[FYI] Merge branch 'maint' into master (with fix for CVE-2012-3386)

2012-07-09 Thread Stefano Lattarini
commit c21d853df7b56240da2d091865b7230c94506ae4 Merge: 15b8b62 1c8bf11 Author: Stefano Lattarini Date: Mon Jul 9 19:33:03 2012 +0200 Merge branch 'maint' (with fix for CVE-2012-3386) This makes the fix for a locally-exploitable security vulnerability (CVE-2012-3386) available to th

Re: [FYI] {maint} distcheck: never make part of $(distdir) world-writable

2012-07-09 Thread Jim Meyering
Stefano Lattarini wrote: > This fixes a locally-exploitable security vulnerability (CVE-2012-3386). > > In the 'distcheck' rule, we used to make the just-extracted (from > the distribution tarball) $(distdir) directory and all its files and > subdirectories read-only; then, in order to create the '

[FYI] {maint} sync: update files from upstream with "make fetch"

2012-07-09 Thread Stefano Lattarini
* lib/config.guess, lib/gitlog-to-changelog, lib/texinfo.tex: Update. Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini --- lib/config.guess |6 +- lib/config.sub |4 ++-- lib/texinfo.tex | 33 +++-- 3 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/lib/

[FYI] {maint} news: improve wording in entry about CVE-2012-3386

2012-07-09 Thread Stefano Lattarini
Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini --- NEWS | 12 ++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 800c7eb..8475ac2 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -99,12 +99,12 @@ Bugs fixed in 1.12.2: * SECURITY VULNERABILITIES! - - The recipe of the 'distcheck

[FYI] {maint} maint: post-release minor version bump

2012-07-09 Thread Stefano Lattarini
* configure.ac (AC_INIT): Bump version number to 1.12.2a. * m4/amversion.m4: Likewise (automatically regenerated by "make bootstrap"). Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini --- configure.ac|2 +- m4/amversion.m4 |4 ++-- 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/confi

[FYI] {maint} release: stable release 1.12.2

2012-07-09 Thread Stefano Lattarini
* configure.ac (AC_INIT): Bump version number to 1.12.2. * m4/amversion.m4: Likewise (auto-updated by "./bootstrap"). Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini --- configure.ac|2 +- m4/amversion.m4 |4 ++-- 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/configure.ac b/configu

[FYI] {maint} distcheck: never make part of $(distdir) world-writable

2012-07-09 Thread Stefano Lattarini
This fixes a locally-exploitable security vulnerability (CVE-2012-3386). In the 'distcheck' rule, we used to make the just-extracted (from the distribution tarball) $(distdir) directory and all its files and subdirectories read-only; then, in order to create the '_inst' and '_build' subdirectories

Re: GNU Automake 1.12.1 released

2012-07-09 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On 07/09/2012 12:04 PM, Jim Meyering wrote: > Stefano Lattarini wrote: > >> - - Automake generated Makefiles define once again the $(mkdir_p) make >> -variable (simple ans an alias for $(MKDIR_P)), for better backward >> -compatibility. The '@mkdir_p@' substitution is however not en

Re: GNU Automake 1.12.1 released

2012-07-09 Thread Jim Meyering
Stefano Lattarini wrote: > On 07/09/2012 11:45 AM, Stefano Lattarini wrote: >> On 07/09/2012 11:17 AM, Jim Meyering wrote: - - The long-obsolete (since automake 1.10) @mkdir_p@ configure-time -substitution and AM_PROG_MKDIR m4 macro will be removed in Automake -1.13.

Re: GNU Automake 1.12.1 released

2012-07-09 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On 07/09/2012 11:45 AM, Stefano Lattarini wrote: > On 07/09/2012 11:17 AM, Jim Meyering wrote: >>> >>> - - The long-obsolete (since automake 1.10) @mkdir_p@ configure-time >>> -substitution and AM_PROG_MKDIR m4 macro will be removed in Automake >>> -1.13. The $(mkdir_p) should still remai

Re: GNU Automake 1.12.1 released

2012-07-09 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On 07/09/2012 11:17 AM, Jim Meyering wrote: >> >> - - The long-obsolete (since automake 1.10) @mkdir_p@ configure-time >> -substitution and AM_PROG_MKDIR m4 macro will be removed in Automake >> -1.13. The $(mkdir_p) should still remain available for the moment >> -though. >> + - The

Re: GNU Automake 1.12.1 released

2012-07-09 Thread Jim Meyering
Stefano Lattarini wrote: > On 07/09/2012 09:22 AM, Jim Meyering wrote: >> >> Hi Stefano, >> >> I see that @mkdir_p@ is used in gettext's Makefile.in.in template: >> >> # We use $(mkdir_p). >> # In automake <= 1.9.x, $(mkdir_p) is defined either as "mkdir -p --" or as >> # "$(mkinstalldirs)" o

Re: GNU Automake 1.12.1 released

2012-07-09 Thread Stefano Lattarini
On 07/09/2012 09:22 AM, Jim Meyering wrote: > > Hi Stefano, > > I see that @mkdir_p@ is used in gettext's Makefile.in.in template: > > # We use $(mkdir_p). > # In automake <= 1.9.x, $(mkdir_p) is defined either as "mkdir -p --" or as > # "$(mkinstalldirs)" or as "$(install_sh) -d". For thes

Re: GNU Automake 1.12.1 released

2012-07-09 Thread Jim Meyering
Stefano Lattarini wrote: > On 07/06/2012 12:10 AM, Diego Elio Pettenò wrote: >> Il 05/07/2012 11:26, Stefano Lattarini ha scritto: >>> How so? Removal of $(mkdir_p) is only planned for Automake 1.13, that is >>> still unreleased. >> >> Ehm Stefano, that's definitely not the case, I've been hitting