From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 7186 invoked by alias); 19 May 2011 20:16:01 -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: 29331 Received: (qmail 577 invoked from network); 19 May 2011 20:15:50 -0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on f.primenet.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 Received-SPF: pass (ns1.primenet.com.au: SPF record at _spf.google.com designates 209.85.220.171 as permitted sender) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=nP5VN/6MCoIyQxrjGjA+v0a06bHBsEe1uA21KJLU9lY=; b=CihfsmKURfPoKDHMFO3Ry3aJLdKzsrmz4a9wwS+wCWd2Bvg7jg86P1dYkyPU0QF/47 psDBBcsS91fUbkftUgmyzFJp83gV/ooBuF/NP3xFmXAenAlNfJgee6cge4AGJkZvq/XY miw+Qfkoaq+/dyChAsiN33dmAHQCc42z7Plqw= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=V7SUBZislPJ6yRfjzqnACb5FErJWZ/fwwTX+d22zxbh4Go0AfPxhxrZiUGCjP5oZa6 5XCiOYwdsrl7Wffv8TjX1MYI+o0u24bK90QH/ZAmD5MuieoJ4YPLz11nMLkRgW0Adzd/ Kb06kka8qhedhvYH3jsZ1P/NejFN7exOGI9CE= MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20110519160751.2dbea33a@pwslap01u.europe.root.pri> References: <20110519140215.2879aeeb@pwslap01u.europe.root.pri> <20110519160751.2dbea33a@pwslap01u.europe.root.pri> Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 22:15:44 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Next zsh release From: Mikael Magnusson To: Peter Stephenson Cc: "Zsh Hackers' List" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On 19 May 2011 17:07, Peter Stephenson wrote: > On Thu, 19 May 2011 16:55:03 +0200 > Mikael Magnusson wrote: >> On 19 May 2011 15:02, Peter Stephenson >> wrote: >> > Is anything blocking the release of 4.3.12? I think I've sorted out >> > everything I wanted to for the short term. >> >> I have these four I want to commit, I've just been a bit lazy and not >> done it yet, >> PATCH: support negative LEN in ${VAR:OFFSET:LEN} >> PATCH: Add g:: parameter expansion flag >> PATCH: Remove some unused assignments/checks noticed by clang >> "[PATCH] fix 'the the' typos" and "[PATCH] more doubles" >> >> Let me know if you prefer them in .12 or after, or if you don't >> care :). > > If you can get them in, so much the better, particularly the typo fix. I've committed the first two and the last two, ie not the scary unused assignments one. I also added a small blurb to NEWS about the first one. Should probably have added g:: too, I can do that now if you want. I also noticed there's no Etc/relnote_4.3.11.txt. --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ when it should or should not exit on errors. The ${NAME:OFFSET:LENGTH} syntax now supports negative LENGTH, which counts back from the end of the string. +The (g:opts:) flag in parameter expansion processes escape sequences like +the echo and print builtins. opts can be any combination of o, e and c. +With e, acts like print rather than echo except for octal escapes which +are controlled separately by the o option. With c, interpret control +sequences like "^X" as bindkey does. Regardless of the opts, \c is not +interpreted. + Changes between versions 4.3.10 and 4.3.11 ------------------------------------------ -- Mikael Magnusson