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[ANNOUNCE] nano-5.9 is released
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Benno Schulenberg |
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[ANNOUNCE] nano-5.9 is released |
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Wed, 6 Oct 2021 11:17:29 +0200 |
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2021.10.06 - GNU nano 5.9 "El manicomio ha decidido: mañana sol!"
• The extension of a filename is added to the name of a corresponding
temporary file, so that spell checking a C file, for example, will
check only the comments and strings (when using 'aspell').
• The process number is added to the name of an emergency save file,
so that when multiple nanos die they will not fight over a filename.
• Undoing a cutting operation will restore an anchor that was located
in the cut area to its original line.
• When using --locking, saving a new buffer will create a lock file.
• Syntax highlighting for YAML files has been added.
GNU nano is a simple and easy-to-use editor for on the terminal.
https://nano-editor.org/
https://nano-editor.org/manual.html
A concise overview of nano's shortcut keystrokes:
https://nano-editor.org/cheatsheet.html
The tarball and its signature are here:
https://nano-editor.org/dist/v5/nano-5.9.tar.xz
https://nano-editor.org/dist/v5/nano-5.9.tar.xz.asc
Some extra syntax files can be found at:
https://nano-editor.org/more-syntaxes/
Specific issues that were addressed in this release:
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?60853 (dying on an unwritable file looped)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?60868 (strange description of --positionlog)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?60902 ("Out of curses" when two nanos died)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?61056 (add extension to temp file [wish])
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?61064 (hypothetical crash when prepending)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?61146 (no lock file when saving new buffer)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?61147 ("Someone else..." goes too quickly)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?61162 (undoing a cut didn't restore anchors)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?61234 (saving to a fifo gave error message)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?61235 (with --backup, saving to a fifo hung)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?61236 (prepending to a fifo hung)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?61237 (killing nano could disable Ctrl+C)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?61273 (^W^V did not work in file browser)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?61274 (^W^V did not work in help viewer)
A plot of the number of bugs that were fixed in the last three years against
the version (or group of versions) in which they were introduced:
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x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
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2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Changes between v5.8 and v5.9:
------------------------------
Hussam al-Homsi (3):
docs: correct the default value of the errorcolor option
syntax: perl, ruby: remove arbitrary highlighting of here documents
tweaks: change 'return ++var;' to 'return var + 1;'
David Michael (2):
syntax: gentoo: highlight additional EAPI 7/8 variables
syntax: gentoo: remove some obsolete keywords and add some new ones
Benno Schulenberg (89):
browser: make the keystrokes ^W^Y and ^W^V work again
build: ensure that mkstemps() is available by importing the gnulib module
build: help Haiku find the header files that define mkstemps()
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 5.9 release
copyright: update to the current year for significantly changed files
cutting: copy anchors into the cutbuffer, so that undo can restore them
docs: add a paragraph at the start of the README about what nano is
docs: add a simulated "screenshot" of nano to the README
docs: add some details to the bug-reporting paragraph in the README
docs: correct the descriptions of how to invoke the spell checker
docs: don't use "light" after "bold", as the latter often implies "light"
docs: improve the description of the spotlighting of a search match
docs: improve the description of the 'tabstospaces' option
docs: improve the descriptions of several bindable functions
docs: improve the recipe in the FAQ for dealing with Alt+Up on a console
docs: indent the paragraphs in the FAQ that list commands to be typed
docs: list the default color combo for 'spotlightcolor' in sample nanorc
docs: mention how to properly colorize all types in nano's source code
docs: mention in the README which licenses cover nano's code and docs
docs: move the notice in the main man page, to try and catch other eyes
docs: refer to the FAQ when <Alt+Up> does nothing on a Linux console
docs: replace a non-problem in the FAQ with something possibly useful
docs: spell "filename" as a single word, like in most other occurrences
feedback: use a smaller diamond to represent an anchor, to not overflow
feedback: when not in curses mode, just skip displaying any message
feedback: when not in curses mode, write error messages to the terminal
files: add the original file's suffix to the name of a temporary file
files: check for a fifo only when it is an existing file
files: check the result of fdopen(), to avoid a possible crash
files: do not call fsync() on a fifo, to avoid a spurious error message
files: exclude the call of fsync() from the tiny version
files: give the user time to absorb a warning about someone else editing
files: making a backup of a fifo makes no sense, so do not try that
files: prepending to a fifo makes no sense, so do not try that
files: when the buffer is nameless, include the PID in name of dump file
files: when there is a slash after the dot, then there is no extension
files: write a lock file also for a freshly saved buffer
general: prevent die() from getting recursed into
gnulib: update to its current upstream state
help: make the keystrokes ^W^Y and ^W^V work again
history: emit a warning when file cannot be made private [coverity]
input: give up on the input stream only after millions of errors
memory: free any allocated strings, also in the emergency code path
po: delete the ancient PO files for Indonesian and Nynorsk
po: permit the Indonesian PO file to come back -- there was a big update
po: update translations and regenerate POT file and PO files
shutdown: when dying, do not install/restore a handler for Ctrl+C
startup: if TERM is unset, try falling back to VT220 instead of failing
syntax: nanorc: recognize also the template of the sample nanorc file
syntax: rust: update the license to GPL3 or newer
syntax: yaml: allow any character in tags except whitespace
syntax: yaml: allow double colon in key & do not colorize unspaced colon
syntax: yaml: allow slash and period in key names
syntax: yaml: colorize backslash-escaped characters as valid or invalid
syntax: yaml: colorize the question mark of complex mappings too
syntax: yaml: colorize the two known directives
syntax: yaml: new file -- coloring rules for YAML files
tweaks: add Schiermonnikoog to the list of friendly islands
tweaks: adjust a description of 'showcursor', to match the other ones
tweaks: adjust three parameters -- two were mistaken, one superfluous
tweaks: correct two typos and a spello [codespell]
tweaks: fix a typo
tweaks: fold two lines into two others, for conciseness
tweaks: harmonize the indentations in the FAQ somewhat
tweaks: in comments, say "buffer" instead of "file" where appropriate
tweaks: instead of "one" use "you", like in the rest of the man page
tweaks: remove a redundant feedback message
tweaks: rename a defined type, to fit within the general pattern
tweaks: rename a function, to be more fitting
tweaks: rename a parameter and invert its logic
tweaks: rename a parameter, to fit better what it is used for
tweaks: rename a variable and flip its logic, to avoid two negations
tweaks: rename a variable, away form an abbreviation
tweaks: rename a variable, to be more grammatical
tweaks: rename a variable, to be more visible and to match others
tweaks: rename a variable, to make more sense
tweaks: rename three variables, to follow the general scheme
tweaks: reshuffle a few lines, for esthetics and to elide an #ifdef
tweaks: reshuffle a few lines to avoid an #ifdef and unbalanced braces
tweaks: reshuffle a fragment of code, to prepare for the next change
tweaks: reshuffle some code to elide a variable, and improve a comment
tweaks: reshuffle some lines and adjust some indentation
tweaks: reshuffle some lines to elide a variable
tweaks: restore a quote that was accidentally deleted four months ago
tweaks: rewrap three lines, for esthetics
tweaks: slightly reword or rewrap some comments in the sample nanorc
tweaks: try chmodding a dump file only when it was actually written
tweaks: use five symbolic names, to make eight function calls clearer
usage: improve the description of the --positionlog option
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