parallel: Fixed bug #65807: parallel-20240522: --limit "io N" broken

doc/haikus

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
  
 Quote of the month:
 
-
-
+  gnu parallel is amazing
+    -- Tarun Agarwal @axrawal
 
 --line-buffer, a flag
 parallel, now more precise

doc/release_new_version

@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ from:tange@gnu.org
 to:parallel@gnu.org, bug-parallel@gnu.org
 stable-bcc: Jesse Alama <jessealama@fastmail.fm>
 
-Subject: GNU Parallel 20240522 ('Raisi-IRAN preæsentdt/Tbilisi/Georgia/Eurovision') released
+Subject: GNU Parallel 20240622 ('34 counts/(Raisi-IRAN preæsentdt)/spurlock(supersize)') released
 
 GNU Parallel 20240122 ('Frederik X') has been released. It is available for download at: lbry://@GnuParallel:4
 

src/env_parallel.ash

@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ _parset_main() {
     fi
     if [ "$_parset_NAME" = "--version" ] ; then
 	# shellcheck disable=SC2006
-	echo "parset 20240522 (GNU parallel `parallel --minversion 1`)"
+	echo "parset 20240523 (GNU parallel `parallel --minversion 1`)"
 	echo "Copyright (C) 2007-2024 Ole Tange, http://ole.tange.dk and Free Software"
 	echo "Foundation, Inc."
 	echo "License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>"

src/env_parallel.bash

@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ _parset_main() {
     fi
     if [ "$_parset_NAME" = "--version" ] ; then
 	# shellcheck disable=SC2006
-	echo "parset 20240522 (GNU parallel `parallel --minversion 1`)"
+	echo "parset 20240523 (GNU parallel `parallel --minversion 1`)"
 	echo "Copyright (C) 2007-2024 Ole Tange, http://ole.tange.dk and Free Software"
 	echo "Foundation, Inc."
 	echo "License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>"

src/env_parallel.dash

@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ _parset_main() {
     fi
     if [ "$_parset_NAME" = "--version" ] ; then
 	# shellcheck disable=SC2006
-	echo "parset 20240522 (GNU parallel `parallel --minversion 1`)"
+	echo "parset 20240523 (GNU parallel `parallel --minversion 1`)"
 	echo "Copyright (C) 2007-2024 Ole Tange, http://ole.tange.dk and Free Software"
 	echo "Foundation, Inc."
 	echo "License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>"

src/env_parallel.ksh

@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ _parset_main() {
     fi
     if [ "$_parset_NAME" = "--version" ] ; then
 	# shellcheck disable=SC2006
-	echo "parset 20240522 (GNU parallel `parallel --minversion 1`)"
+	echo "parset 20240523 (GNU parallel `parallel --minversion 1`)"
 	echo "Copyright (C) 2007-2024 Ole Tange, http://ole.tange.dk and Free Software"
 	echo "Foundation, Inc."
 	echo "License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>"

src/env_parallel.mksh

@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ _parset_main() {
     fi
     if [ "$_parset_NAME" = "--version" ] ; then
 	# shellcheck disable=SC2006
-	echo "parset 20240522 (GNU parallel `parallel --minversion 1`)"
+	echo "parset 20240523 (GNU parallel `parallel --minversion 1`)"
 	echo "Copyright (C) 2007-2024 Ole Tange, http://ole.tange.dk and Free Software"
 	echo "Foundation, Inc."
 	echo "License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>"

src/env_parallel.sh

@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ _parset_main() {
     fi
     if [ "$_parset_NAME" = "--version" ] ; then
 	# shellcheck disable=SC2006
-	echo "parset 20240522 (GNU parallel `parallel --minversion 1`)"
+	echo "parset 20240523 (GNU parallel `parallel --minversion 1`)"
 	echo "Copyright (C) 2007-2024 Ole Tange, http://ole.tange.dk and Free Software"
 	echo "Foundation, Inc."
 	echo "License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>"

src/env_parallel.zsh

@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ _parset_main() {
     fi
     if [ "$_parset_NAME" = "--version" ] ; then
 	# shellcheck disable=SC2006
-	echo "parset 20240522 (GNU parallel `parallel --minversion 1`)"
+	echo "parset 20240523 (GNU parallel `parallel --minversion 1`)"
 	echo "Copyright (C) 2007-2024 Ole Tange, http://ole.tange.dk and Free Software"
 	echo "Foundation, Inc."
 	echo "License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>"

src/niceload

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 use strict;
 use Getopt::Long;
 $Global::progname="niceload";
-$Global::version = 20240522;
+$Global::version = 20240523;
 Getopt::Long::Configure("bundling","require_order");
 get_options_from_array(\@ARGV) || die_usage();
 if($opt::version) {

src/parallel

@@ -2794,7 +2794,7 @@ sub check_invalid_option_combinations() {
 
 sub init_globals() {
     # Defaults:
-    $Global::version = 20240522;
+    $Global::version = 20240523;
     $Global::progname = 'parallel';
     $::name = "GNU Parallel";
     $Global::infinity = 2**31;
@@ -7723,7 +7723,7 @@ sub limit($) {
 		 limit=$1;
 		 io_file=$2;
 		 # Do the measurement in the background
-		 ((tmp=$(tempfile);
+		 ((tmp=$(mktemp || tempfile);
 		   LANG=C iostat -x 1 2 > $tmp;
 		   mv $tmp $io_file) </dev/null >/dev/null & );
 		 perl -e '-e $ARGV[0] or exit(1);
@@ -7772,7 +7772,6 @@ sub limit($) {
     local %ENV = %env;
     $ENV{'SSHLOGIN'} = $self->string();
     system($Global::shell,"-c",$self->{'limitscript'});
-    #::qqx($self->{'limitscript'});
     ::debug("limit","limit `".$self->{'limitscript'}."` result ".($?>>8)."\n");
     return $?>>8;
 }

src/parallel.pod

@@ -3130,13 +3130,15 @@ The jobs will be run on a list of remote computers.
 
 =item Z<> @I<hostgroups>/
 
-One or more groups this sshlogin belongs to (See
-B<--hostgroup>). Multiple groups are separated by '+'. The I<sshlogin>
-will always be added to a hostgroup named the same as I<sshlogin>.
+One or more groups this sshlogin belongs to. Multiple groups are
+separated by '+'. The I<sshlogin> will always be added to a hostgroup
+named the same as I<sshlogin>.
 
 If only the I<@hostgroup> is given, only the sshlogins in that
 hostgroup will be used. Multiple I<@hostgroup> can be given.
 
+See B<--hostgroup>.
+
 Examples: B<@prod/>, B<@dev+remote/>
 
 
@@ -3170,17 +3172,18 @@ Examples: B<alice>, B<bob>
 =item Z<> :I<password>
 
 Use I<password> for authentication (using B<sshpass>). B<password>
-cannot contain space. If I<password> is omitted use B<$SSHPASS>. If
-B<:> is omitted use B<ssh>'s default authentication. In this case
-login must not require a password (B<ssh-agent> and B<ssh-copy-id> may
-help with that).
+cannot contain space. If I<password> is omitted, GNU B<parallel> will
+use B<$SSHPASS>. If B<:> is omitted use B<ssh>'s default
+authentication. In this case login must not require a password
+(B<ssh-agent> and B<ssh-copy-id> may help with that).
 
 Examples: B<:mypassword>, B<:>
 
 
 =item Z<> I<host>
 
-Hostname or IP address of server.
+Hostname or IP address of server. (This is what you will use the
+most).
 
 Examples: B<server01>, B<10.1.2.3>, B<[2001:470:142:4::a]>,
 B<2001:470:142:5::116>.

src/parsort

@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ GetOptions(
     "help" => \$opt::dummy,
     ) || exit(255);
 $Global::progname = ($0 =~ m:(^|/)([^/]+)$:)[1];
-$Global::version = 20240522;
+$Global::version = 20240523;
 if($opt::version) { version(); exit 0; }
 # Remove -D and --parallel=N
 my @s = (grep { ! /^-D$|^--parallel=\S+$/ }

src/sql

@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ $Global::Initfile && unlink $Global::Initfile;
 exit ($err);
 
 sub parse_options {
-    $Global::version = 20240522;
+    $Global::version = 20240523;
     $Global::progname = 'sql';
 
     # This must be done first as this may exec myself