Re: ls-mntd-fs.m4 fails to detect how to read list of mounted filesystems on Minix

2012-07-30 Thread Jim Meyering
Richard Yao wrote: > On 07/28/2012 02:13 AM, Richard Yao wrote: >> I used the following ISO to install Minix in KVM: >> >> http://www.minix3.org/iso/minix3_2_1_ide_20120622_f8c6b27.iso.bz2 >> >> coreutils 8.16 and findutils 4.2.33 both fail to build on Minix with the >> following configure error:

[PATCH] lib/base64.h: wrap declarations in extern "C" scope when included from C++

2012-07-30 Thread Carlo de Falco
Hi, In order to use base64.h in GNU/Octave we had to wrap the #include <"base64.h"> in extern "C" scope. We believe it would have been better if this had been done upstream. Would it be possible to apply the patch below to lib/base64.h ? Carlo - diff --git a/lib/base64.h b/lib/b

Re: [PATCH 2/4] README-release: shorten the circuit to post a news

2012-07-30 Thread Jim Meyering
Akim Demaille wrote: ... > While at it: I see that the release messages from the coreutils are > much richer (contributors etc.). Is there any desire to move this > in gnulib? I've included below the script that I've been using to generate the added prefix for each release announcement. Here's t

Re: [PATCH 2/4] README-release: shorten the circuit to post a news

2012-07-30 Thread Akim Demaille
Le 30 juil. 2012 à 14:26, Jim Meyering a écrit : > Akim Demaille wrote: >> * top/README-release: Point directly to the news submission form. > ... > > Looks fine. One suggestion, to save a line: > >> + If it does not work, then enable "News" for the project via this >> + link: > > I'd put "

Re: [PATCH 2/4] README-release: shorten the circuit to post a news

2012-07-30 Thread Jim Meyering
Akim Demaille wrote: > * top/README-release: Point directly to the news submission form. ... Looks fine. One suggestion, to save a line: > diff --git a/top/README-release b/top/README-release > index 15110d4..1c0f760 100644 > --- a/top/README-release > +++ b/top/README-release > @@ -72,17 +72,17

Re: [PATCH 4/4] maint.mk: use silent-rules support from Automake

2012-07-30 Thread Jim Meyering
Akim Demaille wrote: > * top/maint.mk (news-check, vc-diff-check, announcement) > (no-submodule-changes, alpha beta stable, release-prep) > (web-manual, update-copyright): Use $(AM_V_GEN) and $(AM_V_at). ACK modulo a consistency nit: > diff --git a/top/maint.mk b/top/maint.mk > index fe14a80..37

Re: bug#12087: Wrong comment in passfd.c?

2012-07-30 Thread Eric Blake
tag 12087 fixed thanks [adding bug-gnulib, as the source of the bug] On 07/29/2012 02:14 PM, Jann Horn wrote: > Hello, > it looks to me like this comment is wrong: > > gnulib/lib/passfd.c: > 101 /* recvfd receives a file descriptor through the socket. > 102The flags are a bitmask, possibly i

Re: [PATCH 3/4] maint.mk: provide a web-manual-update target

2012-07-30 Thread Jim Meyering
Akim Demaille wrote: > * top/maint.mk: here. > * top/README-release: Use it to simplify the web manual update step. Good idea. ACK.

Re: [PATCH 0/4] maint.top: simplify release procedure

2012-07-30 Thread Jim Meyering
Akim Demaille wrote: > The following changes aim at simplifying a bit the release procedure. > And to make more rules silent. > > Jim, I thought you had installed your simplification patch, but I > can't see it. Do you want me to install it? I went to lunch :-) Pushed now.

Re: [PATCH 1/4] gnu-web-doc-update: fix --help

2012-07-30 Thread Jim Meyering
Akim Demaille wrote: > * build-aux/gnu-web-doc-update: The information "top level" was written > twice. ACK

[PATCH 0/4] maint.top: simplify release procedure

2012-07-30 Thread Akim Demaille
The following changes aim at simplifying a bit the release procedure. And to make more rules silent. Jim, I thought you had installed your simplification patch, but I can't see it. Do you want me to install it? Akim Demaille (4): gnu-web-doc-update: fix --help README-release: shorten the cir

[PATCH 4/4] maint.mk: use silent-rules support from Automake

2012-07-30 Thread Akim Demaille
* top/maint.mk (news-check, vc-diff-check, announcement) (no-submodule-changes, alpha beta stable, release-prep) (web-manual, update-copyright): Use $(AM_V_GEN) and $(AM_V_at). --- ChangeLog| 7 +++ top/maint.mk | 49 ++--- 2 files changed, 33 i

[PATCH 1/4] gnu-web-doc-update: fix --help

2012-07-30 Thread Akim Demaille
* build-aux/gnu-web-doc-update: The information "top level" was written twice. --- ChangeLog| 6 ++ build-aux/gnu-web-doc-update | 7 +++ 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index ad0c05b..521b75a 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +

[PATCH 3/4] maint.mk: provide a web-manual-update target

2012-07-30 Thread Akim Demaille
* top/maint.mk: here. * top/README-release: Use it to simplify the web manual update step. --- ChangeLog | 6 ++ top/README-release | 9 - top/maint.mk | 6 ++ 3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index f0c9243..4337e0

[PATCH 2/4] README-release: shorten the circuit to post a news

2012-07-30 Thread Akim Demaille
* top/README-release: Point directly to the news submission form. --- ChangeLog | 5 + top/README-release | 12 ++-- 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 521b75a..f0c9243 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,5 +1,

Re: maint.mk: absolute VPATH build fix

2012-07-30 Thread Jim Meyering
Akim Demaille wrote: > Le 30 juil. 2012 à 09:08, Jim Meyering a écrit : > >> Saving the commit message in a variable should do what we want: >> >> msg=$$(emit-commit-log) || exit 1; \ >> (cd $(srcdir) && $(VC) commit -m "$$msg" -a) > > Perfect! > > Installed a

Re: maint.mk: absolute VPATH build fix

2012-07-30 Thread Akim Demaille
Le 30 juil. 2012 à 09:08, Jim Meyering a écrit : > Saving the commit message in a variable should do what we want: > > msg=$$(emit-commit-log) || exit 1; \ > (cd $(srcdir) && $(VC) commit -m "$$msg" -a) Perfect! Installed as follows. commit ed4e07a077c

Re: maint.mk: absolute VPATH build fix

2012-07-30 Thread Jim Meyering
Akim Demaille wrote: > Le 29 juil. 2012 à 20:11, Jim Meyering a écrit : > >>> - $(emit-commit-log) > .ci-msg >>> - $(VC) commit -F .ci-msg -a >>> - rm .ci-msg >>> + $(emit-commit-log) \ >>> + | (cd $(srcdir) && $(VC) commit -F - -a) >> >> I do like avoiding the temporary file, but this