Re: mc/NEWS

["Pavel Shirshov (pchel)" <me pavelsh pp ru>]

Hello me,

Wednesday, December 1, 2004, 11:05:08 PM, you wrote:

mppr>   Before release mc-4.6.1-pre2 we are needed to update mc/NEWS file.
mppr>   Leonard. Could you do it, please?

Please check:
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Common:
        Numerous other bug fixes (vfs, editor, viewer).
        Fixed CAN-2004-0226 (buffer overflows).
        Fixed CAN-2004-0231 (unsafe temporary file and directory creation).
        Fixed CAN-2004-0232 (format string vulnerablities).
        Better support for '@' in FTP usernames.
        Large files are better supported (int -> off_t).

Core:
        Improve support for QNX Neutrino.
        Add gnome, rxvt and xterm-new terminals (keyword copy for mc.lib).
        Add support for qansi-m terminals.
        Remove support for pc port.
        Remove SCO support.
        Use 8bit input as default.
        Make the find dialog more responsive while scanning through large files.
        Add implementation to cons.handler for FreeBSD 4.x and 5.x.
        cons.saver does not need to be setuid-root on Linux.
        Hiding of FTP passwords.
        Hide temporary commands from history.

Editor:
        Save position in editor.
        Fix bugs for mcedit compiled with ncurses.
        New status string format in mcedit.
        Support for large syntax files.
        Temporarily disable safe save and backups on remote VFS because it doesn't work.
        Enable user menu in mcedit.

        Add syntax file for the ASP.NET technology.
        Add syntax file for the Eiffel programming language.
        Add syntax file for the Ruby programming language.
        Add syntax file for the C# programming language.
        Upgrade php.syntax file.
        Improve sql.syntax file.
        Improve perl.syntax.
        Improve diff.syntax.
        Improve makefile.syntax.

Slang:
        Add many boundary check into internal slang library.
        Internal slang upgrade to 1.4.9.
        Increased maximum screen size to 512 x 512.

Doc:
        Added Serbian translation.
        Added Lithuanian translation.
        Added Mongolian Translation.
        Updated Ukrainian translation.
        Updated italian translation.
        Updated Hungarian translation.

vfs:
        Full audit of quoting of parameters in vfs scripts (CAN-2004-0494).
        Fixed CAN-2003-1023 (stack overflow in vfs_s_resolve_symlink).
        Various fixes in tar.c.
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Best regards,
 Pavel                            mailto:me pavelsh pp ru