ossp-pkg/shtool/NEWS
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GNU shtool -- The GNU Portable Shell Tool
This is a list of user-visible and/or major changes to GNU shtool.
For more details please have a look at the ChangeLog file.
Changes between 1.6 and 2.0 (02-Nov-2002 to 02-Jul-2004)
*) Added substitution warnings to `shtool subst'
*) Replaced old `shtool guessos' with a new `shtool platform' command
*) Even more POSIX 1003.1-2001 compliancy and portability.
*) Many workarounds and fixed for permission related problems
*) Fixed error exit in all commands by introducing an "shtool_exit"
*) Split shtool(1) into multiple manual pages and extended content.
*) Upgraded build environment to GNU Autoconf 2.59
Changes between 1.5 and 1.6 (14-Jun-2001 to 02-Nov-2002)
*) Added `shtool install -d' variant.
*) Added `shtool mkdir [-o] [-g]' variant.
*) Added new `shtool subst' command.
*) Added new `shtool rotate' command.
*) Added GNU long-option support (`--xxxx').
Changes between 1.4 and 1.5 (16-Apr-2000 to 14-Jun-2001)
*) Added %g/%G to `shtool echo -e'
*) Added `-e <sed-cmd>' option to `shtool install'
*) Removed `-e <ext>' option from `shtool install'
*) DESTDIR support for `make install'
*) Added Python support to `shtool version'
*) Added global -r/--recreate option for regeneration
*) Completely rewritten `shtool version'
*) Rewritten `shtool path -m perl' handling
*) Numerous bugfixes and cleanups
