Re: [ANNOUNCE] nano-6.4 is released

Built an updated Arch Linux PKGBUILD and tested working :)

On Tue, Aug 2, 2022 at 9:36 AM Benno Schulenberg <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
> 2022.08.02 - GNU nano 6.4  "Regentag Dunkelbunt Hundertwasser"
>
> • The file browser does not crash when moving up to the root folder.
> • Softwrapping very long lines is done more efficiently.
> • Invoking the formatter does not blink the screen.
>
>
> GNU nano is a simple and easy-to-use editor for on the terminal.
>   https://nano-editor.org/manual.html
>
> A concise overview of nano's shortcut keystrokes:
>   https://nano-editor.org/cheatsheet.html
>
> The tarball and its signature are here:
>   https://nano-editor.org/dist/v6/nano-6.4.tar.xz
>   https://nano-editor.org/dist/v6/nano-6.4.tar.xz.asc
>
>
> Specific issues that were addressed in this release:
>   https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?62442  (softwrapping wasted some time)
>   https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?62760  (typing Enter in root folder
> crashed)
>   https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?62789  (avoid flicker with formatter
> [wish])
>
>
> Changes between v6.3 and v6.4:
> ------------------------------
>
> LIU Hao (1):
>       build: ignore errors from `git describe`
>
> Benno Schulenberg (25):
>       bump version numbers and add a news item for the 6.4 release
>       display: remember text and column positions when softwrapping a line
>       docs: concisely describe how the linter behaves
>       docs: remove the two notices about the changed defaults
>       docs: rename README.GIT to README.hacking, so it's clearer what is
> meant
>       docs: stop mentioning the obsoleted keywords that were removed
>       files: designate the root directory with a simple "/", not with "//"
>       formatter: instead of leaving curses, use full_refresh() to wipe
> messages
>       gnulib: update to its current upstream state
>       help: reshuffle two shortcuts so that more help-line items are paired
>       options: stop accepting -z, as --suspendable has been dropped too
>       po: update translations and regenerate POT file and PO files
>       rcfile: remove five obsolete or deprecated keywords
>       syntax: default: do not colorize a square or angle bracket after a
> URL
>       syntax: perl: add missing keywords, and reduce the length of some
> lines
>       syntax: python: mention an alternative linter in a comment
>       tweaks: add a missing word to a news item
>       tweaks: add a translator hint
>       tweaks: improve a comment, and reshuffle two functions plus some
> lines
>       tweaks: put each regex on separate line, to better show many keywords
>       tweaks: rename a variable, to not be the same as a function name
>       tweaks: rename two variables, to not contain the name of another
>       tweaks: reshuffle a description and rewrap another
>       tweaks: reshuffle a few lines, to group things better
>       version: condense the copyright message, to not dominate the output
>
> --
>
> Benno
>