[procps] [ANNOUNCE] procps 3.1.10

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This release is expected to fix a WCHAN ("ps l" and "ps -l")
problem with GPLONLY_ symbols on late 2.4.xx kernels. The ps
command now adjusts PID column width according to the pid_max
setting. Documentation has improved a bit. Thanks to
Fabian Frederick, vmstat now offers some additional modes.
See the change log for details.

For those of you still upgrading from procps 2.0.xx releases,
you can expect:

* vmstat lets you choose units you like: 1000, 1024, 1000000...
* top can sort by any column (old sort keys available too)
* top can select a single user to display
* top can be put in multi-window mode and/or color mode
* vmstat has the -s option, as found on UNIX and BSD systems
* vmstat has the -f option, as found on UNIX and BSD systems
* watch doesn't eat the first blank line by mistake
* vmstat uses a fast O(1) algorithm on 2.5.xx kernels
* pmap command is SunOS-compatible
* vmstat shows IO-wait time
* pgrep and pkill can find the oldest matching process
* sysctl handles the Linux 2.5.xx VLAN interfaces
* top shows IO-wait time if-and-only-if your kernel computes it
* ps has a new "-F" format (very nice, like DYNIX/ptx has)
* ps with proper BSD process selection
* better handling of very long uptimes

There's a pro...@li... mailing list you can
use for feature requests, bug reports, and so on. Use it!
Feedback makes things happen.

http://procps.sf.net/
http://procps.sf.net/procps-3.1.10.tar.gz

------------- recent changes -------------

procps-3.1.9 --> procps-3.1.10

handle GPLONLY_ symbols                       #143549 #188374
kill: better man page
skill: better man page
ps: PID-like columns change width as needed
top: COMMAND instead of Command
vmstat: -m displays slabinfo
vmstat: -d displays disk stats

procps-3.1.8 --> procps-3.1.9

memory sizes fixed for 64-bit w/ gcc 3.x      #194376 #191933
ps: detect broken OS install w/o /proc mounted        #172735
top: fix suspend/resume behavior
top: ditch warning until a GOOD interface is found    #188271
kill: more info in the man page                       #182414
ps: document the -o, o, -O, and O options             #169301
vmstat: choose units you like: 1000, 1024, 1000000...

procps-3.1.7 --> procps-3.1.8

top: fix keyboard handling (help screen, etc.)

procps-3.1.6 --> procps-3.1.7

Makefile: made SKIP feature easier to use
watch: --help now explains -t, --no-title    #182246
ps: warning directs users to the FAQ
top: batch mode can refresh by fractional seconds
top: faster start-up
top: do not refresh like crazy
ps: better crash message

procps-3.1.5 --> procps-3.1.6

handle the 2.5.61 kernel
top: memory leak fixed
ps: new --ppid option selects by PPID
watch: new --no-title option             #179862
handle SPARC Linux badness
rare crash fixed
compile with gcc 2.91.xx again
more informative "ps --info"
README update
ps: compare more with "ps -C verylongname"     #178127