Issued:
2011-12-06
Updated:
2011-12-06

RHBA-2011:1575 - less bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

less bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

An updated less package that fixes two bugs and adds one enhancement is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The less package contains a text file browser that is similar to the more browser, but with more features ("less is more"). The less text file browser allows users to move backwards in the file as well as forwards. Because the less utility does not need to read the entire input file before it starts, it starts up faster than text editors.

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • Prior to this update, the online help for the less utility contained incorrect descriptions for several options. With this update, the descriptions have been corrected and the online help describes now all options correctly. (BZ#644858)

  • Prior to this update, a debuginfo file for a binary was missing from the less-debuginfo package. As a result, the crash analysis via the Automatic Bug-Reporting Tool (ABRT) did not work as expected and debugging via GNU Debugger (GDB) could fail. This update modifies the spec file so that the crash analysis via ABRT and debugging via GDB work as expected. (BZ#729025)

This update also adds the following enhancement:

  • Prior to this update, the less utility could not view its compressed .xz files.This update adds support for .xz files to lesspipe.sh. (BZ#718498)

All users of the less text file browser are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes these bugs and adds this enhancement.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • less-debuginfo-436-10.el6.i686.rpm
  • less-436-10.el6.s390x.rpm
  • less-436-10.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • less-436-10.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • less-debuginfo-436-10.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • less-debuginfo-436-10.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • less-436-10.el6.i686.rpm
  • less-436-10.el6.src.rpm
  • less-debuginfo-436-10.el6.s390x.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information