2014-10-24 13:20:03

by Karel Zak

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Subject: [ANNOUNCE] util-linux v2.25.2

The util-linux stable release v2.25.2 is available at

ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.25

Feedback and bug reports, as always, are welcomed.

Karel


Util-linux 2.25.2 Release Notes
===============================

agetty:
- fixing FTBFS on !linux (Debian util-linux 2.20.1-1.2) [Christoph Egger]
blkdiscard:
- fix err->errx() [Karel Zak]
- fix underflow when offset is greater than device size [Raphael S. Carvalho]
blkid:
- remove extra trailing spaces in output [Karel Zak]
build-sys:
- build libmount everywhere [Andreas Henriksson]
- check for libtoolize rather than libtool [Helmut Grohne]
- use -lutil for BSD only [Karel Zak]
cal:
- `color` option documentation should match actual behaviour [Eugene Yunak]
cfdisk:
- don't modify ncurses LINES and COLS [Karel Zak]
docs:
- fix mess in Release notes [Karel Zak]
- remove obsolete READMEs for (s)fdisk [Karel Zak]
- update AUTHORS file [Karel Zak]
fdisk:
- add section about sizes to the man page [Karel Zak]
flock:
- zero timeout is valid [Karel Zak]
hexdump:
- remove deprecation message [Sami Kerola]
hwclock:
- use fabs() instead abs() when argument is double [Sami Kerola]
ipcrm:
- add hacks to avoid FTBFS [Andreas Henriksson]
ipcs:
- remaining kFreeBSD hackery for building. [Aurelien Jarno]
last:
- make is_phantom() when kernel config does not include audit support [Sami Kerola]
lib/blkdev:
- report correct disk size on GNU/kFreeBSD. Thanks Tuco. [Robert Millan]
libblkid:
- zeroize errno on blkid_probe_get_buffer() success [Karel Zak]
libfdisk:
- fix add_logical() assert [Karel Zak]
- make yes/no dialogs more robust [Karel Zak]
libmount:
- don't return root if path contains // or ending / [S?ren Holm]
- fix mnt_is_readonly() #ifdef [Karel Zak]
- hide details about failed search in fstab/mtab [Karel Zak]
- only include context on linux [Andreas Henriksson]
- only invoke loopcxt on linux [Andreas Henriksson]
linfdisk:
- cleanup fsync usage [Karel Zak]
logger:
- gettimeofday needs <sys/time.h> [Andreas Henriksson]
losetup:
- improve man page -D docs [Karel Zak]
lsblk:
- add notes about udev to the man page [Karel Zak]
lscpu:
- fix cppcheck warnings [Boris Egorov]
lslogins:
- cleanup after error [coverity scan] [Karel Zak]
- free after error [coverity scan] [Karel Zak]
mkfs.minix:
- fix couple compiler warnings [Sami Kerola]
mount:
- don't ignore mtab for --bind -o remount [Karel Zak]
- improve --move docs [Karel Zak]
po:
- merge changes [Karel Zak]
- update es.po (from translationproject.org) [Antonio Ceballos Roa]
script:
- may be hangs [Andreas Henriksson]
setterm:
- fix dubious one-bit signed bitfield [smatch scan] [Sami Kerola]
su:
- print proper core dump message when killed [pcpa]
terminal-colors.d:
- fix filter by name [Karel Zak]
tests:
- fix the ipcs test for shmall being too big to show [Karel Zak]
umount:
- read mountinfo if --detach-loop given [Robert Schiele]
whereis:
- cleanup debug stuff, fix argv[] usage [Karel Zak]
- reset search mask more carefully [Karel Zak]