[Sbcl-commits] CVS: sbcl NEWS, 1.1281, 1.1282 version.lisp-expr, 1.3766, 1.3767

[Richard M K. <kr...@us...>]

Update of /cvsroot/sbcl/sbcl
In directory sc8-pr-cvs8.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv13257

Modified Files:
	NEWS version.lisp-expr 
Log Message:

1.0.12.37: RUN-PROGRAM now uses execvp(3) to search for executables

* RUN-PROGRAM now uses execvp(3) in the child, rather than a Lisp
  function in SBCL, to search for an executable to run.  This makes
  RUN-PROGRAM slightly closer to most other languages' process
  creation facilities.

* The function FIND-EXECUTABLE-IN-SEARCH-PATH has been removed.  A
  note is added to the manual pointing users who need the old,
  idiosyncratic search behavior to look for it it in the CVS history.



Index: NEWS
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/sbcl/sbcl/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.1281
retrieving revision 1.1282
diff -u -d -r1.1281 -r1.1282
--- NEWS	17 Dec 2007 13:34:26 -0000	1.1281
+++ NEWS	19 Dec 2007 02:28:12 -0000	1.1282
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 ;;;; -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
 changes in sbcl-1.0.13 relative to sbcl-1.0.12:
+  * minor incompatible change: RUN-PROGRAM now uses execvp(3) to find
+    an executable in the search path, and does so in the child
+    process's PATH.  The function FIND-EXECUTABLE-IN-SEARCH-PATH has
+    been removed; it can be found in the CVS history, for somebody who
+    needs that search behavior (see the manual).
   * minor incompatible change: compiler policy re. weakening type
     checks has changed: now type checks are weakened on if SAFETY < 2
     and SAFETY < SPEED.

Index: version.lisp-expr
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/sbcl/sbcl/version.lisp-expr,v
retrieving revision 1.3766
retrieving revision 1.3767
diff -u -d -r1.3766 -r1.3767
--- version.lisp-expr	17 Dec 2007 23:00:22 -0000	1.3766
+++ version.lisp-expr	19 Dec 2007 02:28:12 -0000	1.3767
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
 ;;; checkins which aren't released. (And occasionally for internal
 ;;; versions, especially for internal versions off the main CVS
 ;;; branch, it gets hairier, e.g. "0.pre7.14.flaky4.13".)
-"1.0.12.36"
+"1.0.12.37"