I've just released LFScript 4 revision 15. The main focus for this revision was making it possible to use LFScript on older 32-bit architectures.
As a result of this new revision, a second Live CD image has been created for use on i486 and i586 architectures.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Revision 14 Release Notes
Today, I'm releasing LFScript 4 revision 14 (UNSTABLE) and an accompanying Live CD.
The reason for the "UNSTABLE" mark is, that it does not include scripts for many popular applications, including any graphical environment.
If you want to build a graphical system, use revision 12.
Changelog
For this revision I focused on proper Live CD creation. The changes listed here improve the Live CD creation process and improve the look of Live CD's that are branded with the 'fsos' script.
New Live CD
As a result of all the changes, I've been able to build a new Live CD. From now on Live CD's will carry the same version number as the LFScript revision that was used to create it. So, this new CD is "fsos4r14".
Note that because revision 14 does not have scripts for X11, Gnome and KDE (revision 12 does), this Live CD is also without a graphical environment.
Starting with this release, the same Live CD can be used to boot i686 (32-bit) systems and x86_64 (64-bit) systems
This new Live CD is now the recommended host system to use when building LFScript 4.
The reason for the "UNSTABLE" mark is, that it does not include scripts for many popular applications, including any graphical environment.
If you want to build a graphical system, use revision 12.
Changelog
For this revision I focused on proper Live CD creation. The changes listed here improve the Live CD creation process and improve the look of Live CD's that are branded with the 'fsos' script.
- LFScript now reloads /etc/profile, if it is created in a script.
- Removed all unchecked scripts, which includes most BLFS scripts. If you want to build a graphical system, use revision 12.
- Removed the scripts for previous LFS version.
- Merged 'init.sh' with the 'buildiso' script.
- Made several improvements in the 'buildiso' and 'livekernel' scripts.
- Renamed 'fsos2' to just 'fsos'. The version number of fsos will from now on be the same as the LFScript revision that was used to create it.
- Added a script to the 'fsos' directory that merges Live CD's of different architectures into a single image.
- Updated and created the fsos kernel configurations for i386 and x86_64 systems.
- Added the source SVG for the 'fsos_boot.png' isolinux splash screen.
- Updated the 'fsos2' script and renamed it 'fsos-nox' (as it contains 'no X11'). Added a script 'fsos-nox-32' which adds software which only compiles on 32-bit systems (memtest86+).
- Updated the documentation to reflect the current version.
New Live CD
As a result of all the changes, I've been able to build a new Live CD. From now on Live CD's will carry the same version number as the LFScript revision that was used to create it. So, this new CD is "fsos4r14".
Note that because revision 14 does not have scripts for X11, Gnome and KDE (revision 12 does), this Live CD is also without a graphical environment.
Starting with this release, the same Live CD can be used to boot i686 (32-bit) systems and x86_64 (64-bit) systems
This new Live CD is now the recommended host system to use when building LFScript 4.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Revision 13 Release Notes
I'm about to release LFScript 4 revision 13 (unstable). Several important changes have been made, and will be made in the upcomming revisions. Therefore it is important to read the following release notes:
Weekly Release Cycle
Revision 13 is the first in a new weekly release cycle. Revision 14 will be released no later than the 20th of November.
Rev. 13's (and also the next few revisions) main reason for being is to commit several big behind-the-scenes enhancements that were made over the last few months. I'll mark these revisions as "unstable" because they have not been tested thoroughly.
A new incarnation of ScriptFactory has been incorporated in LFClass which will allow me to keep up to date with recent versions of LFS, like I already did for BLFS up to a few months ago.
Change of License
Beginning with revision 13, LFScript and all it's parts are released under the MIT (expat) License, and no longer under the GNU GPL.
This change in Licence will not change anything in the way I'll be developing or distributing LFScript. If anything, you (the user) are getting more freedom in what you are allowed to do with my work.
Read the MIT-License on opensource.org for more information.
LFS-7.0
Rev. 13 includes scripts for a current development version of Linux From Scratch, which is slightly newer than LFS-7.0. These scripts are known to run without errors, but I have not yet tested an installed version of the system.
LFS-7.0 brings a few small changes in the LFS filesystem hierarchy, which possibly breaks compatibility with the LFS-6.8 scripts that were included in the previous revisions of LFScript. Nevertheless, I decided to keep the LFS-6.8 scripts in revision 13 because I have not yet been able to update the BLFS scripts to a current version. While most BLFS packages may compile on an LFS-7.0 system, I have not tested this.
With LFS-7.0, also the host system requirements have changed and unfortunately this means that you can not use any of the current LFScript Live CD's to build it. A new minimal Live CD is being prepared and will be released together with the revision of next week.
Breaking Script Compatibility
A recent blog post discussed a new script layout which I've decided to implement. I've also decided to merge the compilation() and installation() functions in the scripts. The LFS-7.0 scripts all include an empty compilation() function for now, to maintain compatibility with revision 12. But as soon as I've updated the BLFS scripts, these will be removed and compatibility will be lost, so you will then have to reorganize the contents of your custom scripts.
Other small changes
If you want to be sure you'll be able to build and use a new system, you should not download revision 13 (unstable) but stick to revision 12 (stable) for now. If you want a bleeding edge system, get revision 13.
Weekly Release Cycle
Revision 13 is the first in a new weekly release cycle. Revision 14 will be released no later than the 20th of November.
Rev. 13's (and also the next few revisions) main reason for being is to commit several big behind-the-scenes enhancements that were made over the last few months. I'll mark these revisions as "unstable" because they have not been tested thoroughly.
A new incarnation of ScriptFactory has been incorporated in LFClass which will allow me to keep up to date with recent versions of LFS, like I already did for BLFS up to a few months ago.
Change of License
Beginning with revision 13, LFScript and all it's parts are released under the MIT (expat) License, and no longer under the GNU GPL.
This change in Licence will not change anything in the way I'll be developing or distributing LFScript. If anything, you (the user) are getting more freedom in what you are allowed to do with my work.
Read the MIT-License on opensource.org for more information.
LFS-7.0
Rev. 13 includes scripts for a current development version of Linux From Scratch, which is slightly newer than LFS-7.0. These scripts are known to run without errors, but I have not yet tested an installed version of the system.
LFS-7.0 brings a few small changes in the LFS filesystem hierarchy, which possibly breaks compatibility with the LFS-6.8 scripts that were included in the previous revisions of LFScript. Nevertheless, I decided to keep the LFS-6.8 scripts in revision 13 because I have not yet been able to update the BLFS scripts to a current version. While most BLFS packages may compile on an LFS-7.0 system, I have not tested this.
With LFS-7.0, also the host system requirements have changed and unfortunately this means that you can not use any of the current LFScript Live CD's to build it. A new minimal Live CD is being prepared and will be released together with the revision of next week.
Breaking Script Compatibility
A recent blog post discussed a new script layout which I've decided to implement. I've also decided to merge the compilation() and installation() functions in the scripts. The LFS-7.0 scripts all include an empty compilation() function for now, to maintain compatibility with revision 12. But as soon as I've updated the BLFS scripts, these will be removed and compatibility will be lost, so you will then have to reorganize the contents of your custom scripts.
Other small changes
- When the MD5 checksum fails on a particular file, the file is automatically downloaded again from a mirror.
- A few aspects of the host system are checked before building a system, and a warning is issued if it is determined it is unlikely you will be able to complete a build without error. This does not replace the need to ensure that your system meets the host system requirements yourself.
- Some documentation files have been updated
- The scripts in the 'ScriptFactory' directory have been slightly modified and are expected to be replaced entirely in one of the next revisions.
If you want to be sure you'll be able to build and use a new system, you should not download revision 13 (unstable) but stick to revision 12 (stable) for now. If you want a bleeding edge system, get revision 13.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Revision 13: November 13
I'll be working on LFScript again next week; Finishing LFS-7.0 scripts, adding some features and integrating Thunder for the interactive configuration. If all goes well, I'll release revision 13 on the 13th of November.
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