Re: [ANNOUNCE] nano-6.4 is released

[Luna Jernberg]

In the repos now

On 8/2/22, Luna Jernberg <droidbittin@gmail.com> wrote:
> Built an updated Arch Linux PKGBUILD and tested working :)
>
> On Tue, Aug 2, 2022 at 9:36 AM Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@telfort.nl>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> 2022.08.02 - GNU nano 6.4  "Regentag Dunkelbunt Hundertwasser"
>>
>> • The file browser does not crash when moving up to the root folder.
>> • Softwrapping very long lines is done more efficiently.
>> • Invoking the formatter does not blink the screen.
>>
>>
>> GNU nano is a simple and easy-to-use editor for on the terminal.
>>   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/v6/nano-6.4.tar.xz
>>   https://nano-editor.org/dist/v6/nano-6.4.tar.xz.asc
>>
>>
>> Specific issues that were addressed in this release:
>>   https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?62442  (softwrapping wasted some time)
>>   https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?62760  (typing Enter in root folder
>> crashed)
>>   https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?62789  (avoid flicker with formatter
>> [wish])
>>
>>
>> Changes between v6.3 and v6.4:
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> LIU Hao (1):
>>       build: ignore errors from `git describe`
>>
>> Benno Schulenberg (25):
>>       bump version numbers and add a news item for the 6.4 release
>>       display: remember text and column positions when softwrapping a
>> line
>>       docs: concisely describe how the linter behaves
>>       docs: remove the two notices about the changed defaults
>>       docs: rename README.GIT to README.hacking, so it's clearer what is
>> meant
>>       docs: stop mentioning the obsoleted keywords that were removed
>>       files: designate the root directory with a simple "/", not with
>> "//"
>>       formatter: instead of leaving curses, use full_refresh() to wipe
>> messages
>>       gnulib: update to its current upstream state
>>       help: reshuffle two shortcuts so that more help-line items are
>> paired
>>       options: stop accepting -z, as --suspendable has been dropped too
>>       po: update translations and regenerate POT file and PO files
>>       rcfile: remove five obsolete or deprecated keywords
>>       syntax: default: do not colorize a square or angle bracket after a
>> URL
>>       syntax: perl: add missing keywords, and reduce the length of some
>> lines
>>       syntax: python: mention an alternative linter in a comment
>>       tweaks: add a missing word to a news item
>>       tweaks: add a translator hint
>>       tweaks: improve a comment, and reshuffle two functions plus some
>> lines
>>       tweaks: put each regex on separate line, to better show many
>> keywords
>>       tweaks: rename a variable, to not be the same as a function name
>>       tweaks: rename two variables, to not contain the name of another
>>       tweaks: reshuffle a description and rewrap another
>>       tweaks: reshuffle a few lines, to group things better
>>       version: condense the copyright message, to not dominate the output
>>
>> --
>>
>> Benno
>>
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