Introduct :auto mode for :file_staging_uses_destdir which tries the dest_dir first and falls back to tmpdir when unsuccessful.
Use platform_specific_path in chef shell
Fixes based on PR comments.
Dedicated error for content staging issues. Comment fixes in config.rb.
stop recomputing locale -a constantly

fixes an outstanding issue on the locale -a guessing
also fixes perf issues in the rspec tests (e.g. deploy
provider)
Merge pull request #2427 from opscode/jdmundrawala/path-sep-refactor

Use platform_specific_path in chef shell
Merge pull request #2424 from opscode/sersut/chef-2356

:auto mode for :file_staging_uses_destdir
Fix typo in release notes.
Merge pull request #2425 from opscode/lcg/memoize-locale

stop recomputing locale -a constantly
Populate the actors when creating groups
Add unit test for group normalization in ChefFS
Merge pull request #2073 from opscode/ryan/group_post-master

Populate the actors when creating groups
Merge branch 'tball/restore-050d148' - this merges PR https://github.com/opscode/chef/pull/2073 into master after the force-push shenanigans
Fix installer_version_string to be an array on prerelease parameter.