On 06/13/2012 11:27 AM, KP Kirchdoerfer wrote: > Hi all; > > we usually don't make announcements on this list, but this time I think > it's worth to make an exception. > > Today 4.3-beta1 has been made available in the File Release System on > sourceforge.net. > (https://sourceforge.net/projects/leaf/files/Bering-uClibc/4.3-beta1/) > > Bering-uClibc-4.3-beta1 provides an Package Dependency Auto-Loading > enhancement, which will improve installing new packages - and feedback > is welcome.
KP, Outstanding! I congratulate the Bering-uClibc team and you on this achievement. > The new behaviour is that when loading a Package, either using apkg or > by including a Package in the LRP variable in leaf.cfg, all those > Packages required to successfully run the Package are also loaded, > automatically. > > Actually there are some exceptions to the "...all those Packages..." rule: > - Some Packages rely on either one Package or another one. An example is > webconf: > This needs a web server, but is happy with either an HTTP server > (mhttpd) or an HTTPS server (mhttpds), and these are mutually exclusive > - so which one to choose? The answer is neither; one or the other > must be loaded manually. > - Some Packages do not need extra Packages for their main operation but > they do require shared libraries or similar in order to run some > rarely-used utility programs. These "optional" Package dependencies are > not included in the list to be loaded automatically. > - One thing to be aware of is that each Package tries to load its own > dependencies (after the requested Package is loaded), and this happens > recursively. Where many Packages depend on the same library (libm > is a good example) then they all try to load libm. After the dependency > has been loaded once the Package loading code spots that the Package is > already loaded and does not actually load it again, but you will see > messages which show that there has been a repeated request to load a > Package. > > Amongst the other changes is a new dnsmasq version, which not only > provides a dhcpd6 server, but also simple router advertisement features. > Thus you may save space and RAM while replacing radvd with > dnsmasqs new capabilities. > Also the The Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) server enhancement requested > has been addressed by adding the netatalk Package, as well as the > request for conntrack-tools. > > And finally we've added a new package for NDP Proxy Daemon. > > Thx for reading > kp -- Mike Noyes http://sourceforge.net/users/mhnoyes https://profiles.google.com/mhnoyes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: leaf-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user Support Request -- http://leaf-project.org/
