Here's the NEWS addition: >From 7e560ac205e62866a4162957d60da99abc36bef1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jim Meyering <meyer...@redhat.com> Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 17:54:46 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] doc: update NEWS
* NEWS (Changes in behavior): Describe the change. (Bug fixes): Mention the leak fixes. --- NEWS | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index beb64a6..8ec4cc4 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -2,6 +2,40 @@ GNU parted NEWS -*- outline -*- * Noteworthy changes in release ?.? (????-??-??) [?] +** Bug fixes + + Fix numerous small leaks in both the library and the UI. + +** Changes in behavior + + Remove all FS-related (file system-related) sub-commands; these commands + are no longer recognized because they were all dependent on parted "knowing" + too much about file system: mkpartfs, mkfs, cp, move, check, resize. + This change removes not just the user interface bits, but also the + library functions and nearly all of the underlying FS-munging code. + The code embedded in Parted by which it knew about those file systems + was so old, unmaintainable and buggy that while seemingly drastic, + this change is like removing a gangrenous toe. + + Here is the list of removed functions: + + ped_file_system_clobber + ped_file_system_open + ped_file_system_create + ped_file_system_close + ped_file_system_check + ped_file_system_copy + ped_file_system_resize + ped_file_system_get_create_constraint + ped_file_system_get_resize_constraint + ped_file_system_get_copy_constraint + + This change also removes the corresponding function members + from "struct _PedFileSystemOps": + + clobber open create close check copy resize get_create_constraint + get_resize_constraint get_copy_constraint + * Noteworthy changes in release 2.4 (2011-05-18) [stable] -- 1.7.5.2.660.g9f46c _______________________________________________ bug-parted mailing list bug-parted@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-parted
