findutils-4.4.0 -- feature request for databases with relative pathnames (fwd)

[Peter Breitenlohner]

Peter Breitenlohner <address@hidden>

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Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 15:50:37 +0200 (CEST)
From: Peter Breitenlohner <address@hidden>
To: James Youngman <address@hidden>
Subject: findutils-4.4.0 -- feature request for databases with relative
    pathnames

Hi,

you might remember mail on this same subject from Oct 2006. Somewhat later I
posted a feature request (bugzilla #19485), but so far I got no reaction.

Hereby I'd like to resubmit this request (updated to findutils-4.4.0).
Attached are 9 files:

relpath.txt: a short description

patch-02-relpath-locate: implementation in locate
        This is, unfortunately, somewhat intertwined with
        changes to make slocate databases working

patch-03-relpath-frcode: implementation in frcode

patch-04-relpath-updatedb: implementation in updatedb

patch-05-relpath-testcase: 2 test cases (1 for slocate)

patch-06-relpath-doc: texinfo documentation

patch-15-relpath-testcase: generated

patch-16-relpath-doc: generated

ChangeLog: proposed ChangeLog entry

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I'd appreciate comments on the whole thing. If it is acceptable in principle
I'll gladly initiate the FSF paperwork.

regards
Peter Breitenlohner <address@hidden>

patch-02-relpath-locate
Description: Text document

patch-03-relpath-frcode
Description: Text document

patch-04-relpath-updatedb
Description: Text document

patch-05-relpath-testcase
Description: Text document

patch-06-relpath-doc
Description: Text document

patch-15-relpath-testcase
Description: Text document

patch-16-relpath-doc
Description: Text document

relpath.txt
Description: Text document

ChangeLog
Description: Text document