From: Todd C. Miller Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:17:15 +0000 (-0400) Subject: Bump for sudo 1.7.3 X-Git-Tag: SUDO_1_7_3~68 X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=2bcea374849e90317b20adb1eaeb8617330ca5c8;p=sudo Bump for sudo 1.7.3 Merge some changes from trunk --HG-- branch : 1.7 --- diff --git a/README b/README index bf7522fb7..2fe945712 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -This is Sudo version 1.7.2 +This is Sudo version 1.7.3 The sudo philosophy =================== @@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ privileges as possible but still allow people to get their work done. Where to find sudo ================== Before you try and build sudo, *please* make sure you have the current -version. The latest sudo may always be gotten via anonymous ftp -from ftp.sudo.ws in the directory /pub/sudo/. +version. The latest sudo may always be gotten via anonymous ftp from +ftp.sudo.ws in the directory /pub/sudo/ or from the sudo web site, +http://www.sudo.ws/ + The distribution is sudo-M.m.tar.gz where `M' is the major version number and `m' is the minor version number. BETA versions of sudo may also be available. If you join @@ -19,24 +21,19 @@ the `sudo-workers' mailing list you will get the BETA announcements What's new ========== -For a history of sudo please see the HISTORY file that came with this -release. - -For a complete list of changes, see the CHANGES file. For a summary, -see the web page, http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/. +See the WHATSNEW file for a list of major changes in this release. +For a complete list of changes, see the ChangeLog file. For a +summary, see the web page, http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/. If you are upgrading from an earlier version of Sudo, please see the UPGRADE file. -NOTE: Starting with sudo 1.5.7 the configuration method has changed - significantly as compared to previous versions. All options - are now set via the configure script. See the `INSTALL' file - for a list of all the configure options. +For a history of sudo please see the HISTORY file. System requirements =================== To build sudo from the source distribution you need a machine running -UN*X (most flavors of BSD, SYSV, or POSIX will do), a working C +Unix (most flavors of BSD, SYSV, or POSIX will do), a working C compiler, and the make utility. If you wish to modify the parser then you will need flex version @@ -51,7 +48,8 @@ mirror. Building the release ==================== Please read the installation guide in the `INSTALL' file before -trying to build sudo. +trying to build sudo. Pay special attention to the "OS dependent notes" +section. Copyright ========= @@ -70,6 +68,10 @@ sudo-users This list is for questions and general discussion about sudo. sudo-workers This list is for people working on and porting sudo. http://www.sudo.ws/mailman/listinfo/sudo-workers +sudo-commits This list receives a message for each commit made to + the sudo source repository. + http://www.sudo.ws/mailman/listinfo/sudo-commits + To subscribe to a list, visit its url (as listed above) and enter your email address to subscribe. Digest versions are available but these are fairly low traffic lists so the digest versions are not @@ -80,16 +82,15 @@ for the appropriate links. Web page ======== -There is a sudo web page at http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/ that contains +There is a sudo web page at http://www.sudo.ws/ that contains an overview of sudo, documentation, downloads, information about beta versions and other useful info. Bug reports =========== If you have found what you believe to be a bug, you can file a bug -report with the sudo bug database, on at web at http://www.sudo.ws/bugs/. +report in the sudo bug database, on the web at http://www.sudo.ws/bugs/. -Please read over the `TROUBLESHOOTING' file *before* submitting a -bug report. When reporting bugs, please be sure to include the -version of sudo you are using as well as the platform you are running -it on. +Please read over the `TROUBLESHOOTING' file *before* submitting a bug +report. When reporting bugs, please be sure to include the version of +sudo you are using as well as the platform you are running it on.