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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ VERSION = 1 PATCHLEVEL = 9 SUBLEVEL = 0 -EXTRAVERSION = .svn +EXTRAVERSION = NAME = Unnamed # *DOCUMENTATION* diff --git a/docs/busybox.net/news.html b/docs/busybox.net/news.html index 2036e0eb7..28ddcbc58 100644 --- a/docs/busybox.net/news.html +++ b/docs/busybox.net/news.html @@ -1,6 +1,76 @@ <!--#include file="header.html" --> <ul> + <li><b>24 December 2007 -- BusyBox 1.9.0 (unstable)</b> + <p><a href=http://busybox.net/downloads/busybox-1.9.0.tar.bz2>BusyBox 1.9.0</a>. + (<a href=http://busybox.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/branches/busybox_1_9_stable/>svn</a>, + <a href=http://busybox.net/downloads/fixes-1.9.0/>patches</a>, + <a href=http://busybox.net/fix.html>how to add a patch</a>)</p> + + <p>Sizes of busybox-1.8.2 and busybox-1.9.0 (with almost full config, static uclibc build):<pre> + text data bss dec hex filename + 792796 978 9724 803498 c42aa busybox-1.8.2 + 783803 683 7508 791994 c15ba busybox-1.9.0 +</pre> + <p>Top 10 stack users:<pre> +busybox-1.8.2: busybox-1.9.0: +input_tab 10428 echo_dg 4116 +umount_main 8252 bb_full_fd_action 4112 +rtnl_talk 8240 discard_dg 4096 +xrtnl_dump_filter 8240 echo_stream 4096 +sendMTFValues 5316 discard_stream 4096 +mainSort 4700 find_list_entry2 4096 +mkfs_minix_main 4288 readlink_main 4096 +grave 4260 ipaddr_list_or_flush 3900 +unix_do_one 4156 iproute_list_or_flush 3680 +parse_prompt 4132 insmod_main 3152 +</pre> + + <p>lash is deleted from this release. hush can be configured down to almost + the same size, but it is significantly less buggy. It even works + on NOMMU machines (interactive mode and backticks are not working on NOMMU, + though). "lash" applet is still available, but it runs hush. + + <p>init has some changes in this release, please report if it causes + problems for you. + + <p>Changes since previous release: + <ul> + <li>Build system improvements + <li>Testsuite additions + <li>Stack size reductions, code size reductions, data/bss reductions + <li>An option to prefer IPv4 address if host has both + <li>New applets: hd, sestatus + <li>Removed applets: lash + <li>hush: fixed a few bugs, wired up echo and test to be builtins + <li>init: simplify forking of children + <li>getty: special handling of '#' and '@' is removed + <li>[su]login: sanitize environment if called by non-root + <li>udhcpc: support "bad" servers which send oversized packets + (Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn <cristian.ionescu-idbohrn at axis.com>) + <li>udhcpc: -O option allows to specify which options to ask tor + (Stefan Hellermann <stefan at the2masters.de>) + <li>udhcpc: optionally check whether given IP is really free (by ARP ping) + (Jonas Danielsson <jonas.danielsson at axis.com>) + <li>vi: now handles files with unlimited line length + <li>vi: speedup for huge line lengths + <li>vi: Del key works + <li>sed: support GNUism '\t' + <li>cp/mv/install: optionally use bigger buffer for bulk copying + <li>line editing: don't eat stack like crazy + <li>passwd: follows symlinked /etc/passwd + <li>renice: accepts priority with +N too + <li>netstat: wide output mode + <li>nameif: extended matching (Nico Erfurth <masta at perlgolf.de>) + <li>test: become NOFORK applet + <li>find: -iname (Alexander Griesser <alexander.griesser at lkh-vil.or.at>) + <li>df: -i option (show inode info) (Pascal Bellard <pascal.bellard at ads-lu.com>) + <li>hexdump: -R option (Pascal Bellard <pascal.bellard at ads-lu.com>) + </ul> + + <p><a href=http://busybox.net/~vda/HOWTO_bbox_with_uclibc.txt>How to build static busybox against uclibc</a> + + <li><b>23 November 2007 -- BusyBox 1.8.2 (stable), BusyBox 1.7.4 (stable)</b> <p><a href=http://busybox.net/downloads/busybox-1.8.2.tar.bz2>BusyBox 1.8.2</a>. (<a href=http://busybox.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/branches/busybox_1_8_stable/>svn</a>, @@ -132,7 +202,6 @@ Equivalent .config, i386 uclibc static builds: </ul> </p> - <p><a href=http://busybox.net/~vda/HOWTO_bbox_with_uclibc.txt>How to build static busybox against uclibc</a></p> </li> <li><b>4 November 2007 -- BusyBox 1.7.3 (stable)</b> |