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Corinna Vinschen a016fed8ba * faq-programming.xml (faq.programming.win32-api): Remove simplicity.
Add note and xrefs to User's Guide chapters explaining restrictions
	using the Win32 API.
	* new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.6): Add note about Win CWD.
	* overview2.sgml (ov-hi-intro): Add note and xrefs about Win32 API
	restrictions.  Tone down flexibility.
	* pathnames.sgml (pathnames-intro): Add xref to pathnames-win32-api
	section.
	(pathnames-win32-api): New section describing Win32 CWD restriction.
	* setup2.sgml (setup-env-ov): New sub-section.
	(setup-env-win32): Ditto, describing Win32 environment restriction.
2010-08-13 11:52:13 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 841003a9b3 * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.6): Document "bind" option.
* pathnames.sgml (mount-table): Add "bind" option with example.
2010-08-11 11:12:10 +00:00
Yaakov Selkowitz 6d27f82985 * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.6): Document POSIX Monotonic Clock. 2010-08-09 16:49:28 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 95fe28c61e * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.6): Document /proc/filesystems. 2010-08-09 08:20:51 +00:00
Eric Blake 2693eddb32 Document mkostemp and mkostemps.
* textbinary.sgml (textbin-devel): Document temp file behavior.
(textbin-issue): Use sed rather than cat as an example of a
default-mode application.
* new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.6): Document mkostemp[s].
2010-07-19 18:25:41 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen ef3df0bb7d * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.6): Add new "dos" and "inode" mount
options.
	* pathnames.sgml (mount-table): Ditto.
	(pathnames-specialchars): Change description order.  Add paragraph
	to explain new behaviour in terms of leading spaces and trailing dots
	and spaces in pathnames.
2010-04-29 10:58:17 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen c2bedf3aa3 * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.6): Add locale wide-char changes. 2010-04-28 10:19:25 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen ebff53b339 * cygserver.sgml: Note the fact that slave tty/pty handle dispersal is
unsed as of Cygwin 1.7.6.
	* new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.6): New section.  Add tty/pty and
	setrlimit changes.
2010-04-22 09:05:37 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 5e64c96949 * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.5): New section. 2010-04-11 19:38:35 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 3f4a0c963a * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.3): New section. 2010-03-29 15:10:09 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 3b221af1a8 * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.2): Describe XDR support. 2010-03-03 15:05:33 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen a149bfbfcd * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.2): Add strptime changes. 2010-02-26 17:54:24 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 9aabc7c8f3 * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.2): Add strftime/wcsftime changes. 2010-02-26 10:28:39 +00:00
Yaakov Selkowitz 6bcdc0df58 * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.2): Add SIGPWR support. 2010-02-26 09:34:38 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen f88331443b * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.2): Move stty erase support into
correct category.  Change "console window" to "Windows console".
2010-02-25 16:27:39 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 16e235b5ad * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.2): Accommodate name change of getlocale
to locale.
	* setup2.sgml (setup-locale-how): Ditto.
2010-02-17 15:02:17 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 0da7a27a1b * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.2): Add native DOS path and UNC path
change.
	* pathnames.sgml (pathnames-intro): Make the Win32 path text a note
	and xref to new pathnames-win32 section.
	(cygdrive): Add description how the cygdrive mount flags apply to
	UNC paths starting with slashes.
	(pathnames-win32): New section describing native path handling.
2010-02-15 13:35:53 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 9bb1d645b3 * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.2): Rephrase getlocale entry. 2010-02-11 11:39:58 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 3b994b1249 * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.2): Add LC_MESSAGES support.
* setup2.sgml (setup-locale-ov): Change "@euro" modifier description.
	(setup-locale-missing): Remove.
2010-02-10 12:34:54 +00:00
Yaakov Selkowitz b6ab02dea8 * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7-misc): Fix typo. 2010-02-07 22:06:16 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 8803e713c7 * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.2): Add support for locales from
/usr/share/locale/locale.alias.
	* setup2.sgml (setup-locale-ov): Ditto.
2010-02-07 13:42:49 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 3673ff5968 * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.2): Add support for new charsets.
Change text for modifier support.
	(setup-locale-charsetlist): Add new GEORGIAN-PS and PT154 charsets
	to list of supported charsets.  Reorder list for non-ISO, non-CP
	charsets alphabetically.
2010-02-06 18:33:40 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 8c9c8fa938 * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.2): Add grouping for printf/wprintf. 2010-02-05 08:57:32 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 4db9544f4f * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.2): Add multibyte-awareness of regcomp
and regexec.
2010-02-04 12:38:00 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen bd5e7d1efc * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.2): Add console enhancements. 2010-01-26 16:09:46 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen aced35f883 * faq-using.xml: Fix typos and remove incorrect locale-specific
documentation.
	* new-features.sgml: Ditto.
	* pathnames.sgml: Ditto.
2010-01-25 10:50:21 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen af7f57b9fb * new-features.sgml: Rework layout to use itemizedlist. Fix typo.
Add two missing entries.
2010-01-24 15:08:01 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen ff0056d45e * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.2): Add chapter for news in 1.7.2.
* setup2.sgml (setup-locale-ov): Describe how valid locales are
	determined by Windows locale support.  Change description for modifiers
	in locale environment variables.
	(setup-locale-how): Describe new charset behaviour.  Mention new
	getlocale tool to fetch valid locale information from Windows.
	(setup-locale-missing): Drop now implemented LC_foo options.
	Explain missing LC_MESSAGES in more detail.
2010-01-22 22:32:42 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 4ade241445 * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7-os): Mention Windows 7 and 2008 R2.
(ov-new1.7-device): Add API get_avphys_pages, get_nprocs,
	get_nprocs_conf, and get_phys_pages.
2009-11-12 14:41:12 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 0de153c586 * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7-misc): Add installation-specific
unique object names description.
2009-10-31 13:28:13 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 641ba32982 * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7-posix): Mention UTF-8 as "C" default
and the default locale "C.UTF-8".
	* setup2.sgml (setup-locale-ov): Ditto.
2009-10-28 10:09:54 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen ffca4d278e * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7-file): Ctrl-X, not Ctrl-N.
* pathnames.sgml (pathnames-unusual): Ditto.
	* setup2.sgml (setup-locale-ov): Change description according to
	latest changes.
	(setup-locale-how): Rewrite.
	(setup-locale-console): Enable section again.  Change to reflect
	recent changes.
	(setup-locale-problems): Change to reflect recent changes.
2009-09-30 09:45:01 +00:00
Eric Blake 7677a6b206 * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7-file): Mention fexecve, execvpe. 2009-09-26 21:01:59 +00:00
Eric Blake 76fe91b90b * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7-file): Mention eaccess, euidaccess,
canonicalize_file_name, and document change in access semantics.
2009-09-25 23:56:18 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 8fd422fe4e * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7-file): Add new hardlink behaviour on
filesystems not supporting hardlinks.
	* overview2.sgml (ov-hi-files): Change descripton accordingly.
2009-09-21 11:01:19 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 1f14755fd2 * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7-posix): Add "KOI8-R" and "KOI8-U"
charsets.
2009-08-26 08:15:49 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 07271a4b02 * faq-using.xml (faq.using.ipv6): Try to clarify OS specific support.
* faq-what.xml (faq.what.supported): Add Windows 7 and 2008 R2.
	* new-features.sgml: Add "and later" to rcmd news.
2009-07-23 08:49:06 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 3b882cb484 * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7-misc): Add stdc++ new/delete wrappers. 2009-07-20 08:57:54 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 21b008b40c * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7-posix): Add WCONTINUED, WIFCONTINUED. 2009-07-20 08:49:21 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 3e62013829 * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7-file): Add fpurge and mkstemps to new
API functions.
2009-07-03 13:06:34 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen d66550cae6 * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7-misc): Add new link libs.
* setup2.sgml (setup-locale-ov): Explain locale-specific wcwidth
	feature.
2009-06-19 09:33:45 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 85401e530c * new-features.sgml: Add changes to console BS and Space key. 2009-06-04 15:13:40 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 3106abf042 * new-features.sgml: Add automounting of /, /usr/bin, and /usr/lib.
* pathnames.sgml (pathnames-intro): Be more verbose about POSIX and
	Win32 paths.
	(mount-table): Add "auto" flag.  Add a paragraph about /usr/bin and
	/usr/lib.
	(pathnames-mount-ex): Enhance flags output.
2009-05-14 10:03:25 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 115655f1f3 * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7-posix): Remove JIS from supported
charsets.
	* setup2.sgml (setup-locale-charsetlist): Ditto.
2009-04-06 10:30:02 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen f5e097fa4b * Various syntactical and semantical fixes throughout. 2009-04-03 11:51:31 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen ffb5ddd565 * cygwinenv.sgml: Add text to explain new UTF-16 symlinks.
* faq-api.xml: Add FAQ entry "Why do some of my old symlinks don't
	work anymore?"
	* new-features.sgml: Fix symlink text.  Add new UTF-16 symlinks.
	* overview2.sgml: Add text about new UTF-16 symlinks and potential
	problems with old symlinks.
	* pathnames.sgml: Fix typo.
	* setup2.sgml: Extend text about problems with symlinks.
2009-03-26 12:25:11 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 2aaa53221b * new-features.sgml: Replace GB2312 with GBK.
* setup2.sgml: Ditto.
2009-03-26 10:31:08 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen f276aab75a * new-features.sgml: Add missing GB2312 and eucKR character sets.
* pathnames.sgml: Change "DOS devices" title to "Invalid filenames"
	and rephrase that section.
	Add section "Filenames with unusual (foreign) characters".
	Fix an emphasis.
	* setup-net.sgml: Integrate setup-locale section.
	* setup2.sgml: Add locale variables to section "Environment Variables".
	Add section "Internationalization".
2009-03-25 10:37:06 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 8ce3e7abc8 * new-features.sgml: Add section about chaged (no)winsymlink default. 2009-03-24 13:51:25 +00:00
Corinna Vinschen 1c6743b74d * cygwinenv.sgml: Move "codepage:xxx" to the removed options section.
Change text accordingly.
	* new-features.sgml: Try to explain new way to define character sets.
2009-03-24 12:37:02 +00:00