sysstat-12.4.0

[Bruce Dubbs]

New minor version.

[thomas]

2020/07/31: Version 12.4.0:

• All commands: Display statistics in color by default when the output is connected to a terminal.
• sar: Now pretty-print all device names by default (that is to say, you no longer need to use option -p with option -d for that).
• cifsiostat, iostat, sar: Add new --pretty option (this option makes the reports easier to read when long item names are used).
• iostat: No longer use sysstat.ioconf file to determine the name of the devices. This file gave a wrong name for some devices with big minor numbers.
• iostat, sar: Make device name consistent between both of them.
• configure: Add new option "--enable-use-crond" to use standard cron daemon even if systemd is installed.
• configure: Use AC_COMPILE_IFELSE instead of old AC_TRY_COMPILE macro. Remove other obsolete autoconf macros.
• configure: Add new option "delay_range=". Used by sa2 script to wait for a random delay.
• configure: Fix --enable-debuginfo option.
• sa1: Insert a comment in daily datafile on system suspend/resume.
• sa2: Wait for a random delay before running to prevent massive I/O burst on some systems.
• sar: Fix typo in manual page.
• sar, iostat, cifsiostat, mpstat, pidstat, tapestat and sa1 manual pages updated.
• Update style for all manual pages.
• Compress manual pages by default when they are installed.
• Makefile: Remove all reports and date files (even those compressed with another program than gzip) when told to do so.
• Add pcp help file to be used with iconfig script.
• Update Travis script (now calls do_test script).
• sadf: Output format which doesn't accept the use of option -T should not also reject the use of option -t [12.2.3].
• [Tom Hebb]: Replace index() call with strchr() call [12.2.3].
• Use NULL as an argument for time(2) system call [12.2.3].
• Various cosmetic changes in code (comments updated, dead code removed, etc.)
• NLS updated.
• Non regression environment updated. New tests added.
• Better handle big minor numbers in sysstat test code.
• Fix gcc V10 warnings in sysstat 12.0.1 code used for test.

[thomas]

Fixed at r23449