mention the removal of the workaround for glibc 2.2.3's broken regexec()

in UPGRADE too git-svn-id: svn://svn.savannah.gnu.org/nano/trunk/nano@3625 35c25a1d-7b9e-4130-9fde-d3aeb78583b8

mention the removal of the workaround for glibc 2.2.3's broken regexec()
in UPGRADE too git-svn-id: svn://svn.savannah.gnu.org/nano/trunk/nano@3625 35c25a1d-7b9e-4130-9fde-d3aeb78583b8
0e963be5 · David Lawrence Ramsey · b5a7bbf4 · 0e963be5 · 0e963be5
Commit 0e963be5 authored 19 years ago by David Lawrence Ramsey
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--- a/ChangeLog
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@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ CVS code -
 	  replace it with a FAQ entry explaining the problem, since it
 	  could break anything using extended regular expressions, and
 	  glibc 2.2.3 is old.  Changes to configure.ac, faq.html,
-	  nano.h, and proto.h; removal of safe_regexec(). (DLR)
+	  nano.h, proto.h, and UPGRADE; removal of safe_regexec(). (DLR)
 - browser.c:
  do_browser()
 	- Reference NANO_GOTODIR_(ALT|F)?KEY instead of

--- a/UPGRADE
+++ b/UPGRADE
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ Visible changes since 1.2
  - Many more functions available at the statusbar prompt: moving to the
    next or previous word, searching for matching brackets, "Verbatim
    Input" mode, etc.
+  - The glibc 2.2.3 crashes involving extended regular expressions are
+    no longer worked around, as they can break anything using extended
+    regular expressions, and glibc 2.2.3 is old.  You should upgrade to
+    at least glibc 2.2.4.
 * File Handling
  - Automatic adding of newlines to the ends of files without them can