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Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 23:08:05 +0200
From: "Juan Manuel Guerrero (juan DOT guerrero AT gmx DOT de) [via djgpp-announce AT delorie DOT com]" <djgpp-announce AT delorie DOT com>
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Subject: ANNOUNCE: Release 2 of the DJGPP port of GNU Bash 4.1.17 uploaded.
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This is a port of GNU Bash 4.1.17 to MSDOS/DJGPP.


   Bash is the GNU Project's Bourne Again SHell, a complete implementation
   of the POSIX.2 shell spec, but also with interactive command line editing,
   job control on architectures that support it, csh-like features such as
   history substitution and brace expansion, and a slew of other features.



   DJGPP specific changes.
   =======================

   - This port provides certain improvements and fixes against the previous
     port (aka bsh4117*.zip).  They have been created while working on the
     port of Bash 4.2 that shall replace this one.  Because it is not clear
     when the Bash 4.2 port will be finished, I have decided to provide this
     fixed one.  With this port the development of Bash 4.1.17 ceases.
     I have removed the previous one because it is broken and not worth to
     be kept.

   - The port has been configured and compiled on WinXP SP3, Win98SE,
     MS-DOS 7.10 using DOSLFN 0.41c and MS-DOS 6.22 using DOSLFN 0.41c.
     There is no guarantee that this may be possible with any other DOS-
     like OS.  Due to the use of long file names it will not be possible
     to configure and compile without LFN support.  The port has been
     compiled using gcc346 and bnu232b.

   - The coprocess support and the coproc reserved word have been disabled.
     This feature requires special pipe support that first may be implemented
     in the future.

   - If NLS support is wanted, then the sources must be reconfigured passing
     the nls option to config.bat.


   As usual, all djgpp specific files (diffs, README files, etc.) are stored
   in the "djgpp" directory.  The sources have been configured to be build
   in the "_build" directory.  If for some reason it does not work for you,
   delete it contents and configure from scratch again.

   Please read the docs to become familiar with this product.


   Here is an extract of the NEWS file showing the user visible changes
   from the last port (GNU Bash 2.05b) to this one:

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   The port consists of the usual three packages that have been produced using
   djdev205 (CVS repository code) and can be downloaded from ftp.delorie.com
   and mirrors as (time stamp 2019-07-21):


     GNU Bash 4.1.17 binary, info and man format documentation:
     ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2gnu/bsh4117br2.zip

     GNU Bash 4.1.17 dvi, html, pdf and ps format documentation:
     ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2gnu/bsh4117dr2.zip

     GNU Bash 4.1.17 source:
     ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2gnu/bsh4117sr2.zip



   Send GNU Bash specific bug reports to <bug-bash AT gnu DOT org>.
   Send suggestions and bug reports concerning the DJGPP port
   to comp.os.msdos.djgpp or <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>.


Enjoy.

     Guerrero, Juan Manuel <juan DOT guerrero AT igd DOT fhg DOT de>