path: root/trunk/NEWS

0.6:

* config
- use config and additional files from live->{settings}{config_root},
  defaulting to current directory, or to /etc/draklive if no config file
  is present in current directory
- allow to configure files root directory with --config-root
- use /var/lib/draklive/build as default build dir and
  /var/lib/draklive/chroot as default chroot dir

* bootloader
- improve gfxboot support by copying files from both Mandriva and
  system-chosen theme
- install gfxboot files in /isolinux on CD image
- gfxboot support for grub
- drop unused F1 binding when gfxboot is used
- use livecd mode in gfxboot (thanks Pixel \o/)
- copy gfxmenu instead of moving it (#31879)
- enable gfxboot only if live->{system}{gfxboot} is set
- remove extra media support
- remove optional media support
- allow to specify bootloader timeout in
  live->{media}{bootloader_timeout}

* initrd
- rename debug command line option as initrd_debug not to conflict
  with kernel option
- handle module names with underscores, using new module dependencies
  functions from list_modules (such as modname2path)
- add and use probe-modules helper from stage1 to load modules
- drop useless ide-generic hack, probe-modules will load it as
  fallback only
- drop usb-storage hack, done by probe-modules
- do not explicitely load storage module in linuxrc
  (done by probe-modules helper)
- add modules.dep, modules.description, modules.alias, ldetect-lst
  tables, pci.ids and fallback-modules.alias for probe-modules
- add .ko.gz symlinks to .ko files (used by probe-modules, gzopen
  transparently opens uncompressed files)
- load dependencies of extra modules only
- install modules in /modules instead of /lib in initrd
- add partition "loop" type to be able to mount partitions in initrd
- create empty fstab and mtab for fsck programs not to complain
- run fsck when mounting ext2 partition
- move mount actions in a storage_fs hash
- be less verbose when compressing modules
- be less verbose when printing skipped modules
- allow to exclude modules from initrd in
  live->{system}{exclude_modules}
- use busybox's mkdir since nash's "mkdir -p" does not have the
  standard behavior
- pre-create devfsd compatibility loop devices (since busybox is still
  built with devfsd support)
- pre-create more loop devices
- allow to specify module options in live->{system}{module_options}
- allow to delay mount of specific loopbacks
- do not add disk/raw category for cdrom media
- allow to specify ro unionfs branches
- fix unionfs branches list by removing trailing colon (for unionfs2)
- don't check symlinks when looking for kernels
  (fix matching vmlinuz-tmb-desktop586)
- run mkdevices to create nodes for existing devices
- move modules mount point in new root
- do not mess / tree if no live modules are used
- allow to copy per-fs files in initrd
- copy additional modules after plain modules, so that they can overwrite them
- do not uppercase label anymore for vfat partitions, nash with vol_id
  seems to handle it fine

* chroot
- be less verbose when running patch dry runs
- don't hardcode list of files to be removed in chroot, they must be
  listed in live->{system}{remove_files} now (dbus/modprobe/udev files
  for example)
- allow to use real glob patterns in live->{system}{remove_files}
- copy resolv.conf in chroot for urpmi to work (and clean it at end of
  post-install)
- do not run service_harddrake stop anymore, it does not exist in 2008.0
- run postInstall after copying packages

* loopbacks
- allow to create loopback modules from live->{loopbacks}{modules}
  (to be used for separate i18n loopbacks)
- allow to include loopback modules in master images by defining
  modules sets in live->{packs} and selecting them from live->{settings}{pack}
- write a loopbacks/excluded.tar.bz2 tarball containing files that
  have been excluded from other loopbacks
- write excluded.tar.bz2 in /tarballs, so that it does not get
  included in final ISO image
- remove multi squash union, better replaced with modules
- add "modules" source type, and use it for squash_union and
  volatile_squash_union mounts (which are now custom mounts)
- allow to exclude files in loopbacks with live->{system}{exclude_files}
- pass -no-progress option to mksquashfs, draklive handles its own
  progress bar
- fix division by zero in progress code /o\

* master
- drop some genisoimage verbosity
- do not allow to create USB master, it is not correctly implemented yet
- name images after live name instead of live.iso/live.img
- compute md5sum and sha1sum for ISO images
  (in addition to the mkcd checksum)
- do not copy extra media files in boot images
- fix extra files selection in cdrom master
- compute media dirs on the fly instead of hardcoding at start
  (to support CD-Rom boot images with non-hidden media directories)

* record
- make device option used for boot-only as well
- do not set label if boot-only
- use bootloader setting from optional media if specified
- umount usb device if loopback copy fails
- unlink list file if loopbacks copy fails as well
- mark as read-only boot and loopbacks on vfat USB media
- mark as hidden files beginning with a dot, autorun files, boot and
  loopbacks read-only on vfat USB media
- only run mattrib for vfat
- run mattrib with MTOOLS_SKIP_CHECK (like mlabel)

* misc
- print usage if no option is specified
- log files copy
- add newlines in die messages, not to trigger the infamous drakbug
- make warn messages less verbose
- use live->{settings}{name/product/media/desktop/region} in
  build/chroot names
- write a packages.lst file containing the installed packages list
- add a glob wrapper with dotglob behavior, and expand only if needed
- custom NFS is now in custom{fs} instead of custom{mounts}
- reorder init so that arch is set before calling get_builddir and
  get_system_root (#35105)
- chomp arch returned by rpm to fix directory names when arch is not
  in settings.cfg (#35105)


0.5:

* chroot
- use glob() instead of glob_() to support again non-wildcarded
  filenames in live->{system}{files} and live->{media}{files}

* loopbacks
- use noappend option in mksquashfs to overwrite previous loopbacks


0.4:

* config
- make loopback fs configurable
- allow to define fallbacks directories
  (will be mounted only if the mountpoint is not already mounted)
- XiB are now used instead of XB when specified fs size is expanded
- allow to specify min_size in custom squash_union helper
- introduce "plain" mount type (instead of empty mount type)
- split build/media prefixes
- allow to specify additional mount options for storage media
  (such as umask=...)
- add live-{system}{hide_media_dirs} and live->{media}{files}
  (see details in "master" section)
- allow to use glob patterns in live->{system}{files} and
  live->{media}{files}

* bootloader
- use grub-install and grub files from chroot, and make it use custom
  boot directory

* chroot
- create draklive-resize configuration file and do not build loopback
  fs if min_size is specified

* loopbacks
- use tmpfs as fallback if the ext2 loopback can not be mounted
- repair loopbacks non-interactively

* master
- set MTOOLS_SKIP_CHECK to 1 when running mlabel (some USB pens are
  misdetected by mtools)
- allow to hide media dirs by adding '.' in prefixes when
  live-{system}{hide_media_dirs} is set
- use mattrib to hide media dirs from windows
- install grub on both master device and partition (fix boot on buggy
  Intel BIOS)
- allow to copy files directly to the final image/media using
  live->{media}{files} (implemented for USB only)


0.3:

* interface
- make --boot-only copy only boot files (instead of using boot media)
- add --boot-image option to create a boot image for the selected
  method
- make string command line options mandatory
- add --dump-config option
- allow to load settings from command line using --define options
- drop --region option (use --define region=)

* config
- make the system.loop size configurable
- handle GigaBytes for loopback sizes
- rename live->{post} as live->{system}{initrd_post}
- export region as DRAKLIVE_REGION for auto_install
- allow to provide stage2 updates with live->{system}{stage2_updates}
- allow to make the initrd reread a device partition table using
  live->{media}{rereadpt}
  (useful if USB partition changes after some PIN input)
- allow to customize bootloader title in live->{media}{title}
- default to config/live.cfg config path
- allow to load live->{settings} from a file and default to
  config/settings.cfg
- use region/repository/root/workdir variables from live->{settings}
- rename "workdir" setting as "builddir"
- rename "root" setting as "chroot"
- automatically add arch to specified repository

* chroot installation
- remove /etc/dbus-1/machine-id
- really don't apply patches if they look already applied
- workaround buggy installation of directories that are not owned by
  any packages (using 022 umask)
- do not try to install packages if the additional media is only aimed
  at adding extra sources (warly)
- remove urpmi media before starting additional media installation
- install additional media just before they are required
- get drakx-in-chroot from the repository
- run install/rpm commands for targetted architecture

* bootloader
- unlink grub device map so that grub rechecks the map
- die when grub or rsync fail
- don't install bootloader on non-block device
- partial gfxboot support (#26430)
- build bootloader files for boot methods listed in
  media->{extra_boot}
- display help file if not bootlogo is available
- add missing newlines in syslinux/grub configuration files

* loopbacks
- don't use sort file if it doesn't exist
- adapt mksquashfs output parsing to latest release
- die if mksquashfs fails
- don't pass float to mkfs.vfat
- run fsck on rw loopback files before mounting them
- don't reserv blocks on ext2/3 filesystems, we don't create root fs
- compute an approximative size for USB master images

* master/record
- don't use a timeout for rsync copy (should fix USB mastering)
- pass -F option to mke2fs only for non-block devices
- use genisoimage
- die if genisoimage can not be run
- use wodim instead of cdrecord

* copy wizard
- don't create a master for onthefly USB recording
- don't show Previous button in copy wizard (#25868)
- allow to select a master image in the copy wizard
- update progress during live USB recording
- add an end step
- warn if an error occurs during live copy
- use 788 as default vga mode

* misc:
- don't add splash/vga settings on cmdline if no vga mode is defined
- umount any nfs volume in /mnt (warly)
- use the 'never' timeout value instead of hardcoded values
- automatically select storage type if only one is available
- define directory mounts in their mount order, and reverse the order
  when mounting unionfs
- guess arch using rpm _target_cpu macro
- add arch in chroot and builddir paths
- include desktop in builddir/chroot name if specified


0.2:

- remove modprobe.preload.d files
- remove /etc/udev/rules.d/61-*_config.rules files
- use patch batch mode (-t) not to apply already applied patches and die if a patch can't be applied
- run shell in initrd when the "debug" option is on cmdline
- allow to add additionnal boot entries
- umount filesystem which could stay mounted in the chroot before cleaning (warly)
- default splash image is now splash.xpm.gz for grub
- rename draklive.desktop as draklive-copy-wizard.desktop


0.1:

- use system's mount to mount NFS loopbacks
- sort squashfs loopback if a config/distrib.sort file is present