Documentation/Changes
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Hi. I updated several parts of the Documentation/Changes file (mostly URLs), reformated it to wrap at 72 and also removed all versions from the URLs, since that usually makes the user upgrade to a version which isn't the most recent (and compatible). An exception. GCC includes the full path to 2.95.3, because 3.0.x isn't the recommended compiler.
It's against 2.4.14.
BTW, with the addition of ext3 in 2.4.15pre2, maybe it's time to require the latest e2fsprogs, 1.25, or include a note about ext3 requirements ?
For your convenience, I attach both the file and a diff (which is about 2x the size of the file, but easier to see what changed...).
PS: Will someone update the README file ? The recommended compiler in it is egcs 1.1.2, but in Changes GCC 2.95.3.
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0@pervalidus.{net, {dyndns.}org} Tel: 55-21-2717-2399 (Niter�i-RJ BR)Quoted 3 lines · On Wed, 21 Nov 2001, [unknown-8bit] FrИdИric L. W. Meunier wrote:
BTW, with the addition of ext3 in 2.4.15pre2, maybe it's time to require the latest e2fsprogs, 1.25, or include a note about ext3 requirements ?
I'd like to note that there is nothing abount quota tools in Documentation/Changes. I tried to use one of Alan Cox kernels some weeks ago, and was very surprised, when quota utilities 2.00 stopped working. And I didn't find any information about correct quota tools in all the source tree! At last I searched for the latest quota-tools in the Internet (ftp://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/pub/local/jack/quota/utils/) and installed it. Now it works. As I can understand, the current 2.4.* will also need new utilities.
I also tried to mail the maintainer according to MAINTAINERS, but got no response yet. If someone knows the exact minimum version of quota tools, it would be good to include that information into the Changes file.
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Dmitri Popov, mailto:[email protected]
Quoted 8 lines · Dmitri Popov
I'd like to note that there is nothing abount quota tools in
Documentation/Changes. I tried to use one of Alan Cox kernels some weeks ago, and was very surprised, when quota utilities 2.00 stopped working. And I didn't find any information about correct quota tools in all the source tree! At last I searched for the latest quota-tools in the Internet (ftp://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/pub/local/jack/quota/utils/) and installed it. Now it works. As I can understand, the current 2.4.* will also need new utilities.
I believe Alan's tree had 32-bit quota support, which requires a different version of quota-tools. If you return to Linus's tree, your original version will work.
For what its worth, Linus has finally merged much of Alan's tree into his own, and is pretty much done as of 2.4.15-pre. 32-bit quotas were _not_ merged.
Robert Love
Quoted 5 lines · =?unknown-8bit?B?RnLpZOlyaWMgTC4gVy4=?= Meunier <[email protected]> said:
Hi. I updated several parts of the
Documentation/Changesfile (mostly URLs), reformated it to wrap at 72 and also removed all versions from the URLs, since that usually makes the user upgrade to a version which isn't the most recent (and compatible).
The file has always listed the _minimal_ compatible version, not the latest&greatest. If you are reading the file, it is assumed that you can find that one on your own...
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Quoted 10 lines · Horst von Brand
Quoted 5 lines · =?unknown-8bit?B?RnLpZOlyaWMgTC4gVy4=?= Meunier <[email protected]> said:
Hi. I updated several parts of the
Documentation/Changesfile (mostly URLs), reformated it to wrap at 72 and also removed all versions from the URLs, since that usually makes the user upgrade to a version which isn't the most recent (and compatible).The file has always listed the _minimal_ compatible version, not the latest&greatest. If you are reading the file, it is assumed that you can find that one on your own...
I see, but I think it was sufficient to list the minimal in "Current Minimal Requirements". Anyway, some URLs don't exist anymore. I updated them.
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0@pervalidus.{net, {dyndns.}org} Tel: 55-21-2717-2399 (Niter�i-RJ BR)Quoted 9 lines · Robert Love
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I'd like to note that there is nothing abount quota tools in
Documentation/Changes. I tried to use one of Alan Cox kernels some weeks ago, and was very surprised, when quota utilities 2.00 stopped working. And I didn't find any information about correct quota tools in all the source tree! At last I searched for the latest quota-tools in the Internet (ftp://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/pub/local/jack/quota/utils/) and installed it. Now it works. As I can understand, the current 2.4.* will also need new utilities.
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I believe Alan's tree had 32-bit quota support, which requires a different version of quota-tools. If you return to Linus's tree, your original version will work.
For what its worth, Linus has finally merged much of Alan's tree into his own, and is pretty much done as of 2.4.15-pre. 32-bit quotas were _not_ merged.
Thank you for this information. According to documentation, new quota-tools know about both old and new quota formats, so I don't need to downgrade now. My personal part of the problem is solved. But I can't didn't find any information about minimum quota-tools version in neither Linus's, nor Alan's kernel. Although versions of other utilities are listed in Changes.
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Dmitri Popov, mailto:[email protected]
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Thank you for this information. According to documentation, new quota-tools know about both old and new quota formats, so I don't need to downgrade now. My personal part of the problem is solved. But I can't didn't find any information about minimum quota-tools version in neither Linus's, nor Alan's kernel. Although versions of other utilities are listed in Changes.
Perhaps you should add it, then :)
Since we are in Linus's tree, it would just mean mentioning the earliest version that supports the standard quotas (and has no evil bugs and what not). You could mention the first version that adds support for 32-bit quotas I suppose, too.
Robert Love
On Wed, 21 Nov 2001 00:20:49 -0200 Frédéric L. W. Meunier <[email protected]> wrote:
FLWM> Hi. I updated several parts of the Documentation/Changes file FLWM> (mostly URLs), reformated it to wrap at 72 and also removed all FLWM> versions from the URLs, since that usually makes the user FLWM> upgrade to a version which isn't the most recent (and FLWM> compatible). An exception. GCC includes the full path to FLWM> 2.95.3, because 3.0.x isn't the recommended compiler.
Why did you rename Gnu C to GNU Compiler Collection? Only C is used in kernel compilation, no C++ or fortran. People might think that whole "collection" is needed.
Regards,
Nerijus