bump version numbers and add a news item for the 2.8.1 release

ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,56 @@
+Changes between v2.8.0 and v2.8.1:
+----------------------------------
+
+Benno Schulenberg (33):
+      bindings: make ^Home and ^End go to top and tail of buffer
+      bindings: make ^Up/^Down go to first/last row in the file browser
+      bindings: use arrows instead of words to designate the cursor keys
+      bump version numbers and add a news item for the 2.8.1 release
+      copyright: update the year in --version, and use the standard hyphen
+      copyright: update the years, use ranges, and explain this usage
+      display: check the correct character for being double-width
+      display: with softwrap, show the cursor where the eye expects it
+      docs: correct an answer to a question in the FAQ
+      docs: mention another difference with Pico in the Info document
+      docs: remove the self-referencing stuff and the changelog from the FAQ
+      docs: trim the TODO file a bit, and put the more important items first
+      editing: avoid creating blank lines when using autoindent
+      files: check also for write errors when prepending, not just read errors
+      gnulib: update to current state
+      linting: treat a tab as one "column", not eight
+      linting: when no is said to a file, remove all corresponding entries
+      moving: when determining where we are on the screen, use placewewant
+      tweaks: adjust a couple of comments
+      tweaks: again use memory on the stack instead of malloc() and free()
+      tweaks: close the backup file also when we skip making a backup
+      tweaks: delete a function that hasn't been used since 2005
+      tweaks: delete unnecessary function prototypes
+      tweaks: elide a variable and a pair of braces
+      tweaks: fix some inconsistencies in an old Changelog
+      tweaks: fix two typos in the NEWS file
+      tweaks: group ^D and ^H together in the help lines
+      tweaks: keep the help text aligned, also with the narrow arrows
+      tweaks: put M-A before ^6, to look better above M-6 in the help lines
+      tweaks: put unshifted shortcuts ^6 and M-6 first, instead of ^^ and M-^
+      tweaks: reduce the number of additions that actual_x() performs
+      tweaks: replace a function call or a macro with a hard number
+      tweaks: use memory on the stack instead of calling malloc() and free()
+
+David Lawrence Ramsey (5):
+      bindings: use arrows instead of words for search history too
+      display: show '<' and '>' placeholders for characters that get split
+      input: support escape sequences for ^Home and ^End
+      scrolling: properly compensate for the onscreen chunks
+      tweaks: avoid a compilation warning
+
+Kamil Dudka (1):
+      backup: prevent a symlink attack by operating on the file descriptor
+
+Mike Frysinger (2):
+      configure: fix up word boundary regex logic now that we have gnulib
+      configure: ignore the REG_ENHANCED test when we use gnulib
+
+
 Changes between v2.7.5 and v2.8.0:
 ----------------------------------
 

IMPROVEMENTS

@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 Improvements in GNU nano
 ========================
 
+Since 2.8.0:
+  - Ctrl+Home and Ctrl+End jump to start and end of file.
+  - In softwrap mode the cursor now moves per visual row instead of per
+    logical line, and the screen will scroll per row.
+
 Since 2.7.0:
   - The keystroke ^] to complete a fragment to an existing full word.
   - The ability to display line numbers in front of the text (M-#).

NEWS

@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+2017.04.12 - GNU nano 2.8.1 "Ellert" fixes build failures on MacOS and
+		on musl, fixes scrolling problems in softwrap mode when
+		double-width characters on row boundaries are involved,
+		shows double-width characters as ">" and "<" when split
+		across two rows, moves the cursor more predictably (at
+		the cost of sometimes putting it on the second "half"
+		of a character), avoids creating lines that consist of
+		only blanks when using autoindent, makes ^Home and ^End
+		go to the start and end of the file (on terminals that
+		support those keystrokes), places the cursor better when
+		linting, lets the linter ask only once whether to open
+		an included file, and adds bindings for ^Up and ^Down
+		in the file browser.  Don't sit on your hands.
+
 2017.03.31 - GNU nano 2.8.0 "Axat" makes it easier to move around in
 		softwrapped lines: the Up and Down keys now step from
 		visual row to visual row instead of jumping between

configure.ac

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
 
-AC_INIT([GNU nano], [2.8.0], [nano-devel@gnu.org], [nano])
+AC_INIT([GNU nano], [2.8.1], [nano-devel@gnu.org], [nano])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/nano.c])
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.14])

doc/faq.html

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 <h2><a name="1.3"></a>1.3. Why the name change from TIP?</h2>
 <blockquote><p>On January 10, 2000, TIP was officially renamed to nano because of a namespace conflict with another program called 'tip'. The original 'tip' program &quot;establishes a full duplex terminal connection to a remote host&quot;, and was included with many older Unix systems (and newer ones like Solaris). The conflict was not noticed at first because there is no 'tip' utility included with most GNU/Linux distributions (where nano was developed).</p></blockquote>
 <h2><a name="1.4"></a>1.4. What is the current version of nano?</h2>
-<blockquote><p>The current version of nano <i>should</i> be <b>2.8.0</b>.  Of course, you should always check the <a href="https://nano-editor.org/">nano homepage</a> to see what the latest and greatest version is.</p></blockquote>
+<blockquote><p>The current version of nano <i>should</i> be <b>2.8.1</b>.  Of course, you should always check the <a href="https://nano-editor.org/">nano homepage</a> to see what the latest and greatest version is.</p></blockquote>
 <h2><a name="1.5"></a>1.5. I want to read the man page without having to download the program!</h2>
 <blockquote><p>Jeez, demanding, aren't we? Okay, look <a href="https://nano-editor.org/dist/latest/nano.1.html">here</a>.</p></blockquote>
 <hr width="100%">

doc/nano.1

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 .\"   Documentation License along with this program.  If not, see
 .\"   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 .\"
-.TH NANO 1 "version 2.8.0" "March 2017"
+.TH NANO 1 "version 2.8.1" "April 2017"
 .\" Please adjust this date whenever revising the manpage.
 
 .SH NAME

doc/nano.texi

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 @smallbook
 @set EDITION 0.4
-@set VERSION 2.8.0
+@set VERSION 2.8.1
-@set UPDATED March 2017
+@set UPDATED April 2017
 
 @dircategory Editors
 @direntry
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 
 @titlepage
 @title GNU @code{nano}
-@subtitle a small and friendly text editor.
+@subtitle a small and friendly text editor
-@subtitle version 2.8.0
+@subtitle version 2.8.1
 
 @author Chris Allegretta
 @page

doc/nanorc.5

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 .\"   Documentation License along with this program.  If not, see
 .\"   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 .\"
-.TH NANORC 5 "version 2.8.0" "March 2017"
+.TH NANORC 5 "version 2.8.1" "April 2017"
 .\" Please adjust this date whenever revising the manpage.
 
 .SH NAME

doc/rnano.1

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 .\"   Documentation License along with this program.  If not, see
 .\"   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 .\"
-.TH RNANO 1 "version 2.8.0" "March 2017"
+.TH RNANO 1 "version 2.8.1" "April 2017"
 .\" Please adjust this date whenever revising the manpage.
 
 .SH NAME