AN-2020-07-01 - OpenGrok cross reference for /dports/devel/sccs/schily-2021-09-18/ANNOUNCEMENTS/AN-2020-07-01

112 -	SCCS: This is a huge step towards the planned project mode of SCCS.
119 -	SCCS: A new sccs(1) subcommand "histfile" has been implemented in
126 		../.sccs/data/sh/SCCS/s.xec.c
128 	So if you like to have the SCCS history file for the file xec.c in
133 	regardless of which model to store SCCS history files is used.
136 	the result is the directory that holds the correcponding SCCS
139 -	SCCS: The sccs(1) man page now mentions the new command "histfile"
141 -	SCCS: The sccs(1) online help now mentions the new command "histfile"
143 -	SCCS: sccs(1) now calls the new function bulkchdir() when in
148 -	SCCS: admin(1) now correcly supports -version and --version.
157 -	SCCS: libcomobj the function bulkprepare() is now more accurate in
161 -	SCCS: libcomobj the function bulkprepare() now moved the previously
165 -	SCCS: libcomobj the function bulkprepare() now supports a new flag
171 -	SCCS: libcomobj: a new struct member n_error has been added to
174 -	SCCS: libcomobj: a new function bulkchdir() has been added.
176 -	SCCS: libcomobj: a new function bulkclosedir() has been added.
178 -	SCCS: libcomobj: a new function bulkerror() has been added.
180 -	SCCS: libcomobj: The function bulkprepare() now remembers whether it
183 -	SCCS: libcomobj: The function bulkchdir() now only peforms a
186 -	SCCS: libcomobj: The function bulkprepare() now calls resolvenpath()
191 		../.sccs/data/non-exist/../SCCS/s.foo
195 		../.sccs/data/SCCS/s.foo
199 -	SCCS: libcomobj: The function bulkprepare() for now no longer
205 	the historic behavior of all SCCS low level commands was to use
208 -	SCCS: mpwlib::lockit.c some better comment has been added.
210 -	SCCS: mpwlib::lockit.c If a SCCS lock file is seen that is related to
214 -	SCCS: mpwlib::lockit.c If a SCCS lock file is seen that is empty and
219 -	SCCS: mpwlib::lockit.c If a SCCS lock file seems to be empty when
225 -	SCCS: mpwlib::lockit.c No longer uses O_DSYNC since we believe that
236 -	SCCS: mpwlib::lockit.c ismylock() now checks whether a local process
241 -	SCCS: mpwlib::lockit.c now implements a new function lockrefresh().
244 	With the classic SCCS, this never was a problem, but the project mode
249 -	SCCS: libcomobj: A new file lockchset.c has been added with functions
260 -	SCCS: The man page sccsfile.4 now includes a list of SCCS programs that
261 	create lock files for SCCS history files.
263 -	SCCS: The commands admin and delta now support a new option -Xuser=name
267 -	SCCS: admin fixed a potential buffer overflow related to the user
270 -	SCCS: "sccs help Xopts" now mentions -Xuser=name
272 -	SCCS: all commands have been converted to use the new function
275 -	SCCS: A new flag SCCS_NEWMODE has ben addded to make the
276 	getenv("SCCS_NMODE") control from sccs(1) visible to all SCCS
280 -	SCCS: "sccs root -v" added a new column NEWMODE to show whether
283 -	SCCS: The commands admin, delta, get, unget, sccscvt, rmdel, cdc
290 -	SCCS: The command "sccs cvt" now supports a new -o (old date) option
297 	copying the SCCS history files via star, or other programs that only
305 -	SCCS: The sccs command now explixitly disables chdir() for
309 -	SCCS: The command "sccs unedit" now works in NewMode with a directory
312 -	SCCS: The unget command now correctly works when using the -N
315 -	SCCS: The unit tests now added checks in the NewMode methods that run
320 -	SCCS: The unit tests now copy the whole test suite to /tmp/sccstests/
323 	the behavior of SCCS. By copying the test suite to /tmp/sccstests/,
327 	WARNING: This new method for the SCCS unit tests require "star" to
330 -	SCCS: The unit test commands now unset SCCS_NMODE before starting
331 	the tests to let SCCS work in default mode. If SCCS_NMODE is needed
334 -	SCCS: The unit tests for the three operation modes of sccs(1) now
339 -	SCCS: libcomobj: A new variable changesetgfile has been added with
342 -	SCCS: "sccs root -v" now also prints the path for
345 -	SCCS: The commands admin(1) and delta(1) now write changeset records
348 	project aware SCCS before they are prepended to the changeset
349 	history file $PROJECT_HOME/.sccs/SCCS/s.changeset with a commit
353 -	SCCS: "sccs cvt" now is usable with directory arguments in NewMode.
355 	to the correcsponding directory with SCCS history files. This
359 -	SCCS: "sccs log" command did incorrectly use a GMT offset of 1 second
363 -	SCCS: "man sccs-cvt" now includes a better description on how directory
366 -	SCCS: "man sccs-cvt" now includes a hint on the name of the binary
369 -	SCCS: "man sccs-cvt" now lists more utilities via "SEE ALSO"
371 -	SCCS: "man sccs-get" now includes a hint on the name of the binary
374 -	SCCS: "man sccs-get" now lists more utilities via "SEE ALSO"
376 -	SCCS: "man sccs-init" now includes a hint on the name of the binary
379 -	SCCS: "man sccs-init" now lists more utilities via "SEE ALSO"
381 -	SCCS: "man sccs-log" now includes a hint on the name of the binary
384 -	SCCS: "man sccs-log" now lists more utilities via "SEE ALSO"
386 -	SCCS: "man sccs-root" now includes a hint on the name of the binary
389 -	SCCS: "man sccs-root" now lists more utilities via "SEE ALSO"
391 -	SCCS: A new man page for "man sccs-edit" has been created.
393 -	SCCS: A new man page for "man sccs-editor" has been created.
395 -	SCCS: A new man page for "man sccs-check" has been created.
397 -	SCCS: A new man page for "man sccs-info" has been created.
399 -	SCCS: A new man page for "man sccs-tell" has been created.
401 -	SCCS: A new man page for "man sccs-delget" has been created.
403 -	SCCS: A new man page for "man sccs-deledit" has been created.
405 -	SCCS: A new man page for "man sccs-histfile" has been created.
407 -	SCCS: A new man page for "man sccs-istext" has been created.
409 -	SCCS: "man sccs-init" a typo in the man page has been fixed. We now
412 -	SCCS: A typo in help.d/cmds has been fixed
414 -	SCCS: a new version date has been created to mark this new version.
416 -	SCCS: *** The SCCS history for the SCCS project has been converted ***
421 	-	Find a way to decide when to use SCCS V6 type history files.
424 		historic SCCS implementations to believe they could modify
427 		Done: The only program that creates new SCCS history files
437 	-	Add code to all programs that modify the SCCS history files
439 		lock (for the file $PROJECTHOME/.sccs/SCCS/s.changeset, that
440 		would be in the file $PROJECTHOME/.sccs/SCCS/z.changeset) to
450 -	SCCS: sccs(1) should now be finally usable in NewMode to check
473 	that has the SCCS history files in the traditional location. The whole
475 	of single files and an empty .sccs/SCCS/s.changeset is created. All
476 	newly created SCCS history files are created as SCCSv6 files in this
478 	SCCS implementations unless they are converted back to V4 via
481 	Since the initial .sccs/SCCS/s.changeset file is present, this enforces
482 	SCCS to create a global project lock for every operation. This helps to
486 	does not make SCCS slower than it has been before.
491 	intentionally incompatible to historic SCCS implementations, to make
496 	The SCCSv6 hisory file format typically causes 3% larger SCCS history
497 	files and causes SCCS to consume 10% more CPU time.
514 	*** The SCCS sourcecode has been converted to use the	***
522 	The basic background is that the historic SCCS system did not deal with
533 -	SCCS TODO:
538 		backend programs. Doing it this way allows us to have the SCCS
569 	-	Add code to all programs that modify the SCCS history files
571 		lock (for the file $PROJECTHOME/.sccs/SCCS/s.changeset, that
572 		would be in the file $PROJECTHOME/.sccs/SCCS/z.changeset) to
586 	-	Find a way to decide when to use SCCS V6 type history files.
589 		historic SCCS implementations to believe they could modify
611 		seconds as well when comparing the SCCS delta commants for
612 		initial SCCS history file creation.