Don't use valloc; it's buggy on some GNU/Linux systems, and it returns

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+2004-08-02  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
+
+       * bootstrap (gnulib_modules): Add getpagesize.
+       * configure.ac (valloc): Remove check; valloc no longer used.
+       * lib/.cvsignore: Add getpagesize.h.
+       * m4/.cvsignore: Add getpagesize.m4.
+       * src/buffer.c (record_buffer): New var.
+       (open_archive): Don't use valloc; on older or buggy hosts, you can't
+       free the result.  Use page_aligned_alloc instead.
+       * src/compare.c (diff_init): Likewise.
+       * src/buffer.c (open_archive): Record the pointer to be freed
+       into record_buffer.
+       (close_archive): Free record_buffer.
+       * src/common.h (page_aligned_alloc): New decl.
+       * src/misc.c (quote_n, quote): Remove these redundant functions.
+       (ptr_align): New function, from coreutils/src/system.h.
+       (page_aligned_alloc): New function.
+       * src/system.h (valloc): Remove.
+
+2004-07-09  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
+
+       * src/extract.c (extract_archive): Do not report an error
+       when hard-linking X to X when X exists.  Problem reported by
+       Toby Peterson.
+       * lib/.cvsignore: Add fchown-stub.c.
+
+2004-06-29  Sergey Poznyakoff  <gray@Mirddin.farlep.net>
+
+       * NEWS: Updated
+       * src/common.h (root_device): New global.
+       (gnu_restore): Renamed to purge_directory().
+       * src/extract.c (extr_init): Save the device number
+       of the root device.
+       (extract_archive): Renamed gnu_restore() to purge_directory().
+       * src/incremen.c (gnu_restore): Renamed to purge_directory().
+       Do not attempt to purge the directory if it is on a different
+       device and one_file_system_option is set.
+
 2004-06-25  Sergey Poznyakoff  <gray@Mirddin.farlep.net>
 
        * doc/tar.texi: The actual default for exclude patterns
@@ -22,11 +60,11 @@
        (options): New option -n (--seek).
        * src/update.c: Determine type of the archive before
        appending to it.
-       
+
        * TODO: Updated.
 
 2004-05-19  Sergey Poznyakoff  <gray@Mirddin.farlep.net>
-       
+
        * bootstrap: New option --update-po
        * src/tar.c: New option -H (short alias to --format)
        * doc/tar.texi: Document -H option
@@ -78,23 +116,23 @@
        dated 2004-03-22.
        * src/buffer.c (open_archive): Removed assignment to
        read_full_records_option.
-       
+
        * src/names.c (safer_name_suffix): (safer_name_suffix): Use "%s"
        as the format argument, rather than a possibly-translated variable
        string. Patch provided by Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
        * src/tar.c (decode_options): Fixed typo in the comment.
        * tests/star/README: Minor correction
-       
+
 2004-05-11  Sergey Poznyakoff  <gray@Mirddin.farlep.net>
-       
+
        * directory: New file. GNU directory entry for tar.
        * doc/Makefile.am: Rewritten. Added rules for generating
        documentation for the project's website.
        * doc/.cvsignore: Updated
        * doc/index.html.in: New file.
-       
+
 2004-05-11  Sergey Poznyakoff  <gray@Mirddin.farlep.net>
-       
+
        * configure.ac: Raised version number to 1.14
        * NEWS: Updated.
        * tests/after: Added copyleft statement
@@ -103,7 +141,7 @@
 
        Tar 1.14 is released. Sources up to this point are tagged
        release_1_14
-       
+
 2004-05-10  Sergey Poznyakoff  <gray@Mirddin.farlep.net>
 
        * configure.ac: Fixed prerequisite headers for sys/buf.h
@@ -134,7 +172,7 @@
        * src/list.c (read_and): Print block number before
        issuing 'Skipping to next header' diagnostics, if
        requested by block_number_option.
-       * src/rtapelib.c: Use rmt_command_option instead of 
+       * src/rtapelib.c: Use rmt_command_option instead of
        hardcoded "/etc/rmt".
        * src/tar.c: New option --rmt-command.
        (decode_options): Handle --rmt-command. Initialize
@@ -192,7 +230,7 @@
        * tests/star/ustar-big-8g.sh: Likewise
 
        * doc/.cvsignore: Updated
-       
+
 2004-05-06  Sergey Poznyakoff  <gray@Mirddin.farlep.net>
 
        * configure.ac: Check whether date accepts +format argument
@@ -207,7 +245,7 @@
        * scripts/backup-specs: Updated
        * scripts/Makefile.am: Updated for new directory contents.
        * scripts/.cvsignore: Updated
-       
+
 2004-05-05  Sergey Poznyakoff  <gray@Mirddin.farlep.net>
 
        * TODO: Updated
@@ -229,7 +267,7 @@
        * lib/.cvsignore: Updated
        * m4/.cvsignore: Updated
        * src/xheader.c: Include stpcpy.h
-       
+
        * src/create.c: Produce an error, not warning, if the
        filename is too long.
        * tests/longv7.sh: Synchronized with the recent changes.
@@ -237,7 +275,7 @@
 2004-04-20  Sergey Poznyakoff  <gray@Mirddin.farlep.net>
 
        * configure.ac: Fixed test for iconv_t
-       * src/rmt.h: Bugfix by Jürgen Weigert 
+       * src/rmt.h: Bugfix by Jürgen Weigert
        * THANKS: Add Jürgen Weigert
        * tests/star/README: Fixed typo