[coLinux-users] [ANNOUNCE] Cooperative Linux version 0.7.2 released

[Henry N. <Hen...@Ar...>]

Cooperative Linux version 0.7.2 is released now.

There are no changes between rc5 and release version, we released the
binary from builddate 18-Jan-2008. Users of this snapshot don't need update.

This is an upgrade with new kernel and lots of fixed bugs.

Download:  http://sourceforge.net/projects/colinux/files
Notes:
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=98788&release_id=577168
Changelog: http://www.colinux.org/snapshots/stable-ChangeLog
Wiki:      http://colinux.wikia.com/

NEWS of Version 0.7.2
Bugfixes:
  * #1324092: cofs rename replace existing file.
  * #1791993: Ship modules with root as owner and group.
  * #1853578: memory usage limit: 0 MB on machines with 4 GB RAM.
  * Fix cofs chdir with wildcards on existing upper/lower directory.
  * Don't drop last char from config, if last line no ends with CRLF.

Console and daemons:
  * New menu entries in FLTK console
    Power off: Fast power down coLinux kernel. Without file sync!
    Reboot:    Sends ctrl-alt-del, init process goes into runlevel 6
    Shutdown:  Calls "/sbin/shutdown -h now" with fallback to "/sbin/halt"
               Shutdown will automatic call from stopping as service,
               or if user clicks close on the colinux-daemon.
  * New: "colinux-daemon -p pidFile" stores ID of coLinux in file pidFile.
    "colinux-console-fltk|nt -p pidFile" attach the monitor from stored
    ID.  With this mechanism can open a /named/ console without knowing
    the current ID (Process ID).  pidFile will removed on normal shutdown.
  * Network daemons TAP, Bridged and Slirp runs with process priority high.
  * Added a nice colinux 3D logo image to the "About" box (Nlucas)
  * Stop with error, if double defined device (cobd,cofs,eth,exec)
  * Optimized workaround for DEP/noexecute problems (flush tlb).

Kernel:
  * Kernel has been updated to 2.6.22
    (Thanks to Anders Eriksson for 2.6.13, 2.6.14, 2.6.15)
  * Holds multiple kernel versions in patch series files
    (2.6.12, 2.6.13, 2.6.14, 2.6.15, 2.6.17, 2.6.22)
  * cloop updated to 2.06 (compressed loop blockdevice from Knoppix)
  * Hotplug enabled, udev usable

Installer:
  * Text was to big for description box in installer. [Bugs item #1819219]
  * Add Ubuntu 6.06.1 to images page. Update image Fedore 7. Add web link
    to Notes for each image. Link to 'other images on SF' clickable now.
  * Un-/Installer checks a running coLinux before overwrite or remove old
    files.  [Bugs item #1396459, #1549148]
  * Uninstall old colinux with old exefile, path from registry uninstaller
    [Support Requests-1553923]
  * Update tapinstall.exe (alias devcon) from DDK 3790.1830 (Mar 24 2005)
  * Block installing on 64 bit systems.

Buildsystem:
  * Linux as host: Restructed build of colinux.ko, use kbuild system
    from host. Host with regparm=3 is usable (tested host 2.6.22).
  * Linux Kernel and daemons can build with differ gcc versions now.
    ABI is runtime checked.
    Usable gcc for kernel: 3.4.x, 4.0.x, 4.1.x, 4.2.x up to 4.3.0
  * Warnings from gcc 4.x fixed.

Debugging:
  * New: Debugging.txt with hints for debugging colinux start problems.
  * Option "-v level" enable verbose messages and debug prints on console.
  * colinux-debug-daemon: Only connect to driver, if args -s settings.
  * Leveled debug output to Dbgview.exe (www.sysinternals.com).
    Needs to enable facility/level with colinux-debug-daemon before.

Updated libraries and tools:
  * gcc 4.1.2 (unpatched now, not from mingw)
  * binutils 2.17.50
  * mingw 3.11
  * w32api 3.9
  * WinPcap 4.0.1

-- 
Henry Nestler