More doc updates.
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0.44
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0.44
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* Now compiles vs libc5 (which can save lots of space for embedded systems).
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* Now compiles vs libc5 (which can save lots of space for
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embedded systems).
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* Added BB_FEATURE_TRIVIAL_HELP which compiles out most all of the
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* Added BB_FEATURE_TRIVIAL_HELP which compiles out most all of the
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help messages (i.e --help). Saves 17k over a full compile.
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help messages (i.e --help). Saves 17k over a full compile.
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* Added cut and tr from minix, since due to the license change,
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* Added cut and tr from minix, since due to the license change,
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staticly linked busybox containing only insmod and sh, a few /dev
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staticly linked busybox containing only insmod and sh, a few /dev
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entries, and a kernel module or two... It doesn't get smaller
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entries, and a kernel module or two... It doesn't get smaller
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then this folks (I pity the fool that writes insmod in asm ;-).
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then this folks (I pity the fool that writes insmod in asm ;-).
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Many kudos go to Ron Alder <alder@lineo.com> for finishing this off!!!
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Many kudos go to Ron Alder <alder@lineo.com> for finishing this off!
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* Added a mini ar archive utility, especially written for BusyBox by
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* Added a mini ar archive utility, especially written for BusyBox by
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Glenn McGrath <bug1@netconnect.com.au>
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Glenn McGrath <bug1@netconnect.com.au>
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* Added mktemp, contributed by Daniel Jacobowitz <dan@debian.org>
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* Added mktemp, contributed by Daniel Jacobowitz <dan@debian.org>
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* Added 'grep -v' option (inverted search) and updated
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* Added 'grep -v' option (inverted search) and updated
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docs accordingly. -beppu
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docs accordingly. -beppu
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* Wrote which
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* Wrote which
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* Replaced the telnet implementation with one written by Tomi Ollila <too@iki.fi>
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* Replaced the telnet implementation with one written by
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It works great and costs 3k.
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Tomi Ollila <too@iki.fi> It works great and costs 3k.
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* BusyBox sh (lash) now supports being used as a standalone shell. When
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* BusyBox sh (lash) now supports being used as a standalone shell. When
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BB_FEATURE_STANDALONE_SHELL is defined, all the busybox commands may
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BB_FEATURE_STANDALONE_SHELL is defined, all the busybox commands may
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be invoked as shell internals. Best used when compiling staticly
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be invoked as shell internals. Best used when compiling staticly
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Bugs that need fixing before the 0.44 release goes out the door:
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Bugs that need fixing:
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- "more" doesn't accept " " to scroll by one page when BB_FEATURE_USE_TERMIOS
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- "more" doesn't accept " " to scroll by one page when BB_FEATURE_USE_TERMIOS
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is not on.
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is not on.
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- doc / website updates to tell what the real mailing list is for busybox.
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- fix 'cp' (or test suite script) so that it passes the test suite.
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- fix 'cp' (or test suite script) so that it passes the test suite.
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These could get done before the 0.44 release if we have time, but we won't
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hold up the 0.44 release just because of these:
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- ps dirent race bug (need to stat the file before attempting chdir)
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- ps dirent race bug (need to stat the file before attempting chdir)
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- Make 'ln -s /tmp/file .' work the way GNU ln does (i.e. makes a link to
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- Make 'ln -s /tmp/file .' work the way GNU ln does (i.e. makes a link to
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/tmp/file in the current directory, rather then trying and failing to create
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/tmp/file in the current directory, rather then trying and failing to create
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a symlink named "." in the current working directory).
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a symlink named "." in the current working directory).
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- Prune sfdisk
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- Prune sfdisk
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- Graft fdisk
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- Graft fdisk instead
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These will be deferred til after 0.44 is released. We will rework these to use
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libc regex functions instead (as per the mailing list discussion):
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We will rework these to use libc regex functions instead (as per the mailing
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list discussion):
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- 'grep foo$ file' doesn't work
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- 'grep foo$ file' doesn't work
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- 'grep *foo file' segfaults
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- 'grep *foo file' segfaults
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Linux 2.4.x kernels
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BusyBox 0.45 currently will not work with the Linux 2.4.x kernels.
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I know of the following problems:
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1) The sysinfo syscall has changed what it does (binary incompatable), breaking
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init and free.
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2) BusyBox NFS support is broken with 2.4.x (needs to be adjusted for NFSv3 and
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kernel header changes).
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3) mount,umount,and df are all broken by the "none" entries for fake filesystems
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such as the shared mem one. Al Viro claims these will be disappearing soon...
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I made a kernel patch that reverts the sysinfo changes
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http://kernelnotes.org/lnxlists/linux-kernel/lk_0006_01/msg00619.html
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and I have been fighting with Alan Cox to get these changes fixed in a binary
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compatable way, but Alan has so far not been very receptive. I am planning on
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appealing to Linus (when he gets back from vacation) and then going with
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whatever he decides...
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So my thought is, 2.4.x just isn't ready for BusyBox to target it, and even if
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it was, BusyBox isn't ready yet either. Seems to me like this will not be
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ready for a while, and we should just not worry about it yet.
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As long as I have BB_FEATURE_NFSMOUNT turned off, everything compiles cleanly
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for me with linux2.4.0test1-ac22-riel (i.e. I don't see the freeramdisk.c
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problem you reported). I use Debian potato (gcc 2.95.2, GNU libc 2.1.3).
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Of course, as noted above, compiling != working.
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* Make insmod actually work
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* Make insmod actually work
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* tftp
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* tftp
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* ftp
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* ftp
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* group/commonize strings, remove dups (for i18n, l10n)
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* group/commonize strings, remove dups (for i18n, l10n)
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* consider making a unified option parser (if it can be done modular, small, etc.)
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* consider making a unified option parser (if it can be done
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modular, small, etc.)
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Policy violation. getgroups uses libc nss, which is unlikely
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Policy violation. getgroups uses libc nss, which is unlikely
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to be present in an embedded system.
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to be present in an embedded system.
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To be replaced with a busybox local glob routine:
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[andersen@slag busybox]$ grep -l glob *.[ch]
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gunzip.c
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gzip.c
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sh.c
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tar.c
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telnet.c
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Can check_wildcard_match() from utility.c do this job?
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Compile with debugging on, run 'nm --size-sort ./busybox'
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Compile with debugging on, run 'nm --size-sort ./busybox'
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