Support for the slocate database format in GNU findutils

I have just checked in some changes in the CVS code for the 4.3.x branch of findutils which support the slocate database format. Preliminary changes intended to eventually allow setuid operation have also been made. For the moment, please don't install GNU locate as a set-user-ID program (except

Re: Bug#301557: Expect causes "make check" (i.e. DejaGnu) to fail in findutils

On Sat, Aug 05, 2006 at 04:56:41PM +0100, James Youngman wrote: > To work around this problem, you just need to apply this patch to DejaGnu:- Which was applied to DejaGNU CVS in 2004, and is now in Debian unstable (there hasn't been a release since then). -- Daniel Jacobowitz CodeSourcery

Re: "xyargs" idea

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 According to Andrew Stubbs on 8/4/2006 4:39 AM: > Ping > > Any comments anyone? Not interested? > >> >> So, on to what it does. The basic idea is that is is xargs for >> programs that take two filenames, an input and an output - one which >> exists,

[patch #5279] Remove unused code from xargs

Update of patch #5279 (project findutils): Status:None => Done Assigned to:None => jay Open/Closed:Open => Closed _

[patch #4683] Spelling corrections in manual find.texi

Update of patch #4683 (project findutils): Open/Closed:Open => Closed ___ Follow-up Comment #2: Applied (with copyright assignment) and released. _

[patch #3730] Audit of man pages with manual

Update of patch #3730 (project findutils): Open/Closed:Open => Closed ___ Follow-up Comment #3: I've just actioned the "locate -S" change, which I think clears all these items up. Thanks

[bug #15471] Wish: configurable output separator

Update of bug #15471 (project findutils): Severity: 3 - Normal => 1 - Wish Status:None => Wont Fix Open/Closed:Open => Closed ___

[bug #15587] static linking to glibc 2.3.6 fails

Update of bug #15587 (project findutils): Severity: 3 - Normal => 2 - Minor ___ Reply to this item at: __

[bug #15360] Erroneous message

Update of bug #15360 (project findutils): Status: Invalid => Fixed ___ Follow-up Comment #4: Fixed in 4.2.29 (which has yet to be released) and 4.3.x. __

[bug #16744] -nowarn produces a warning if specified after non-option

Update of bug #16744 (project findutils): Open/Closed:Open => Closed Fixed Release:None => 4.3.1 ___ Follow-up Comment #2: 4.3.1 is now rel

[bug #16269] The manual gives an incorrect example

Update of bug #16269 (project findutils): Open/Closed:Open => Closed Fixed Release:None => 4.3.1 ___ Follow-up Comment #3: 4,3,1 has now be

[bug #15271] More misleading error messages

Update of bug #15271 (project findutils): Open/Closed:Open => Closed Fixed Release:None => 4.3.1 ___ Follow-up Comment #3: 4.3.1 has now be

[bug #15235] Leading directories are misparsed as expressions

Update of bug #15235 (project findutils): Open/Closed:Open => Closed Fixed Release:None => 4.3.1 ___ Follow-up Comment #8: Fixed in 4.3.1,

[bug #15211] --show-limits not listed in usage() and man-page

Update of bug #15211 (project findutils): Open/Closed:Open => Closed Fixed Release:None => 4.3.1 ___ Follow-up Comment #3: 4.3.1 has now be

[bug #15195] misleading error message

Update of bug #15195 (project findutils): Open/Closed:Open => Closed Fixed Release:None => 4.3.1 ___ Follow-up Comment #7: Fixed in 4.3.1,

[bug #15194] bad parse on ( option )

Update of bug #15194 (project findutils): Open/Closed:Open => Closed Fixed Release:None => 4.3.1 ___ Follow-up Comment #3: 4.3.1 has now be

[patch #5280] environment size is not subtracted in one case

Update of patch #5280 (project findutils): Assigned to:None => jay ___ Follow-up Comment #1: I agree that that line does nothing and that this bug report is valid. I'm trying to make