Re: coreutils-7.3 release imminent

[Pádraig Brady]

Jim Meyering wrote:
> Pádraig Brady wrote:
>> Jim Meyering wrote:
>>> Just a heads up that there is now more than enough
>>> reason to make a new, stable release of coreutils.
>>>
>>> I expect to review and apply Ondrej's xattr-related patches,
>>> and then make a test release.  Then (as usual, barring problems),
>>> a day or so later I'll release coreutils-7.3.
>>>
>>> I may well have missed something -- haven't reviewed my queue or the list
>>> archives yet, so if anyone can point to a patch that should be included,
>>> please speak up.
>> Will we include `sort --human` as it's quite separate?
> 
> Hi Pádraig,
> 
> I'd rather not.
> It's not essential -- and not really desirable -- in a bug-fix release.

Fair enough.

>> I just posted the completed patch in another thread.
> 
> Besides, aren't a few details missing?
> [latest I see is Message-ID: <address@hidden>]
>   - tests
>   - documentation
>   - NEWS

The latest is in the ether somewhere with those done.

>   - attribution (copyright assignment required for anyone?)

Ah right. I'll get Micheal to start that process.

cheers,
Pádraig.