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3 | 3 | ||
4 | <ul> | 4 | <ul> |
5 | 5 | ||
6 | <li><b>10 December 2003 -- BusyBox 1.0.0-pre4 released</b><p> | 6 | <li><b>23 December 2003 -- BusyBox 1.0.0-pre5 released</b><p> |
7 | 7 | ||
8 | Here goes the fourth pre-release for the new BusyBox stable | 8 | Here goes the next pre-release for the new BusyBox stable |
9 | series. This release includes major rework to sed, lots of | 9 | series. The most obvious thing in this release is a fix for |
10 | rework on tar, a new tiny implementation of bunzip2, a new | 10 | a terribly stupid bug in mount that prevented it from working |
11 | devfsd applet, support for 2.6.x kernel modules, updates to | 11 | properly unless you specified the filesystem type. This |
12 | the ash shell, sha1sum and md5sum have been merged into a | 12 | release also fixes a few compile problems, updates udhcp, |
13 | common applet, the dpkg applets has been cleaned up, and tons | 13 | fixes a silly bug in fdisk, fixes ifup/ifdown to behave like |
14 | of random bugs have been fixed. Thanks everyone for all the | 14 | the Debian version, updates devfsd, updates the 2.6.x |
15 | testing, bug reports, and patches! Once again, a big | 15 | modutils support, add a new 'rx' applet, removes the obsolete |
16 | thank-you goes to Glenn McGrath (bug1) for stepping in and | 16 | 'loadacm' applet, fixes a few tar bugs, fixes a sed bug, and |
17 | helping get patches merged! | 17 | a few other odd fixes. |
18 | 18 | ||
19 | <p> | 19 | <p> |
20 | 20 | ||
21 | And of course, if you are reading this, you might have noticed | 21 | If you see any problems, of have suggestions to make, as |
22 | the busybox website has been completely reworked. Hopefully | 22 | always, please feel free to send an email to the busybox |
23 | things are now somewhat easier to navigate... If you see any | 23 | mailing list. |
24 | problems, of have suggestions to make, as always, please feel | ||
25 | free to send an email to the busybox mailing list. | ||
26 | 24 | ||
27 | <p> | 25 | <p> |
28 | 26 | ||
@@ -36,49 +34,26 @@ | |||
36 | 34 | ||
37 | 35 | ||
38 | <p> | 36 | <p> |
39 | <li><b>12 Sept 2003 -- BusyBox 1.0.0-pre3 released</b><p> | 37 | <li><b>10 December 2003 -- BusyBox 1.0.0-pre4 released</b><p> |
40 | |||
41 | Here goes the third pre-release for the new BusyBox stable | ||
42 | series. The last prerelease has held up quite well under | ||
43 | testing, but a number of problems have turned up as the number | ||
44 | of people using it has increased. Thanks everyone for all | ||
45 | the testing, bug reports, and patches! | ||
46 | |||
47 | <p> | ||
48 | |||
49 | If you have submitted a patch or a bug report to the busybox | ||
50 | mailing list and no one has emailed you explaining why your | ||
51 | patch was rejected, it is safe to say that your patch has | ||
52 | somehow gotten lost or forgotten. That happens sometimes. | ||
53 | Please re-submit your patch or bug report to the BusyBox | ||
54 | mailing list! | ||
55 | |||
56 | <p> | ||
57 | 38 | ||
58 | The point of the "-preX" versions is to get a larger group of | 39 | Here goes the fourth pre-release for the new BusyBox stable |
59 | people and vendors testing, so any problems that turn up can be | 40 | series. This release includes major rework to sed, lots of |
60 | fixed prior to the final 1.0.0 release. The main feature | 41 | rework on tar, a new tiny implementation of bunzip2, a new |
61 | (besides additional testing) that is still still on the TODO | 42 | devfsd applet, support for 2.6.x kernel modules, updates to |
62 | list before the final BusyBox 1.0.0 release is sorting out the | 43 | the ash shell, sha1sum and md5sum have been merged into a |
63 | modutils issues. For the new 2.6.x kernels, we already have | 44 | common applet, the dpkg applets has been cleaned up, and tons |
64 | patches adding insmod and rmmod support and those need to be | 45 | of random bugs have been fixed. Thanks everyone for all the |
65 | integrated. For 2.4.x kernels, for which busybox only supports | 46 | testing, bug reports, and patches! Once again, a big |
66 | a limited number of architectures, we may want to invest a bit | 47 | thank-you goes to Glenn McGrath (bug1) for stepping in and |
67 | more work before we cut 1.0.0. Or we may just leave 2.4.x | 48 | helping get patches merged! |
68 | module loading alone. | ||
69 | 49 | ||
70 | <p> | 50 | <p> |
71 | 51 | ||
72 | I had hoped this release would be out a month ago. And of | 52 | And of course, if you are reading this, you might have noticed |
73 | course, it wasn't since Erik became busy getting a release of | 53 | the busybox website has been completely reworked. Hopefully |
74 | <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/">uClibc</a> | 54 | things are now somewhat easier to navigate... If you see any |
75 | out the door. Many thanks to Glenn McGrath (bug1) for | 55 | problems, of have suggestions to make, as always, please feel |
76 | stepping in and helping get a bunch of patches merged! I am | 56 | free to send an email to the busybox mailing list. |
77 | not even going to state a date for releasing BusyBox 1.0.0 | ||
78 | -pre4 (or the final 1.0.0). We're aiming for late September... | ||
79 | But if this release proves as to be exceptionally stable (or | ||
80 | exceptionally unstable!), the next release may be very soon | ||
81 | indeed. | ||
82 | 57 | ||
83 | <p> | 58 | <p> |
84 | 59 | ||
@@ -91,52 +66,6 @@ | |||
91 | 66 | ||
92 | 67 | ||
93 | 68 | ||
94 | <p> | ||
95 | |||
96 | <li><b>30 July 2003 -- BusyBox 1.0.0-pre2 released</b><p> | ||
97 | |||
98 | Here goes another pre release for the new BusyBox stable | ||
99 | series. The last prerelease (pre1) was given quite a lot of | ||
100 | testing (thanks everyone!) which has helped turn up a number of | ||
101 | bugs, and these problems have now been fixed. | ||
102 | |||
103 | <p> | ||
104 | |||
105 | Highlights of -pre2 include updating the 'ash' shell to sync up | ||
106 | with the Debian 'dash' shell, a new 'hdparm' applet was added, | ||
107 | init again supports pivot_root, The 'reboot' 'halt' and | ||
108 | 'poweroff' applets can now be used without using busybox init. | ||
109 | an ifconfig buffer overflow was fixed, losetup now allows | ||
110 | read-write loop devices, uClinux daemon support was added, the | ||
111 | 'watchdog', 'fdisk', and 'kill' applets were rewritten, there were | ||
112 | tons of doc updates, and there were many other bugs fixed. | ||
113 | <p> | ||
114 | |||
115 | If you have submitted a patch and it is not included in this | ||
116 | release and Erik has not emailed you explaining why your patch | ||
117 | was rejected, it is safe to say that he has lost your patch. | ||
118 | That happens sometimes. Please re-submit your patch to the | ||
119 | BusyBox mailing list. | ||
120 | <p> | ||
121 | |||
122 | The point of the "-preX" versions is to get a larger group of | ||
123 | people and vendors testing, so any problems that turn up can be | ||
124 | fixed prior to the final 1.0.0 release. The main feature that | ||
125 | is still still on the TODO list before the final BusyBox 1.0.0 | ||
126 | release is adding module support for the new 2.6.x kernels. If | ||
127 | necessary, a -pre3 BusyBox release will happen on August 6th. | ||
128 | Hopefully (i.e. unless some horrible catastrophic problem | ||
129 | turns up) the final BusyBox 1.0.0 release will be ready by | ||
130 | then... | ||
131 | <p> | ||
132 | |||
133 | The <a href="downloads/Changelog">changelog</a> has all | ||
134 | the details. As usual you can <a href="downloads">download busybox here</a>. | ||
135 | |||
136 | <p>Have Fun! | ||
137 | <p> | ||
138 | |||
139 | <p> | ||
140 | 69 | ||
141 | <p> | 70 | <p> |
142 | <li><b>Old News</b><p> | 71 | <li><b>Old News</b><p> |
diff --git a/docs/busybox.net/oldnews.html b/docs/busybox.net/oldnews.html index 3d162b138..363e9a1c2 100644 --- a/docs/busybox.net/oldnews.html +++ b/docs/busybox.net/oldnews.html | |||
@@ -3,6 +3,104 @@ | |||
3 | 3 | ||
4 | <ul> | 4 | <ul> |
5 | 5 | ||
6 | <li><b>12 Sept 2003 -- BusyBox 1.0.0-pre3 released</b><p> | ||
7 | |||
8 | Here goes the third pre-release for the new BusyBox stable | ||
9 | series. The last prerelease has held up quite well under | ||
10 | testing, but a number of problems have turned up as the number | ||
11 | of people using it has increased. Thanks everyone for all | ||
12 | the testing, bug reports, and patches! | ||
13 | |||
14 | <p> | ||
15 | |||
16 | If you have submitted a patch or a bug report to the busybox | ||
17 | mailing list and no one has emailed you explaining why your | ||
18 | patch was rejected, it is safe to say that your patch has | ||
19 | somehow gotten lost or forgotten. That happens sometimes. | ||
20 | Please re-submit your patch or bug report to the BusyBox | ||
21 | mailing list! | ||
22 | |||
23 | <p> | ||
24 | |||
25 | The point of the "-preX" versions is to get a larger group of | ||
26 | people and vendors testing, so any problems that turn up can be | ||
27 | fixed prior to the final 1.0.0 release. The main feature | ||
28 | (besides additional testing) that is still still on the TODO | ||
29 | list before the final BusyBox 1.0.0 release is sorting out the | ||
30 | modutils issues. For the new 2.6.x kernels, we already have | ||
31 | patches adding insmod and rmmod support and those need to be | ||
32 | integrated. For 2.4.x kernels, for which busybox only supports | ||
33 | a limited number of architectures, we may want to invest a bit | ||
34 | more work before we cut 1.0.0. Or we may just leave 2.4.x | ||
35 | module loading alone. | ||
36 | |||
37 | <p> | ||
38 | |||
39 | I had hoped this release would be out a month ago. And of | ||
40 | course, it wasn't since Erik became busy getting a release of | ||
41 | <a href="http://www.uclibc.org/">uClibc</a> | ||
42 | out the door. Many thanks to Glenn McGrath (bug1) for | ||
43 | stepping in and helping get a bunch of patches merged! I am | ||
44 | not even going to state a date for releasing BusyBox 1.0.0 | ||
45 | -pre4 (or the final 1.0.0). We're aiming for late September... | ||
46 | But if this release proves as to be exceptionally stable (or | ||
47 | exceptionally unstable!), the next release may be very soon | ||
48 | indeed. | ||
49 | |||
50 | <p> | ||
51 | |||
52 | The <a href="downloads/Changelog">changelog</a> has all | ||
53 | the details. And as usual you can | ||
54 | <a href="downloads">download busybox here</a>. | ||
55 | |||
56 | <p>Have Fun! | ||
57 | |||
58 | |||
59 | <p> | ||
60 | <li><b>30 July 2003 -- BusyBox 1.0.0-pre2 released</b><p> | ||
61 | |||
62 | Here goes another pre release for the new BusyBox stable | ||
63 | series. The last prerelease (pre1) was given quite a lot of | ||
64 | testing (thanks everyone!) which has helped turn up a number of | ||
65 | bugs, and these problems have now been fixed. | ||
66 | |||
67 | <p> | ||
68 | |||
69 | Highlights of -pre2 include updating the 'ash' shell to sync up | ||
70 | with the Debian 'dash' shell, a new 'hdparm' applet was added, | ||
71 | init again supports pivot_root, The 'reboot' 'halt' and | ||
72 | 'poweroff' applets can now be used without using busybox init. | ||
73 | an ifconfig buffer overflow was fixed, losetup now allows | ||
74 | read-write loop devices, uClinux daemon support was added, the | ||
75 | 'watchdog', 'fdisk', and 'kill' applets were rewritten, there were | ||
76 | tons of doc updates, and there were many other bugs fixed. | ||
77 | <p> | ||
78 | |||
79 | If you have submitted a patch and it is not included in this | ||
80 | release and Erik has not emailed you explaining why your patch | ||
81 | was rejected, it is safe to say that he has lost your patch. | ||
82 | That happens sometimes. Please re-submit your patch to the | ||
83 | BusyBox mailing list. | ||
84 | <p> | ||
85 | |||
86 | The point of the "-preX" versions is to get a larger group of | ||
87 | people and vendors testing, so any problems that turn up can be | ||
88 | fixed prior to the final 1.0.0 release. The main feature that | ||
89 | is still still on the TODO list before the final BusyBox 1.0.0 | ||
90 | release is adding module support for the new 2.6.x kernels. If | ||
91 | necessary, a -pre3 BusyBox release will happen on August 6th. | ||
92 | Hopefully (i.e. unless some horrible catastrophic problem | ||
93 | turns up) the final BusyBox 1.0.0 release will be ready by | ||
94 | then... | ||
95 | <p> | ||
96 | |||
97 | The <a href="downloads/Changelog">changelog</a> has all | ||
98 | the details. As usual you can <a href="downloads">download busybox here</a>. | ||
99 | |||
100 | <p>Have Fun! | ||
101 | <p> | ||
102 | |||
103 | <p> | ||
6 | <li><b>15 July 2003 -- BusyBox 1.0.0-pre1 released</b><p> | 104 | <li><b>15 July 2003 -- BusyBox 1.0.0-pre1 released</b><p> |
7 | 105 | ||
8 | The busybox development series has been under construction for | 106 | The busybox development series has been under construction for |