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diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE new file mode 100644 index 000000000..4323bf5c8 --- /dev/null +++ b/ANNOUNCE @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ + +[Please note that the latest fdisk is "v2.0a (>2GB)" and the latest cfdisk +is "0.8a BETA (>2GB)". The cannonical versions of both are in this +package, and both should work with disks > 2GB if you have Linux 1.1.46 or +above.] + +util-linux-2.2.tar.gz (source distribution) +util-linux-2.2.bin.tar.gz (binary distribution) + + WARNING: THIS COLLECTION DOES *NOT* SUPPORT SHADOW PASSWORDS. + + WARNING: THIS COLLECTION DOES *NOT* SUPPORT SYSTEM V INITTAB. + + WARNING: USE GNU TAR -- OTHER TARS WILL FAIL SILENTLY! + + WARNING: DO *NOT* INSTALL WITHOUT THINKING. + + WARNING: *READ* the util-linux-2.2.bin.Notes file *BEFORE* and *AFTER* + installation: there are a few links you must make by hand. + + This is a collection of many assorted utilities for Linux. Some are + system utilities that are not easily available anywhere elsewhere + (e.g., mkfs.minix, mkswap); others are BSD ports of common utilities + that are not yet contained in any FSF package (e.g., col); others are + non-System-V alternatives to common utilities (e.g., simpleinit, + agetty, login, passwd). + + The arrangement, as nearly as I can determine, conforms to the Linux + Filesystem Structure, Interim Release 1.1, October 9, 1994, with *NO* + exceptions. A copy of the standards document can be found at + tsx-11.mit.edu:/pub/linux/docs/linux-standards/fsstnd/*. + + Many people provided patches and suggestions. I deeply appreciate + this. + + +HIGHLIGHTS for version 2.2: +1) This is primarily a quick bug-fix release for version 2.1 +2) mkfs wrapper added back in, since e2fsprogs only supplies an fsck wrapper +3) selection removed, since someone appears to be maintaining it now. See + sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/linux/kernel/patches/console for recent sources. + For the time being, I'm keeping a copy in the historic subdirectory of + util-linux. A "make install" should work find from within that + directory. +4) Note that other floppy utilities are available from: + ftp.imag.fr:pub/Linux/ZLIBC/fdutils/fdutils-4.1.src.tar.gz + sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/system/Misc/fdutils-4.1.src.tar.gz + tsx-11.mit.edu:/pub/linux/sources/sbin/fdutils-4.1.src.tar.gz + + +HIGHLIGHTS for version 2.1: + +1) Directory structure rearrange, with configuration support for those who + use shadow passwords and System V init (no support is provided for these + things, but your utilities won't get overwritten if you do a "make + install" after you properly edit MCONFIG). +2) fdisk and cfdisk should work as expected with 2GB+ disk drives +3) As usual, lots of stuff was updated and added, including mount, vipw, + readprofile +4) Some stuff was also deleted, and can now be found elsewhere: + fsck wrapper: tsx-11.mit.edu:/pub/linux/ALPHA/ext2fs/e2fsprogs* + pwd, su: prep.ai.mit.edu:/pub/gnu/sh-utils* + ed: prep.ai.mit.edu:/pub/gnu/ed* + od: prep.ai.mit.edu:/pub/gnu/textutils* + uudecode/uuencode: prep.ai.mit.edu:/pub/gnu/sharutils* + bdflush/update: ftp.funet.fi:/pub/OS/Linux/PEOPLE/Linus/v1.1/bdflush* + |