Re: dd.c crash coreutils-5.97

[Bob Proulx]

Jon Grant wrote:
> Please include my email address in any replies.
> > ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/coreutils/coreutils-6.1.tar.gz
> 
> Ok, with this it works fine. Is coreutils due for release soon?

The 6.1 release is only a few days old!  Here is the announcement.

  http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/coreutils-announce/2006-08/msg00001.html

Jim Meyering wrote this about the previous 6.0 release:
> Coreutils 6.0 is the first release off the trunk since 5.92, and
> considering the number and scope of the changes, I've labeled it
> "unstable".  However, many of the changes have been for improved
> robustness and portability, and even the bug fixes usually address
> unlikely failure scenarios.  That said, the changes are numerous
> enough and invasive enough that there are probably a few new bugs.

Things are looking pretty good but I would probably treat the 6.1
release with the same caution as advised for the 6.0 release.  I am
sure that is why it is still on alpha.gnu.org if that is your concern.

Bob