Ignore irc:// URLs.

doc/changelog.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-5.5 "" (released xx.xx.2010)
+5.5 "Red" (released xx.xx.2010)
 
 Fixes:
 - checking: Do not check content of already cached URLs.
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ Fixes:
   configured.
 - logging: Correctly quote edge labels of graph output formats and
   remove whitespace.
-- checking: Fix checking for external domain after HTTP redirection.
+- checking: Make sure the check for external domain is done after all
+  HTTP redirections.
 
 Changes:
 - cmdline: Don't log a warning if URL has been redirected.
@@ -20,13 +21,16 @@ Changes:
 - logging: Changed comment format in GML output to be able to load the
   graph in gephi.
 - gui: Remove timeout and thread options.
+- checking: Do not report irc:// hyperlinks as errors, ignore them
+  instead.
+  Closes: SF bug #3106302
 
 Features:
 - gui: Add command to save the parent URL source in a local file.
 - gui: Show configuration files in option dialog and allow them to
   be edited.
   Closes: SF bug #3102201
-- gui: Show detailed URL properties on double click.
+- gui: Added dialog to show detailed URL properties on double click.
 
 
 5.4 "How to train your dragon" (released 26.10.2010)

doc/html/index.html

@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ prominent of them should be JavaScript links.</p>
 <li><code>find:</code>      (Mozilla specific)</li>
 <li><code>gopher:</code>    (Gopher)</li>
 <li><code>imap:</code>      (internet message access protocol)</li>
+<li><code>irc:</code>       (internet relay chat)</li>
 <li><code>isbn:</code>      (ISBN (int. book numbers))</li>
 <li><code>javascript:</code> (JavaScript)</li>
 <li><code>ldap:</code>      (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)</li>

doc/html/index.txt

@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ checking. All connection check types are described below.
   - ``find:``      (Mozilla specific)
   - ``gopher:``    (Gopher)
   - ``imap:``      (internet message access protocol)
+  - ``irc:``       (internet relay chat)
   - ``isbn:``      (ISBN (int. book numbers))
   - ``javascript:`` (JavaScript)
   - ``ldap:``      (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)

linkcheck/checker/unknownurl.py

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ acap        # application configuration access protocol
 |dav        # dav
 |fax        # fax
 |imap       # internet message access protocol
+|ircs?      # internet relay chat
 |ldap       # Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
 |mailserver # Access to data available from mail servers
 |mid        # message identifier

tests/checker/test_unknown.py

@@ -34,3 +34,25 @@ class TestUnknown (LinkCheckTest):
             u"valid",
         ]
         self.direct(url, resultlines)
+
+    def test_irc (self):
+        url = u"irc://example.org"
+        nurl = self.norm(url)
+        resultlines = [
+            u"url %s" % url,
+            u"cache key %s" % nurl,
+            u"real url %s" % nurl,
+            u"warning Irc URL ignored.",
+            u"valid",
+        ]
+        self.direct(url, resultlines)
+        url = u"ircs://example.org"
+        nurl = self.norm(url)
+        resultlines = [
+            u"url %s" % url,
+            u"cache key %s" % nurl,
+            u"real url %s" % nurl,
+            u"warning Ircs URL ignored.",
+            u"valid",
+        ]
+        self.direct(url, resultlines)