X-Git-Url: http://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=d714ecc032c3ce45ba5f2e10b7883355bbb35700;hp=2e4ab8e21a89a88317b9109634d49f2b89979b38;hb=2017ab0e60ca857accae38a01252e0cbdf5f1efe;hpb=d66080c21038ad4feb2e41a0c4e517d5b4a03ab2 diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 2e4ab8e2..d714ecc0 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ -- sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written -- -- authorization. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- $Id: NEWS,v 1.3069 2018/01/27 15:28:53 tom Exp $ +-- $Id: NEWS,v 1.3096 2018/03/03 22:07:39 tom Exp $ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a log of changes that ncurses has gone through since Zeyd started @@ -45,6 +45,62 @@ See the AUTHORS file for the corresponding full names. Changes through 1.9.9e did not credit all contributions; it is not possible to add this information. +20180303 + + modify TurnOn/TurnOff macros in lib_vidattr.c and lib_vid_attr.c to + avoid expansion of "CUR" in trace. + + improve a few lintian warnings in test-packages. + + modify lib_setup to avoid calling pthread_self() without first + verifying that the address is valid, i.e., for weak symbols + (report/patch by Werner Fink). + + modify generated terminfo.5 to not use "expand" and related width + on the last column of tables, making layout on wide terminals look + better (adapted from patch by Kir Kolyshkin). + + add a category to report_offsets, e.g., "w" for wide-character, "t" + for threads to make the report more readable. Reorganized the + structures reported to make the categories more apparent. + + simplify some ifdef's for extended-colors. + + add NCURSES_GLOBALS and NCURSES_PRESCREEN to report_offsets, to show + how similar the different tinfo configurations are. + +20180224 + + modify _nc_resolve_uses2() to detect incompatible types when merging + a "use=" clause of extended capabilities. The problem was seen in a + defective terminfo integrated from simpleterm sources in 20171111, + compounded by repair in 20180121. + + correct Ss/Ms interchange in st-0.7 entry (tmux #1264) -TD + + fix remaining flash capabilities with trailing mandatory delays -TD + + correct cut/paste in NEWS (report by Sven Joachim). + +20180217 + + remove incorrect free() from 20170617 changes (report by David Macek). + + correct type for "U8" in user_caps.5; it is a number not boolean. + + add a null-pointer check in safe_sprintf.c (report by Steven Noonan). + + improve fix for Debian #882620 by reusing limit2 variable (report by + Julien Cristau, Sven Joachim). + +20180210 + + modify misc/Makefile.in to install/uninstall explicit list in case + the build-directory happens to have no ".pc" files when an uninstall + is performed (report by Jeffrey Walton). + + deprecate safe-sprintf, since the vsnprintf function, which does what + was needed, was standardized long ago. + + add several development/experimental options to development packages. + + minor reordering of options in configure script to make the threaded + and reentrant options distinct from the other extensions which are + normally enabled. + +20180203 + + minor fixes to test/*.h to make them idempotent. + + add/use test/parse_rgb.h to show how the "RGB" capability works. + + add a clarification in user_caps.5 regarding "RGB" capability. + + add extended_slk_color{,_sp} symbols to the appropriate + package/*.{map,sym} files (report by Sven Joachim, cf: 20170401). + +20180129 + + update "VERSION" file, used in shared-library naming. + +20180127 6.1 release for upload to ftp.gnu.org + 20180127 + updated release notes + amend a warning message from tic which should have flagged misuse