Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 31 Dec 2003 14:07:56 -0800 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | [ANNOUNCE] udev 012 release |
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I've released the 012 version of udev. It can be found at: kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev-012.tar.gz
rpms built against Red Hat FC1 are available at: kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev-012-1.i386.rpm with the source rpm at: kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev-012-1.src.rpm
udev allows users to have a dynamic /dev and provides the ability to have persistent device names. It uses sysfs and /sbin/hotplug and runs entirely in userspace. It requires a 2.6 kernel with CONFIG_HOTPLUG enabled to run. Please see the udev FAQ for any questions about it: kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev-FAQ
For any udev vs devfs questions anyone might have, please see: kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev_vs_devfs
The major changes since the 011 release are: - updated ide devfs compatible script - command line options are now available, allowing you to query the udev database. This is just a first cut, the query functionality will be extended later. - lots of minor bug fixes and tweaks.
Thanks again to everyone who has send me patches for this release, a full list of everyone, and their changes is below.
udev development is done in a BitKeeper repository located at: bk://linuxusb.bkbits.net/udev
Daily snapshots of this tree used to be found at: http://www.codemonkey.org.uk/projects/bitkeeper/udev/ But that box seems to be down now. Hopefully it will be restored someday. If anyone ever wants a tarball of the current bk tree, just email me.
thanks,
greg k-h
Summary of changes from v011 to v012 ============================================
<azarah:nosferatu.za.org>: o make symlink work properly if there is already a file in its place o Fix udev gcc-2.95.4 compat
<christophe.varoqui:free.fr>: o extras multipath update o extras multipath update
Kay Sievers: o mention user callable udev + options in man page o make udev user callable to query the database o depend on all .h files o cleanup namedev_parse debug text o extend exec_program[] o ide-devfs.sh update o fix for apply_format() o check for empty symlink string o 'ide' missing in bus_files[] o small trivial cleanup of latest changes
<mbuesch:freenet.de>: o introduce signal handler
<rml:ximian.com>: o udev spec file update
Greg Kroah-Hartman: o minor grammer fixes for the udev_vs_devfs document o move the dbus config file to etc/dbus-1/system.d/ o move the config files to etc/udev to clean up main directory a bit o add Gentoo versions of the rules and permissions files o if using glibc, link dynamically, as no one like 500Kb udev binaries o minor change to udev_vs_devfs document o added udev vs devfs supid document to the tree o move the signal handling registration to after we have initialized enough stuff o make ide-devfs.sh executable in the tree o udev.permissions.debian - forgot the dm nodes o update the udev.permissions.debian file with new entries o added udev.init script for the Linux From Scratch project
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