Contents of /tags/r-2_2/NEWS

New in FAI 2.2

    - the fai guide has a new chapter about building a Beowulf cluster
    - new utilities for Beowulf cluster: all_hosts and rshall
    - new utility softupdate for updating packages on a running system
    - improved example for diskless hook
    - major reorganization of the rcS_fai code; most parts are moved
      to the subroutines file
    - source /fai/hooks/subroutines if file exists; here you can define
      your own subroutines or redefine FAI's subroutines
    - most tasks are now executed via task() and the name of the task
      as option. This subroutine looks for a hook with the given name
      and executes it. Hooks can skip the default task of FAI (called
      task_<name>) by using skiptask(). So, hooks can replace the
      default behavior, and not only add functions to the
      installation process
    - hooks can define classes by writing class names to
      /tmp/additional-classes and variable by writing line to
      /tmp/additional.var 
    - new hooks/tasks added
    - classes and variables are now defined in the very beginning
      before task_action is called and $FAI_ACTION is evaluated
    - FAI_ACTION can be any user defined value. FAI is looking for a
      command in /fai/hooks/$FAI_ACTION and executes it.
    - log file prepare-apt.log renamed to updatebase.log
    - debian-non-US in local mirror script (mkdebmirror) has new location
    - new type "PACKAGE taskinst" in package_config can install new
      task packages (for Debian 3.0 and later releases)
    - get_bootp_inf() and get_dhcp_info() support multiple ethernet
      devices via $netdevices
    - $netdevices can be set or automaticly determined to the list of
      ethernet devices
    - make-fai-bootfloppy: handle symlinks of lilo 21.5 and newer
    - tlink can show symlink of a host or all file in /boot/fai
    - new classes NOSECURETTY, BEOWULF, NOTCPD

New in FAI 2.1
    - NEWS file added (you found it already ;-), which contains the
      user visible changes; changelog file is for developers
    - woody support
    - define $FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP for using debootstrap
    - you can add your own functions using hooks (read the manual)
    - /fai/fai_config not used anymore, replaced by a hook
    - setup_harddisk does not complain when root partition is not in
      the first 8GB, do not complain if not a primary partition
    - no more problems when using other locales
    - support for diskless clients
    - grub support, new class LILO and GRUB
    - new flag createvt; add this to FAI_FLAGS to get two additional
      terminals and ctrl-c will interrupt the installation
      process. Otherwise ctrl-c will reboot and no terminals are
      available. In the past, this function was enabled by default.
      Add createvt to FAI_FLAGS to get the old behavior.
    - before any classes are defined using the scripts in /fai/class,
      the classes DEFAULT, $HOSTNAME and LAST are defined
    - new utility chkdebnames can check package names for a certain
      distribution
1	New in FAI 2.2
2
3	- the fai guide has a new chapter about building a Beowulf cluster
4	- new utilities for Beowulf cluster: all_hosts and rshall
5	- new utility softupdate for updating packages on a running system
6	- improved example for diskless hook
7	- major reorganization of the rcS_fai code; most parts are moved
8	to the subroutines file
9	- source /fai/hooks/subroutines if file exists; here you can define
10	your own subroutines or redefine FAI's subroutines
11	- most tasks are now executed via task() and the name of the task
12	as option. This subroutine looks for a hook with the given name
13	and executes it. Hooks can skip the default task of FAI (called
14	task_<name>) by using skiptask(). So, hooks can replace the
15	default behavior, and not only add functions to the
16	installation process
17	- hooks can define classes by writing class names to
18	/tmp/additional-classes and variable by writing line to
19	/tmp/additional.var
20	- new hooks/tasks added
21	- classes and variables are now defined in the very beginning
22	before task_action is called and $FAI_ACTION is evaluated
23	- FAI_ACTION can be any user defined value. FAI is looking for a
24	command in /fai/hooks/$FAI_ACTION and executes it.
25	- log file prepare-apt.log renamed to updatebase.log
26	- debian-non-US in local mirror script (mkdebmirror) has new location
27	- new type "PACKAGE taskinst" in package_config can install new
28	task packages (for Debian 3.0 and later releases)
29	- get_bootp_inf() and get_dhcp_info() support multiple ethernet
30	devices via $netdevices
31	- $netdevices can be set or automaticly determined to the list of
32	ethernet devices
33	- make-fai-bootfloppy: handle symlinks of lilo 21.5 and newer
34	- tlink can show symlink of a host or all file in /boot/fai
35	- new classes NOSECURETTY, BEOWULF, NOTCPD
36
37	New in FAI 2.1
38	- NEWS file added (you found it already ;-), which contains the
39	user visible changes; changelog file is for developers
40	- woody support
41	- define $FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP for using debootstrap
42	- you can add your own functions using hooks (read the manual)
43	- /fai/fai_config not used anymore, replaced by a hook
44	- setup_harddisk does not complain when root partition is not in
45	the first 8GB, do not complain if not a primary partition
46	- no more problems when using other locales
47	- support for diskless clients
48	- grub support, new class LILO and GRUB
49	- new flag createvt; add this to FAI_FLAGS to get two additional
50	terminals and ctrl-c will interrupt the installation
51	process. Otherwise ctrl-c will reboot and no terminals are
52	available. In the past, this function was enabled by default.
53	Add createvt to FAI_FLAGS to get the old behavior.
54	- before any classes are defined using the scripts in /fai/class,
55	the classes DEFAULT, $HOSTNAME and LAST are defined
56	- new utility chkdebnames can check package names for a certain
57	distribution