[ANNOUNCE] procps 4.0.3

"Craig Small" <[email protected]> ("csmall") Sat, 18 Feb 2023 10:50:54 +1100
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Hi All,
  Today procps version 4.0.3 is released.

It can be found at:
 * https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps/-/tags/v4.0.3
 * https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps/-/releases/v4.0.3
 * https://sourceforge.net/projects/procps-ng/files/Production/

The release (as opposed to the tarball and tags) method has had some issues
due to the build system it is running on missing something like pkg-config
or po4a. They should be resolved now (pkg-config missing actually gives a
decent error message).

The primary fix for 4.0.3 is the non-English manpage translations are now
installed, instead of the English manpages being installed in the
non-English locations.

No changes to the library were made except for fixing some comments and
tests.

Changes to the program:

pgrep:
  - Add -H match on the userspace signal handler
 - make --terminal respect other criteria

ps:
  - c flag shows the command name again
  - manpage match drs description from top.1

skill:
  - Match on -p again

top:
  - E/P-core toggle ('5' key) added to help

vmstat:
  - Refresh memory statistics
  - Fix initial si,so,bi,bo,in & cs values
  - Fix conversion errors due to precision

w:
  - Add --pids option

watch:
  - Pass through beep
  - -r option to not re-exec on SIGWINCH
  - find eol with --no-linewrap

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hi All,</div><div>=C2=A0 Today procps version 4.0.3 i=
s released.</div><div><br></div><div>It can be found at:</div><div>=C2=A0* =
<a href=3D"https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps/-/tags/v4.0.3">https://gitla=
b.com/procps-ng/procps/-/tags/v4.0.3</a></div><div>=C2=A0* <a href=3D"https=
://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps/-/releases/v4.0.3">https://gitlab.com/procps=
-ng/procps/-/releases/v4.0.3</a></div><div>=C2=A0* <a href=3D"https://sourc=
eforge.net/projects/procps-ng/files/Production/">https://sourceforge.net/pr=
ojects/procps-ng/files/Production/</a></div><div><br></div><div>The release=
 (as opposed to the tarball and tags) method has had some issues due to the=
 build system it is running on missing something like pkg-config or po4a. T=
hey should be resolved now (pkg-config missing actually gives a decent erro=
r message).</div><div><br></div><div>The primary fix for 4.0.3 is the non-E=
nglish manpage translations are now installed, instead of the English manpa=
ges being installed in the non-English locations.</div><div><br></div><div>=
No changes to the library were made except for fixing some comments and tes=
ts.</div><div><br></div><div>Changes to the program:</div><div><br></div><d=
iv>pgrep: <br></div><div>=C2=A0 - Add -H match on the userspace signal hand=
ler</div><div>=C2=A0- make --terminal respect other criteria</div><div><br>=
</div><div>ps:</div><div>=C2=A0 - c flag shows the command name again</div>=
<div>=C2=A0 - manpage match drs description from top.1</div><div><br></div>=
<div>skill:</div><div>=C2=A0 - Match on -p again</div><div><br></div><div>t=
op:</div><div>=C2=A0 - E/P-core toggle (&#39;5&#39; key) added to help</div=
><div><br></div><div>vmstat:</div><div>=C2=A0 - Refresh memory statistics</=
div><div>=C2=A0 - Fix initial si,so,bi,bo,in &amp; cs values</div><div>=C2=
=A0 - Fix conversion errors due to precision</div><div><br></div><div>w:</d=
iv><div>=C2=A0 - Add --pids option<br></div><div><br></div><div>watch:</div=
><div>=C2=A0 - Pass through beep</div><div>=C2=A0 - -r option to not re-exe=
c on SIGWINCH</div><div>=C2=A0 - find eol with --no-linewrap<br></div><div>=
<br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=
=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><pre>Craig Small             <a href=
=3D"https://dropbear.xyz" target=3D"_blank">https://dropbear.xyz/</a>  csma=
ll at : <a href=3D"http://dropbear.xyz" target=3D"_blank">dropbear.xyz</a>
Debian GNU/Linux        <a href=3D"http://www.debian.org/" target=3D"_blank=
">https://www.debian.org/</a>  csmall at : <a href=3D"http://debian.org" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">debian.org</a>
GPG fingerprint:     5D2F B320 B825 D939 04D2  0519 3938 F96B DF50 FEA5</pr=
e></div></div></div>

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