[Wpkg-announce] WPKG Client 1.0-rc2 has been released

[Tomasz C. <ma...@wp...>]

WPKG Client 1.0-rc2 has been released.

Changes from 1.0-rc1:

* fixed logon delay not working on Windows 2000
* when exporting, we set the mode to silent (<silent><YES</silent>) 
automatically in settings.xml file


Changes from a previous release:

* We changed the name to "WPKG Client". This name is more descriptive.
* Rebooting should finally work.
** Still, a change in wpkg.js is needed: wpkg.js needs to end with exit
code 3010 - WPKG Client will reboot in that case.
** We don't wan't to reboot indefinitely if system administrator made an
error - WPKG Client will reboot the machine only five times in a row; if
wpkg.js still ends with exit code 3010, we won't reboot for the sixth
time. To reset the counter, wpkg.js needs to exit with exit code
different than 3010.
* WPKG Client should install and work with Vista (logon delay is not 
supported in Vista)
* WPKG service can be now disabled when everything is done (switch
available in GUI).
* Settings can be imported from GUI and from command line.
* Added WPKG icons and logos - big thanks to Eric Le Henaff.
* Event Log entries get a proper description (Error, Info etc.).
* Some minor changes in the GUI.
* Minor fixes and cleanups.


Upgrading instructions:

If you're upgrading from an older version, you have to add SETTINGSFILE
pointing to a proper settings.xml file.
Future releases will be able to upgrade without settings.xml file (will
use current settings).
As always with rc- releases, take extra care before deploying it on
important machines.


TODO before releasing WPKG Client 1.0 ("final"):

* Modify wpkg.js so that it exits with code 3010 when reboot is needed.
Sample patches are of course welcome.


WPKG Client can be downloaded from http://wpkg.org/index.php/Download


-- 
Tomasz Chmielewski
http://wpkg.org