patch-2.8

[Bruce Dubbs]

New minor version.

[Bruce Dubbs]

Changes in version 2.8:

• The --follow-symlinks option now applies to output files as well as input.
• 'patch' now supports file timestamps after 2038 even on traditional GNU/Linux platforms where time_t defaults to 32 bits.
• 'patch' no longer creates files with names containing newlines, as encouraged by POSIX.1-2024.
• Patches can no longer contain NUL ('\0') bytes in diff directive lines. These bytes would otherwise cause unpredictable behavior.
• Patches can now contain sequences of spaces and tabs around line numbers and in other places where POSIX requires support for these sequences.
• --enable-gcc-warnings no longer uses expensive static checking. Use --enable-gcc-warnings=expensive if you still want it.
• Fix undefined or ill-defined behavior in unusual cases, such as very large sizes, possible stack overflow, I/O errors, memory exhaustion, races with other processes, and signals arriving at inopportune moments.
• Remove old "Plan B" code, designed for machines with 16-bit pointers.
• Assume C99 or later; previously it assumed C89 or later.
• Port to current GCC, Autoconf, Gnulib, etc.

[Bruce Dubbs]

Fixed at commit a05804f155.