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Changes to m4/NEWS,v
From: |
Eric Blake |
Subject: |
Changes to m4/NEWS,v |
Date: |
Sat, 21 Oct 2006 22:15:53 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /sources/m4
Module name: m4
Changes by: Eric Blake <ericb> 06/10/21 22:15:52
Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /sources/m4/m4/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.28
retrieving revision 1.29
diff -u -b -r1.28 -r1.29
--- NEWS 19 Oct 2006 23:13:45 -0000 1.28
+++ NEWS 21 Oct 2006 22:15:52 -0000 1.29
@@ -50,13 +50,17 @@
the include path, rather than always searching `.' first.
* New `--safer' command-line option cripples the potentially unsafe
- macros `debugfile', `syscmd', `esyscmd', `maketemp', and `mkstemp'.
+ macros `debugfile', `esyscmd', `maketemp', `mkdtemp', `mkstemp', and
+ `syscmd'.
* The `maketemp' builtin now always warns that it is obsolete, even in GNU
mode where it uses the same secure algorithm as `mkstemp', because of
the recommendation of POSIX to obsolete `maketemp' as inherently
insecure when obeying POSIX.
+* New builtin `mkdtemp' parallels `mkstemp', but allows the creation of
+ temporary directories instead of files.
+
* New `-b'/`--batch' command line option to force non-interactive mode.
Also, in addition to `-e'/`--interactive' requesting interactive mode, m4
now follows the lead of sh, and automatically enters interactive mode
- Changes to m4/NEWS,v, Eric Blake, 2006/10/06
- Changes to m4/NEWS,v, Eric Blake, 2006/10/11
- Changes to m4/NEWS,v, Eric Blake, 2006/10/20
- Changes to m4/NEWS,v,
Eric Blake <=
- Changes to m4/NEWS,v, Eric Blake, 2006/10/26
- Changes to m4/NEWS,v, Eric Blake, 2006/10/27