probably false redefinition for UCHAR_MAX in examples/loadables/getconf.h

2011-09-12 Thread Erra Netmale
Hello folks, browsing bash code, I found something that looks like a copy-paste typo: #ifndef USHRT_MAX # define UCHAR_MAX 65535 #endif So, I thought It would be useful to drop you a note about that. -- erra

Re: Append history from each shell upon exiting GNU Screen

2011-09-12 Thread Michael Witten
On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 14:19, Roger wrote: >> On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 08:36:07AM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote: >>On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 11:23:48PM -0800, Roger wrote: >>> When using GNU Screen (or other terminal multiplexer), I noticed the >>> terminal >>> multiplexer never gives each bash shell

[man page corrections for 2011.09.12]

2011-09-12 Thread Roger
I ran into a few previous grammar errors earlier within the Bash Manual Page, but the manual became error free at a point so I didn't bother noting them until I got to about this point. One thing I have noticed, most lists with embedded commas, "and's" and "or's" are already well written! Most p

Re: Append history from each shell upon exiting GNU Screen

2011-09-12 Thread Roger
> On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 08:36:07AM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote: >On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 11:23:48PM -0800, Roger wrote: >> When using GNU Screen (or other terminal multiplexer), I noticed the terminal >> multiplexer never gives each bash shell opened, a chance to write the history >> file on exit.

Re: [patches] small improvements to the bashref.texi document

2011-09-12 Thread Chet Ramey
On 9/11/11 4:54 PM, Roger wrote: > Can see POSIX compatibility is likely an issue here. How so? -- ``The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.'' - Chaucer ``Ars longa, vita brevis'' - Hippocrates Chet Ramey, ITS, CWRUc...@case.eduhttp://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/~chet/

Re: [patches] small improvements to the bashref.texi document

2011-09-12 Thread Chet Ramey
On 9/11/11 6:37 PM, rogerx@gmail.com wrote: > > SHELL BUILTIN COMMANDS : compgen > > First paragraph > > Run-on sentence/Repetitive statement (aka Too wordy) > > Original Text: When using the -F or -C options, the various shell variables > set by the > programmable completion facilities,

Re: accents

2011-09-12 Thread Chet Ramey
On 9/12/11 9:22 AM, Thomas De Contes wrote: > on the other hand, if there is a way for bash to not display special > characters on the interactive line, > i suppose it can be useful to know how to do that in many cases, for example > if i switch on a new platform, waiting for making special char

Re: accents

2011-09-12 Thread Thomas De Contes
Le 25 août 2011 à 15:35, Chet Ramey a écrit : >> >> Le 25 août 2011 à 14:17, Chet Ramey a écrit : >> so, wcwidth is apple's responsibility, then no libre-software developer can do anything, Am I right ? >>> >>> To a certain extent, yes. wcwidth is a libc function, and it has a

Re: [patches] small improvements to the bashref.texi document

2011-09-12 Thread Chet Ramey
On 9/12/11 1:58 AM, Roger wrote: > Question: Should I post this man file corrects here to the mailing list like > this? As I read through the bash manpage, some sections are just horrible > reading, but other sections seem really well structured. > > I've only fiddled with groff & much less .tex.

Re: Append history from each shell upon exiting GNU Screen

2011-09-12 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 11:23:48PM -0800, Roger wrote: > When using GNU Screen (or other terminal multiplexer), I noticed the terminal > multiplexer never gives each bash shell opened, a chance to write the history > file on exit. > > The usual result after an initial install for several months, t

Re: cppcheck warnings

2011-09-12 Thread Chet Ramey
On 9/10/11 11:13 AM, Antoine Balestrat wrote: > Hello ! > I've just run cppcheck (a static C/C++ code analyzer) against the latest > bash code (freshly cloned from the git repo), and it points out some > interesting issues. > You can see the log here : http://pastebin.com/pZHQShJp Thanks for the r

Append history from each shell upon exiting GNU Screen

2011-09-12 Thread Roger
When using GNU Screen (or other terminal multiplexer), I noticed the terminal multiplexer never gives each bash shell opened, a chance to write the history file on exit. The usual result after an initial install for several months, the history file will remain practically empty. (As a temporary