sysstat-12.4.0

sysstat version 12.4.0 final packaging.
Changelog added.

No breaking new features here but numerous small improvements over
the last previous version. Among them:

* All the sysstat commands now display their statistics in color
  by default when the output is connected to a terminal,
* sar "pretty-prints" the device names by default, which means
  you won't need to use option -p with option -d to display the
  device names as they appear in /dev,
* You can tell the sa2 script to wait for a random delay before executing
  in order to prevent a massive I/O burst on some systems,
* You can also tell the sa1 script to insert a comment in current daily
  datafile saDD on system suspend and resume,

... and more ! See the CHANGES file for more details.

Signed-off-by: Sebastien GODARD <sysstat@users.noreply.github.com>

diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index a8bce01f8479deca36438c962ad16a84121336da..dc8680342f591bf4bb5b97b916fb257bfa380674 100644 (file)
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,10 +1,52 @@
 Changes:
 
+2020/07/31: Version 12.4.0 - Sebastien Godard (sysstat <at> orange.fr)
+       * All commands: Display statistics in color by default when the
+         output is connected to a terminal.
+       * sar: Now pretty-print all device names by default (that is to
+         say, you no longer need to use option -p with option -d for that).
+       * cifsiostat, iostat, sar: Add new --pretty option (this option
+         makes the reports easier to read when long item names are used).
+       * iostat: No longer use sysstat.ioconf file to determine the name
+         of the devices. This file gave a wrong name for some devices
+         with big minor numbers.
+       * iostat, sar: Make device name consistent between both of them.
+       * configure: Add new option "--enable-use-crond" to use standard
+         cron daemon even if systemd is installed.
+       * configure: Use AC_COMPILE_IFELSE instead of old AC_TRY_COMPILE
+         macro. Remove other obsolete autoconf macros.
+       * configure: Add new option "delay_range=". Used by sa2 script
+         to wait for a random delay.
+       * configure: Fix --enable-debuginfo option.
+       * sa1: Insert a comment in daily datafile on system suspend/resume.
+       * sa2: Wait for a random delay before running to prevent massive
+         I/O burst on some systems.
+       * sar: Fix typo in manual page.
+       * sar, iostat, cifsiostat, mpstat, pidstat, tapestat and sa1 manual
+         pages updated.
+       * Update style for all manual pages.
+       * Compress manual pages by default when they are installed.
+       * Makefile: Remove all reports and date files (even those compressed
+         with another program than gzip) when told to do so.
+       * Add pcp help file to be used with iconfig script.
+       * Update Travis script (now calls do_test script).
+       * sadf: Output format which doesn't accept the use of option -T
+         should not also reject the use of option -t [12.2.3].
+       * [Tom Hebb]: Replace index() call with strchr() call [12.2.3].
+       * Use NULL as an argument for time(2) system call [12.2.3].
+       * Various cosmetic changes in code (comments updated, dead code
+         removed, etc.)
+       * NLS updated.
+       * Non regression environment updated. New tests added.
+       * Better handle big minor numbers in sysstat test code.
+       * Fix gcc V10 warnings in sysstat 12.0.1 code used for test.
+
 2020/05/08: Version 12.3.3 - Sebastien Godard (sysstat <at> orange.fr)
        * sar/sadc: Add new Pressure-Stall Information (PSI) statistics.
        * sadf: Add support for PSI statistics.
-       * iostat: Add support for devices managed by userspace drivers (e.g. spdk).
-         Add new flags -f/+f to specify an alternate location for stats files.
+       * iostat: Add support for devices managed by userspace drivers
+         (e.g. spdk). Add new flags -f/+f to specify an alternate location
+         for stats files.
        * sar: Don't display duplicate entries in /etc/mtab [12.2.2].
        * sar: Don't display "Inconsistent input data" error message when no
          activities are collected by sadc.
@@ -14,7 +56,8 @@ Changes:
        * sar: Don't check if we are close enough to selected interval when
          interval=1 [12.2.2].
        * sadf: Use actual number of items, not its pointer address [12.2.2].
-       * [Sdrkun]: sa1: Create default sa directory if it doesn't exist [12.2.2].
+       * [Sdrkun]: sa1: Create default sa directory if it doesn't exist
+         [12.2.2].
        * pr_stats.c: Printing timestamp should appear only once [12.2.2].
        * common.c: Remove unused get_dev_part_nr() function [12.2.2].
        * DTD and XSD documents updated.
@@ -29,7 +72,7 @@ Changes:
        * simtest: Add test environment for pidstat command.
        * simtest: Add new non regression tests for iostat command.
        * pidstat: Remove extra space at end of command name [12.2.2].
-       * [Anatoly Pugachev]: Fix sa2 script, so it wont complain on empty list
+       * [Anatoly Pugachev]: Fix sa2 script, so it won't complain on empty list
          for compress program [12.2.2].
        * iostat: Make sure pointer on linked list is initialized [12.2.2].
        * [Fabrice Fontaine]: Makefile: Link with -lintl if needed [12.2.2].