parallel: --joblog implemented. Testsuite missing.

--spreadstdin prototype. Testsuite missing.

doc/FUTURE_IDEAS

@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
-max_jobs_running could be resat if -j is a changed file.
-dummy children was not killed if cmd line was too long.
-default number of jobs for --semaphore set to 1.
-test25 had race condition.
-test22 -j10 added.
-test13 -j9 added.
-test47 remote cleanup added before test.
-test17 remote cleanup added before test.
-parallel: spread arguments between all jobslots when reaching EOF of input
+parallel: --joblog implemented. Testsuite missing.
+parallel: --spreadstdin prototype. Testsuite missing.
 
 codecoverage
 

doc/release_new_version

@@ -143,12 +143,23 @@ download at: http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/parallel/
 
 New in this release:
 
+* --joblog makes a simple log of completed jobs.
+
+* -X now spreads arguments between job slots when reaching last
+  argument. Use -j1 to avoid this.
+
+* People on the email list have voted -j+0 to be the new default
+  instead of -j9.
+
 * First review in Polish. Thanks to Patryk Krawaczyński.
   http://nfsec.pl/root/2458
 
 * Review in Spanish (in print).
   https://www.linux-magazine.es/issue/67/moreinfo.html
 
+* Review in English. Thanks to Brian Gough.
+  http://blogs.fsfe.org/bjg/2011/01/gnu-parallel-a-map-operator-for-the-command-line/
+
 * Review in French. Thanks to Denis Dordoigne.
   http://linuxfr.org/2010/12/29/27715.html
 

src/parallel.pod

@@ -390,6 +390,17 @@ specified, and for B<-I>{} otherwise.  This option is deprecated;
 use B<-I> instead.
 
 
+=item B<--joblog> I<logfile> (beta testing)
+
+Logfile for executed jobs. Saved a list of the executed jobs to
+I<logfile> in the following format: sequence number, sshlogin, start
+time as seconds since epoch, run time in seconds, bytes in files
+transfered, bytes in files returned, command run.
+
+To convert the times into ISO-8601 strict do:
+B<perl -a -F"\t" -ne 'chomp($F[2]=`date -d \@$F[2] +%FT%T`); print join("\t",@F)'>
+
+
 =item B<--jobs> I<N>
 
 =item B<-j> I<N>

testsuite/tests-to-run/test27.sh

@@ -239,8 +239,9 @@ stdout parallel -k -l1 -n4 echo < files.xi
 echo '###  -l2 echo < files.xi'
 stdout xargs -l2 echo < files.xi
 stdout parallel -k -l2 echo < files.xi
-echo '###  -s30 -t echo < stairs.xi'
+echo '###  -s30 -t echo < stairs.xi - xargs'
 stdout xargs -s30 -t echo < stairs.xi
+echo '###  -s30 -t echo < stairs.xi - parallel'
 stdout parallel -k -X -s30 -t echo < stairs.xi
 echo '###  -t echo this plus that < space.xi'
 stdout xargs -t echo this plus that < space.xi

testsuite/tests-to-run/test39.sh

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ echo '### Test empty input'
 </dev/null parallel -j +0 echo
 
 echo '### Test -m'
-seq 1 2 | parallel -m echo
+seq 1 2 | parallel -k -m echo
 
 echo '### Test :::'
 parallel echo ::: 1

testsuite/wanted-results/test27

@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ FIRST with 'single	quotes' as well. IS OK
 /src/gnu/autoconf-1.11/install.sh /src/gnu/autoconf-1.11/autoconf.info
 /src/gnu/autoconf-1.11/standards.texi /src/gnu/autoconf-1.11/make-stds.texi
 /src/gnu/autoconf-1.11/standards.info /src/gnu/autoconf-1.11/texinfo.tex
-###  -s30 -t echo < stairs.xi
+###  -s30 -t echo < stairs.xi - xargs
 echo 1 22 333 4444 55555 
 1 22 333 4444 55555
 echo 666666 7777777 88888888 
@@ -1066,6 +1066,7 @@ echo 55555 666666 7777777
 55555 666666 7777777
 echo 88888888 999999999 
 88888888 999999999
+###  -s30 -t echo < stairs.xi - parallel
 echo 1 22 333 4444 55555
 echo 666666 7777777 88888888
 1 22 333 4444 55555