Initially, I did this,
git grep -l srcdir/test-lib.sh|xargs perl -p0i -e '~180-byte script'
but that line would have been much longer than the maximum permitted
by coreutils' commit hook, and wasn't readable besides, so here's a
more readable version:
lhs=$(printf '%s\\n' \
'if test "$VERBOSE" = yes; then' \
' set -x' \
' touch --version' \
'fi' \
'' \
'. $srcdir/test-lib.sh' \
| sed 's/\$/\\\$/g;s/touch/(\\w+)/')
rhs=$(printf '%s\\n' \
'. "${srcdir=.}/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ../src' \
'test "$VERBOSE" = yes && FIXME --version' \
| sed 's/\$/\\\$/g;s/FIXME/\$1/')
git grep -l srcdir/test-lib.sh|xargs perl -p0i -e "s,$lhs,$rhs,"
* src/sort.c (key_warnings): Always warn about significant leading
blanks when character offsets are specified, unless they key is
possibly a line offset, i.e. of the form -k1.x,1.y. Also suppress
this warning if the user could be sorting right aligned indexes.
* src/sort.c (usage): Mention --debug can output warnings to stderr.
Also split the translatable string to aid translation.
(default_key_compare): A new function refactored from main(),
and now also called from the new key_warnings() function.
(key_to_opts): A new function refactored from incompatible_options(),
and now also called from the new key_warnings() function.
(key_numeric): A new function refactored to test if key is numeric.
(key_warnings): A new function to output warnings to stderr,
about questionable use of various options. Currently it warns
about zero length keys and ineffective global options.
(incompatible_options): Refactor out key_to_opts()
(main): Use key_init() to initialize gkey. Refactor out
default_key_compare(). Call key_warnings() in debug mode.
* doc/coreutils.texi (sort invocation): Mention that warnings
are output by --debug.
* tests/misc/sort-debug-warn: A new test for debug warnings.
* tests/Makefile.am: Reference the new test.
* NEWS: Mention the new feature
