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commit c38d4e83df50f26680e5940f8b45d6e9c721f33a
Author: Mats Erik Andersson <address@hidden>
Date:   Tue Nov 11 22:52:56 2014 +0100

    ping: Fix testing when ping6 is not built.
    
    Avoid a false negative testing result.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f1f1bd1..d4dce21 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2014-11-11  Mats Erik Andersson  <address@hidden>
+
+       ping: Fix testing when ping6 is not built.
+       Reported by jb999 in bug-inetutils.
+
+       * tests/ping-localhost.sh: Bracket test clauses to
+       conform with intuitive logic and precedence rules.
+
 2014-10-17  Mats Erik Andersson  <address@hidden>
 
        syslogd, logger: Incomplete range checking.
diff --git a/tests/ping-localhost.sh b/tests/ping-localhost.sh
index dde243a..c96a8b9 100755
--- a/tests/ping-localhost.sh
+++ b/tests/ping-localhost.sh
@@ -53,8 +53,9 @@ errno2=0
 $PING -n -c 1 $TARGET || errno=$?
 test $errno -eq 0 || echo "Failed at pinging $TARGET." >&2
 
-# Host might not have been built with IPv6 support..
-test -x $PING6 && $PING6 -n -c 1 $TARGET6 || errno2=$?
+# Host might not have been built with IPv6 support.
+test -x $PING6 && { $PING6 -n -c 1 $TARGET6 || errno2=$?; }
+
 test $errno2 -eq 0 || echo "Failed at pinging $TARGET6." >&2
 
 test $errno -eq 0 || exit $errno

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commit d631eff41543a7c92cf0347dc027af050a73ea24
Author: Mats Erik Andersson <address@hidden>
Date:   Tue Nov 11 18:42:15 2014 +0100

    Documentation (silent change)

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9fefc7e..0455e8c 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -11,18 +11,44 @@ Version 1.9.3:
 
 The internal command `hash' accepts a suffixed letter to the size
 argument, like `12k', instead of 12288.  Made a minor change to the
-semantics of the command itself.  Also, the .netrc file can be over-
-ridden by the environment variable NETRC.  Of even higher precedence
-is the new option `-N/--netrc'.  The access to the resulting file,
-whatever method, is now denied unless it is a regular file.
+syntax of the command itself, allowing size changes independently
+of activation of hash markings.  After a transfer the summary gives
+the speed as `Mbytes/s', `kbytes/s', or `bytes/s'.
+
+The .netrc file can be overridden by the environment variable NETRC.
+Of even higher precedence is the new option `-N/--netrc'.  The access
+to the resulting file, whatever method, is now denied unless it is a
+regular file.
+
+* ifconfig
+
+Better command line parsing on BSD and Solaris systems.  Touch only
+changeable flags on all systems.
+
+* logger
+
+The ability to use numerical facilities is restored to full range.
+
+* ping, ping6
+
+The ability to specify a pattern as payload is corrected.
 
 * syslogd
 
 A new switch `-T/--local-time' makes the service ignore a time
-stamp passed on by the remote host, instead recording the local
-time at the moment the message was recorded.
-As a short form of  `--pidfile', the switch `-P' is new.
+stamp passed on by the remote host, recording instead the local
+time at the moment the message was received.  As a short form of
+`--pidfile', the switch `-P' is new.
+
+In common with other syslogd implementations, rsyslogd and sysklogd,
+there has for a long time existed an attack vector based on large
+facility numbers, made public in CVE-2014-3684.  This is now mended
+in our code base.
+
+* whois
 
+Improved cooperation with servers like `whois.arin.net', `whois.eu',
+and `whois.ripe.net'.
 
 December 23, 2013
 Version 1.9.2:
diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 3ca7da3..fcb5198 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -153,6 +153,14 @@ Ability to ping multiple host in one go.
 
 Implement libshishi support?
 
+* logger
+
+Solaris implements `/dev/log' as a character special device,
+communicating by the STREAMS protocol, not as a Unix socket.
+Consider supporting this variation.  Our local socket code
+is correct, but it cannot communicate with the native syslog
+service via `/dev/log', only via UDP.
+
 * whois
 
 What about rwhois?

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Summary of changes:
 ChangeLog               |    8 ++++++++
 NEWS                    |   40 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 TODO                    |    8 ++++++++
 tests/ping-localhost.sh |    5 +++--
 4 files changed, 52 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)


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