Re: Release of version 4.9 of sharutils

[Erwin Poeze]

Hi Bruce,

On Wed, Mar 03, 2010 at 11:06:05AM -0800, Bruce Korb wrote:
> To: GNU Announcements <address@hidden>
> Subject: Release of version 4.9 of sharutils
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> Cc: address@hidden
> 
> GNU sharutils consists of two pairs of utilities: shar and unshar, and
> uuencode and uudecode.  "shar" makes so-called shell archives out of
> many files, preparing them for transmission by electronic mail
> services (converting binary data to ascii representations, breaking
> the text into multiple shar scripts, etc.).  "unshar" is the safe way
> to extract and reassemble the original files.  It will automatically
> strip off the mail headers and other introductory text.
> 
> "uuencode" and "uudecode" are programs that convert binary files into
> ascii text so that the original data can pass through the email system
> without having intermediate hosts "fixing" the files en route.
> 
> Translation information:
> 
> sharutils.pot has changed with this release.
> Even with regard to the pre-release with restricted distribution.
> The change is primarily to remove the necessity for translators to have
> to worry over shell quoting for messages that get inserted into the
> generated shar archive.  The POT file now contains the text to be
> displayed by that manufactured shell script.  The necessary quoting
> will be added after translation (gettext lookup).
> 
> NEWS:
> 
> * Fix up quoting some more in the shar script messages.
>   Translators will not have to worry over shell quoting any more.
> 
> sharutils home:  http://www.gnu.org/software/sharutils/
> primary ftp:     ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/sharutils/REL-4.9/
> .tar.gz:         ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/sharutils/REL-4.9/sharutils-.tar.gz
> bug reports:     bug-gnu-utils at the usual GNU domain
>                  (be sure to mention "sharutils" in the subject...
>                  it helps to spot the message.)
> bug archive:     http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-gnu-utils/
> maintainer:      Bruce Korb - bkorb at the usual GNU domain

I tried to added version 4.9 to the TP, but there is such a version already. 
Can you please advice?
Should this one be considered a pre-release to the next version?

Regards,
-- 
Erwin Poeze
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