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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-GNU Pies NEWS -- history of user-visible changes. 2019-05-28
+GNU Pies NEWS -- history of user-visible changes. 2019-05-31
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@@ -25,8 +25,28 @@ configuration file. Such multiple components are run simultaneously,
 unless required otherwise by their "prerequisites" and "dependents"
 statements. 
 
+* New component flag: shell
+
+The 'shell' flag instructs pies to run the component via "/bin/sh -c
+$command". Use it if the command should undergo variable expansion,
+contains redirections, pipes, etc. E.g.
+
+  component X {
+    flags shell;
+    command "if [ -n "$X" ]; then foo; else bar; fi"
+  }
+
 * Improved cyclic dependency diagnostics
 
+* Fix a bug in 'env' statement
+
+Previous versions applied unnecessary word splitting if given a
+single argument. This is now fixed, so that e.g. the following
+statement is processed correctly and defines a single variable
+X to have the value "foo bar":
+
+  env "X=foo bar"
+
 
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