Prepare for release mc-4.8.17

[zaytsev]

See wiki:ReleaseGuidelines for more details.

[andrew_b]

Branch: 3607_cleanup.
Initial changeset:a817c4635eca4a819ab254e53668343c34eb4bcb

[mooffie]

(As for the patch I've just attached (S-Lang title at configure's summary): it's a little silly to have the duplicate "library" word in "Screen library: S-Lang library" and "Screen library: Ncurses library". If you want me to remove the second "library" word, let me know.)

[andrew_b]

mc-3607-args.c-Make-solaris-studio-happy.patch​: applied.
mc-3607-widget-dialog.c-Make-Solaris-Studio-happy.patch​: applied.
mc-3607-configure-summary-omits-S-Lang-when-used-as-screen-library.patch​: applied.
Text of screen_msg was fixed in separate commit.

[and]

Hi Andrew, Yuri,
I setup a Open Build Service testing for mc at build.opensuse.org

​https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/home:andreasmohr:mc/mc-git_master-ncurses

(SuSE/RedHat spec/rpm and Arch/pkgbuild was easy mode but depian drying old build concept is nappy)

As first step I choose explicit ncurses+libssh2+libgpm+enable-werror
and take git(hub) master source.

fun fact, older(!) gcc version (RHEL6) inform us about:

[  130s] widget-common.c: In function 'mouse_get_local':
[  130s] widget-common.c:369: error: 'local.margin' is used uninitialized in this function [-Wuninitialized]
[  130s] widget-common.c:369: error: 'local.clicks' is used uninitialized in this function [-Wuninitialized]
[  130s] widget-common.c:369: error: 'local.vc' is used uninitialized in this function [-Wuninitialized]

I will create more build tests (slang,minimal,different git brand source?).
Let me know, what should be next and for interest.

[and]

I have rework package naming for better future permutation testing.

​https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:andreasmohr:mc

[and]

Consider to take #3598 into this cleanup round and skip all g_strdup patches for now.

[andrew_b]

mc-3607-widget-common.c-Cleanup-uninitialized-warning.patch​: applied.
mc-3607-cppcheck-Cleanup-Passing-NULL-after-the-last-warning.patch​: applied.

[mooffie]

Commit "(input_is_empty): new WInput API" has a mistake:

In input_is_empty(), it should be "== '\0'", not "!= '\0'".

[andrew_b]

Replying to mooffie:

Commit "(input_is_empty): new WInput API" has a mistake:

In input_is_empty(), it should be "== '\0'", not "!= '\0'".

Fixed. Thanks.
The code in input_is_empty() is overcareful, but let it be.

[andrew_b]

mc-3607-Remove-orphaned-be-tarask.po_-file.patch: applied.

[andrew_b]

mc-3607-cleanup-cppcheck-warning-at-direntry.patch​: applied.
mc-3607-cleanup-cppcheck-warning-at-layout.patch​: applied.
mc-3607-cleanup-cppcheck-warning-at-utilunix.patch​: applied.

[andrew_b]

3607-Cleanup-cppcheck-warning-at-input_complete.patch​: applied.

[zaytsev-work]

Hi Andrew, would you be so kind as to rebase against master? I'll try my best to have a deeper look during the weekend, as discussed. Thanks!

[andrew_b]

Done.
Initial changeset:2f3a10ece140acaa196280db144ae9bb00b26b53

[zaytsev]

Sync with gnulib just caused:

../../../lib/strutil/xstrtol.c: In function ‘xstrtoumax’:
../../../lib/strutil/xstrtol.c:145:9: error: switch missing default case [-Werror=switch-default]

[zaytsev]

I've looked at the patches, and it seems reasonable. Too bad we don't have a robust safety net for refactorings as in [52263429b3601272ec255f7568ec2e5b0f18ee48]. Apart from that, I've applied the last patch by Andreas, and added a few file formats to filehighlight.

Are we good to go for the release tomorrow? I will try to have a look at #3130 after lunch.

[andrew_b]

Merged to master: [cb015d2f4d582cf8ba15f43ad10dd1e135daa3aa].

git log --pretty=oneline 7fd0f17..cb015d2

[zaytsev]

Huh, that's the release ticket, right?

[zaytsev]

download PO-translations from Transifex.net

done

store translations in git repo

done

download the hint translations from Transifex.net

done

store translations in git repo

not necessary

create new NEWS wiki page for next version with empty template

done (wiki:NEWS-4.8.17)

add content of current NEWS wiki page to the doc/NEWS file

done

create new tag in git

done; not pushed yet

new version in Trac

done

new milestone in Trac

done

create tar.(bz2|xz) package files

done

make checksums for archives

done

upload source packages and checksums to the special upload area

done

[zaytsev]

developers should download tarballs, verify checksums, compile and install locally

done

upload source packages and checksums ...

done

run command: ...

done

update Wiki start page with latest release number

done

write an announcement: list user visible changes (bugs and features)

done

close current milestone

done

create new ticket (type=task, component=adm) for the next release

done; #3641

close ticket for release

done