases of the shell, builtin commands and precommand modifiers that did not accept options also did not recognize the Index: Etc/FAQ.yo =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/zsh/zsh/Etc/FAQ.yo,v retrieving revision 1.64 diff -p -u -r1.64 FAQ.yo --- Etc/FAQ.yo 7 Mar 2012 06:10:42 -0000 1.64 +++ Etc/FAQ.yo 15 Jun 2012 18:38:39 -0000 @@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ myreport(Z-Shell Frequently-Asked Questi COMMENT(-- the following are for Usenet and must appear first)\ description(\ mydit(Archive-Name:) unix-faq/shell/zsh -mydit(Last-Modified:) 2010/02/15 -mydit(Submitted-By:) email(pws@pwstephenson.fsnet.co.uk (Peter Stephenson)) +mydit(Last-Modified:) 2012/06/15 +mydit(Submitted-By:) email(coordinator@zsh.org (Peter Stephenson)) mydit(Posting-Frequency:) Monthly mydit(Copyright:) (C) P.W. Stephenson, 1995--2010 (see end of document) ) @@ -301,13 +301,9 @@ sect(On what machines will it run?) sect(What's the latest version?) - Zsh 4.2.7 is the latest production version. The latest development - version is 4.3.17; this contains support for multibyte character strings - (such as UTF-8 locales). All the main features for multibyte - support are now in place and this is likely soon to become the - stable series 5.0. - - There will not be any further 4.2 releases. + Zsh 5.0.0 is the latest production version, replacing the now + rather antiquated 4.2.7. For details of all the changes, see + the NEWS file in the source distribution. A beta of the next version is sometimes available. Development of zsh is patch by patch, with each intermediate version publicly available. Note -- Peter Stephenson Web page now at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/p.w.stephenson/