coreutils-4.5.7 released

This fixes another ftw.c bug that manifested as a du failure.
It was found thanks to the quick integration into Debian's
unstable distribution.

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NEWS:
* du would fail with more than one DIR argument when any but the last did not
  contain a slash (due to a bug in ftw.c)

ChangeLog entries:

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ChangeLog	8 Feb 2003 20:09:36 -0000	1.228
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2003-02-08  Jim Meyering  <[email protected]>

	* Version 4.5.7.

	* tests/mv/part-symlink: Don't assume that the file owner username
	length is less than 9 in ls output: instead, omit that field
	altogether.  Reported by, and suggested fix from, Ferdinand.

	* tests/du/restore-wd: New test for just-fixed bug in ftw.c.
	* tests/du/Makefile.am (TESTS): Add restore-wd.

	* src/rm.c: Correct now-invalid comment about cycle-detection.


	* NEWS: Add entries from old/*/NEWS
	from fileutils-4.1 through 4.1.11 and
	from sh-utils-2.0 through 2.0.15.  Suggestion from Karl Berry.

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lib/ChangeLog	8 Feb 2003 18:20:01 -0000	1.481
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2003-02-08  Jim Meyering  <[email protected]>

	* ftw.c (ftw_startup): Don't shadow outer declaration of save_err.
	Merge inconsequential changes from libc.

	* ftw.c (ftw_startup): When using FTW_CHDIR, always remember
	the current directory, not just when DIR contains a slash.
	Reported by Manoj Srivastava via Michael Stone as Debian bug #180228.

2003-02-07  Jim Meyering  <[email protected]>

	Merge inconsequential changes from libc.
	* ftw.c: Include limits.h earlier.
	Move PATH_MAX definition `down' a little; add comment.
	Rename local, saved_errno to save_err.

	* ftw.c (lstat) [!_LIBC && !LSTAT_FOLLOWS_SLASHED_SYMLINK]:
	Define to rpl_lstat.

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doc/ChangeLog	8 Feb 2003 20:31:56 -0000	1.81
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2003-02-07  Richard Dawe  <[email protected]>

	* coreutils.texi: Use @command instead of @code for program names.

	* perm.texi (Mode Structure): Mention filesystem-specific
	permissions and that mounting a filesystem as read-only may
	override actual file permissions.  Use @command instead
	of @code for program names.

2003-02-06  Jim Meyering  <[email protected]>

	* coreutils.texi: Adjust alignment and mention `file, text, shell'
	on the `* Coreutils:...' dirently line.  From Karl Berry.

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