Prepare for release mc-4.8.18

[andrew_b]

Branch: 3641_cleanup.
Initial changeset:6e28886905541b431ab87997636089bfdb9cb4d3

[andrew_b]

mc-3641-cleanup-Wconditional-uninitialized-at-input_complete.patch​: applied.

[andrew_b]

mc-3641-cleanup-compile-warning-for-mc_search.patch: applied.

[andrew_b]

(In #3652) Applied with some modifications in 3641_cleanup branch.

[mooffie]

Hi Andrew!

I'm attaching a minor patch. Node.js is quite a buzz nowadays.

(I needed a ruse to chime in! You're doing a terrific job. Thanks for fixing the "long panel listing" mouse bug. I'm sorry for being AWOL the last couple of months: a computer crash I'm still reeling from took its toll.)

[andrew_b]

Replying to mooffie:

I'm attaching a minor patch. Node.js is quite a buzz nowadays.

Applied. Thanks!

[andrew_b]

mc-3641-cleanup-compile-warning-glob_c.patch​: applied.
mc-3641-cleanup-compile-warning-unused_macro.patch​: applied.

[andrew_b]

About mc-3641-cleanup-compile-warning-background_c.patch​.
On x86_64:

$ LC_ALL=C mc -V | tail -1
Data types: char: 8; int: 32; long: 64; void *: 64; size_t: 64; off_t: 64;

As you can see, the bitwidths of int and size_t are different. I'm not sure that change of type form int to size_t in the following case

write (parent_fd, &len, sizeof (len));

(write 4 bytes instead of 2) is correct.

[andrew_b]

Merged to master: [7767762dcea282f0917047429b8ef33e1f3a9202].

[andrew_b]

Branch: 3641_cleanup
Initial changeset: 4ddcefc8df7fde92a26abb1b4effe9b91471b087

[mooffie]

(That last patch contains a commit message explaining it.)

[mooffie]

(See commit message. This is a followup to my previous patch.)

[andrew_b]

mc-3641-cleanup-paths_c.patch​: applied.
mc-3641-paths.c-reduce-scope-of-homedir-var.patch: applied.

Merged to master: [74dda7352ed0590d18bda30c34b9e895bebeb205].

git log --pretty=oneline 834c09a..74dda73

[zaytsev]

Created #3693 for further cleanup patches.

[andrew_b]

mc-3641-cleanup-Wformat-signedness-common_c.patch​
mc-3641-cleanup-Wformat-signedness-editdraw_c.patch
mc-3641-cleanup-Wformat-signedness-file_c.patch
mc-3641-cleanup-Wformat-signedness-find_c.patch​
mc-3641-cleanup-Wformat-signedness-ftpfs_c.patch
mc-3641-cleanup-Wformat-signedness-hex_c.patch​
mc-3641-cleanup-Wformat-signedness-info_c.patch
mc-3641-cleanup-Wformat-signedness-midnight_c.patch
mc-3641-cleanup-Wformat-signedness-path_c.patch​
mc-3641-cleanup-Wformat-signedness-serialize_c.patch
mc-3641-cleanup-Wunsafe-loop-optimizations.patch​
mc-3641-cleanup-no-attribute-noreturn-utilunix.c.patch
mc-3641-cleanup-no-attribute-noreturn-utilvfs.c.patch
mc-3641-cleanup-unreachable-code-warning-utilunix_c.patch

were copied to #3693.

[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

done

create new NEWS wiki page for next version

done (wiki:NEWS-4.8.19)

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

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

developers should download tarballs, verify checksums, compile and install locally; if everything is ok, then developers vote for the ticket

...

[zaytsev]

upload source packages and checksums

done

run command: ...

done

update Wiki start page with latest release number

done

write an announcement

done

close current milestone

done

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

done; #3693

close ticket for release

done