From 2d698b6e42d8dca191ac795ef5dba3bf62496eec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stephen Hemminger Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 16:13:32 -0700 Subject: Integrate bash 3.2 version This is merge of current Debian stable (Lenny) version of Bash with Vyatta changes. --- NEWS | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+) (limited to 'NEWS') diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 977d9a3..3fa504e 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,3 +1,38 @@ +This is a terse description of the new features added to bash-3.2 since +the release of bash-3.1. As always, the manual page (doc/bash.1) is +the place to look for complete descriptions. + +1. New Features in Bash + +a. Changed the parameter pattern replacement functions to not anchor the + pattern at the beginning of the string if doing global replacement - that + combination doesn't make any sense. + +b. When running in `word expansion only' mode (--wordexp option), inhibit + process substitution. + +c. Loadable builtins now work on MacOS X 10.[34]. + +d. Shells running in posix mode no longer set $HOME, as POSIX requires. + +e. The code that checks for binary files being executed as shell scripts now + checks only for NUL rather than any non-printing character. + +f. Quoting the string argument to the [[ command's =~ operator now forces + string matching, as with the other pattern-matching operators. + +2. New Features in Readline + +a. Calling applications can now set the keyboard timeout to 0, allowing + poll-like behavior. + +b. The value of SYS_INPUTRC (configurable at compilation time) is now used as + the default last-ditch startup file. + +c. The history file reading functions now allow windows-like \r\n line + terminators. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a terse description of the new features added to bash-3.1 since the release of bash-3.0. As always, the manual page (doc/bash.1) is the place to look for complete descriptions. -- cgit v1.2.3