X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=bf86beb6c8871c373e79556ad8556768241d5467;hb=0d38bb29df7384f3f67f9b69257c9595d111e63f;hp=f9e48e87bf35b13715b9e914e4b7db454ab69725;hpb=4ee107046a0ffd91f6c60c787326a5e27b799f6d;p=debian%2Fgzip diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index f9e48e8..bf86beb 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,5 +1,29 @@ GNU gzip NEWS -*- outline -*- +* Noteworthy changes in release 1.6 (2013-06-09) [stable] + +** New features + + gzip now accepts the --keep (-k) option, for consistency with tools + like xz, lzip and bzip2. With this option, gzip no longer removes + named input files when compressing or decompressing. + +** Bug fixes + + gzip -d no longer malfunctions with certain invalid data in 'pack' format. + [bug introduced in gzip-0.8] + + When overwriting, gzip no longer acts as if you typed "y" when you type "n", + on some platforms when compiled with optimization. + [bug introduced in gzip-1.3.6] + + zgrep no longer malfunctions with a multi-digit context option like -15. + Now, it passes that option to grep (equivalent to -C15) just as it does + for single-digit options. [bug introduced in gzip-1.3.12] + + zmore now acts more like 'more', and is more portable to POSIXish hosts. + + * Noteworthy changes in release 1.5 (2012-06-17) [stable] ** Bug fixes @@ -233,7 +257,7 @@ Major changes from 1.1.2 to 1.2 * With --force, let zcat pass non gzip'ed data unchanged (zcat == cat) * Added the zgrep shell script. * Made sub.c useful for 16 bit sound, 24 bit images, etc.. -* Supress warnings about suffix for gunzip -r, except with --verbose. +* Suppress warnings about suffix for gunzip -r, except with --verbose. * On MSDOS, use .gz extension when possible (files without extension) * Moved the sample programs to a subdirectory sample. * Added a "Special targets" section in INSTALL. @@ -406,7 +430,7 @@ Major changes form 0.5 to 0.6: ======================================================================== -Copyright (C) 1999, 2001-2002, 2006-2007, 2009-2012 Free Software Foundation, +Copyright (C) 1999, 2001-2002, 2006-2007, 2009-2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc. Copyright (C) 1992, 1993 Jean-loup Gailly