5.0 Release plan ~ 2028

[alejandro-colomar]

Cc: @ikerexxe , @hallyn

[alejandro-colomar]

Here's a (varying) list of stuff we should have done before 5.0:

• seprintf() and stpecpy() improvements. #1148
• ls #1272
• Add and use strnlen_a() instead of more complex code #1298
• Add strncpytail_a(), and use it instead of its pattern #1304
• Add memcpy_a(), and use it instead of its pattern #1308
• ut-match algorithm improvements. #1333
• Add strtcat[_a](), and use it instead of its pattern #1334
• lib/, src/: Use strspn(3) and strcspn(3) instead of their patterns #1369
• Generalize const_cast(), and use it more. #1374
• configure.ac, lib/, src/: Use _PATH_BSHELL instead of our own setting #1397
• lib/, src/: Use _Generic(3) instead of __builtin_types_compatible_p() #1405
• Replace one sscanf(3) call by conventional string parsing #1408
• a2i(): Implement default arguments with macro magic #1410
• wtmp #1417
• Assume ut_host is supported, and ut_name is not supported #1419
• lib/list.c: realloc(3) and memmove(3) to prevent memory leaks #1423
• strmove(): Add API, and use it instead of its pattern #1424
• lib/: Add ispfchar_c() and strisldh_rfc1035_c(), and use them instead of their pattern #1469
• Replace strtok(3) by strsep(3) #1555
• lib/limits.c: setup_limits(): Simplify, calling stpspn() instead of strprefix() #1557
• Unconditionally use explicit_bzero(3) #1566
• Use countof() where appropriate, and do it implicitly where possible #1588
• lib/: memdup_T(): Add parameter 'n' #1596
• src/login_nopam.c: Simplify some code #1643
• lib/string/: Compact files #1651
• [:blank:] #1672
• lib/sizeof.h: typeas(): Add support for 'void' and function types #1702
• lib/alloc/: mallocarray(): Define as a macro #1708
• rvalue() #1721
• Compact lib/alloc/ #1723
• Move nonstring and memory APIs from lib/string/ to a new lib/memory/ #1727
• a2i() #1736
• Replace addsl() by adds_T(), and use it to replace UB #1737