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I realize that that line doesn't mean a whole lot, but there have been a
lot of releases that have incorporated a number of significant changes
since 1.38. How long is that going to be in the release notes? :)
Scott Barninger wrote:
> Bacula-2.4 RPM Release Notes
> 14 Jun 2008
> D. Scott Barninger
> <barninger at fairfieldcomputers dot com>
>
> Release 2.4.0-1
>
> This release incorporates a number of significant changes since 1.38.
>
> These release notes refer to the rpm packaging only.
> Please refer to the release notes and changelog in the
> tarball or on sourceforge for complete information on all changes.
>
>
> *****************
> * Miscellaneous *
> *****************
>
> Added build target for fc9
>
> File location changes for compatibility with FHS.
>
> Force stripping of binaries for SuSE packages.
>
> Fixed bug 1037.
>
> Added nobuild_mtx switch to supress build of mtx package.
>
> Added missing files now required by the rescue configure script.
>
> Corrected dist target for rhel5.
>
> Corrected QT dependency name for RedHat flavors.
>
> Added fix for RHEL5 64 bit QT paths.
>
> Added build target for su103.
>
> Added build targets for rhel5 and clones.
>
> Build target added for Scientific Linux (RHEL clone) thanks to Jon
> Peatfield.
>
> Merged Otto Mueller's patch changing some directory locations for FHS
> compatibility
> but retaining the script directory as /etc/bacula.
>
> gnome-console and wxconsole have been renamed to bgnome-console and
> bwx-console
> respectively.
>
> *****************************************
> * Buffer Overflow Error and Crash in fd *
> *****************************************
>
> Fedora 8/9 now set -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 as default compiler option. This
> will probably be true on other platforms as they move to glibc >= 2.7.
> This
> causes a false "buffer overflow detected" error and crash in bacula-fd.
> To avoid
> this problem a workaround is to set the CFLAGS in your .rpmmacros file
> as follows:
>
> # uncomment for bacula
> #%__global_cflags -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0
> -fno-exceptions -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-rtti
>
> See the discussion thread on bacula-devel for more information:
> http://sourceforge.net/search/?ml_name=bacula-devel&type_of_search=mlists&group_id=50727&words=%22buffer+overflow+detected%22
>
> ***************************
> * bat (Bacula Admin Tool) *
> ***************************
>
> A new subpackage has been added for the new bat QT-based GUI
> administration tool.
> This requires QT >= 4.2
>
> --define "build_bat 1"
>
> If you encounter problems building the bat package on platforms where
> you do have the proper QT4 support (QT >= 4.2) it may be necessary to
> adjust your $QTDIR and $PATH variables. On Fedora 8/9 it was necessary
> to:
>
> export QTDIR=/usr/lib/qt4;export PATH=/usr/lib/qt4/bin:$PATH;rpmbuild
> blah...
>
> *******************************************
> * Gnome console dropped on some platforms *
> *******************************************
>
> The gconsole package has been dropped on older gnome platforms (gtk+ <
> 2.4).
> Changes in the gnome api and code produced by Glade no longer build.
> In addition, the tray monitor now fails to build on < 2.10 platforms.
> gconsole is now not built on the following platforms:
> rh7, rh8, rh9, rhel3 (and clones), fc1, fc3, fc4, mdk, su9, su10
>
> ********************************
> * Third party packager support *
> ********************************
>
> A new build tag added to support third party packagers to replace the
> information in the Packager: tag in the rpm. Invoking
> --define "contrib_packager Your Name <your-emmail AT site DOT org>"
> will substitute your packager identification.
>
> Users interested in building packages for platforms not normally
> published
> should examine the platforms/contrib-rpm directory in the source code.
>
> *******************************
> * Option to build client only *
> *******************************
>
> A build define to build the client rpm package only added. This turns
> off all database builds, gnome console and wxconsole.
> --define "build_client_only 1"
>
> ************************
> * Python support added *
> ************************
>
> Support for compiling with python scripting support added. This is off
> by default but can be enabled with:
> --define "build_python 1"
> Released binary packages are built with python support.
>
> *******************
> * Database update *
> *******************
>
> The 2.x release requires an update to the bacula database structure
> from version 9 to version 10. A pre-install routine has been added to
> check for databases older than 9. In that event the install will exit
> with an error message indicating that the database must be updated to
> version 9 before installing this upgrade. Scripts for updating older
> database formats are available for download in the bacula-updatedb
> rpm package. In the event a version 9 database is detected a
> post-install
> routine will update the database after creating a backup file in the
> bacula working directory.
>
> ******************
> * SQLite Upgrade *
> ******************
>
> For users of the sqlite package, from 2.2.7 onward sqlite3 replaces
> sqlite2. Your sqlite2 database file (/var/lib/bacula/bacula.db) is not
> compatible with sqlite3. During an upgrade the pre-install script will
> check for this situation. If found it will dump your catalog data to
> the
> file /var/lib/bacula/bacula_backup.sql, rename your old catalog file to
> /var/lib/bacula/bacula.db.old, and exit. You should then re-run the rpm
> upgrade. After the upgrade is complete restore your catalog data with
> the following commands (as root):
>
> /etc/bacula/drop_sqlite3_tables
> cd /var/lib/bacula
> /usr/lib/bacula/sqlite/sqlite3 $* bacula.db < bacula_backup.sql
> chown bacula.bacula bacula.db
>
> ******************
> * Platform Notes *
> ******************
>
> The spec file currently supports building on the following platforms:
>
> # RedHat builds
> --define "build_rh7 1"
> --define "build_rh8 1"
> --define "build_rh9 1"
>
> # Fedora Core build
> --define "build_fc1 1"
> --define "build_fc3 1"
> --define "build_fc4 1"
> --define "build_fc5 1"
> --define "build_fc6 1"
> --define "build_fc7 1"
> --define "build_fc8 1"
> --define "build_fc9 1"
>
> # Whitebox Enterprise build
> --define "build_wb3 1"
>
> # RedHat Enterprise builds
> --define "build_rhel3 1"
> --define "build_rhel4 1"
> --define "build_rhel5 1"
>
> # CentOS build
> --define "build_centos3 1"
> --define "build_centos4 1"
> --define "build_centos5 1"
>
> # Scientific Linux build
> --define "build_sl3 1"
> --define "build_sl4 1"
> --define "build_sl5 1"
>
> # SuSE build
> --define "build_su9 1"
> --define "build_su10 1"
> --define "build_su102 1"
> --define "build_su103 1"
>
> # Mandrake 10.x build
> --define "build_mdk 1"
>
> # Mandriva build
> --define "build_mdv 1"
>
> **************************
> * Database build options *
> **************************
>
> Database support (must select one or build client only)
>
> MySQL support:
> --define "build_mysql 1"
> # OR if using mysql 4.x define this
> # currently: Mandrake 10.x, SuSE 9.x & 10.0, RHEL4, fc4
> --define "build_mysql4 1"
> # OR if using mysql 5.x define this
> # currently: SuSE 10.1 and higher, fc5 and higher
> --define "build_mysql5 1"
>
> PostgreSQL support:
> --define "build_postgresql 1"
>
> Sqlite support:
> --define "build_sqlite 1"
>
> ***********************
> * Other build options *
> ***********************
>
> Supress build of mtx package:
> --define "nobuild_mtx 1"
>
> Supress build of Gnome Console:
> --define "nobuild_gconsole 1"
>
> Enable X86-64 support
> --define "build_x86_64 1"
>
> This build switch remains but should no longer be necessary. The
> configure script
> was adjusted in the 1.39 development series to correctly detect the
> location of
> 64 bit libraries.
>
> Enable wxconsole:
> --define "build_wxconsole 1"
>
> Enable bat:
> --define "build_bat 1"
>
> Enable python support:
> --define "build_python 1"
>
> Build the client package only:
> --define "build_client_only 1"
>
> **********************************
> * Current binary package support *
> **********************************
>
> D. Scott Barninger <barninger at fairfieldcomputers dot com>
> el3 i386
> fc8 i386
> fc9 i386
> su102 i586
> su103 i586
>
> Felix Schwarz <felix dot schwarz at web dot de>
> fc5 i386
> fc5 x86_64
> fc6 i386
> fc6 x86_64
> fc7 i386
> fc7 x86_64
> el4 i386
> el4 x86_64
> el5 i386
> el5 x86_64
>
> PattiMichelle Sheaffer <pattimichelle at pattimichelle dot com>
> su102 x86_64
> su103 x86_64
>
> Mandriva packages are available in the distribution contrib repository.
>
> ***************************
> * Changelog since 1.38.11 *
> ***************************
> * Sat May 24 2008 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - add fc9 target
> * Sun Mar 30 2008 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - FHS compatibility changes
> * Sat Feb 16 2008 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - remove fix for false buffer overflow detection with glibc >= 2.7
> - eliminate use of configure macro
> * Sat Feb 09 2008 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - fix for false buffer overflow detection with glibc >= 2.7
> * Sun Jan 27 2008 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - 2.2.8 release
> - add debug package for SuSE
> * Sat Jan 12 2008 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - 2.2.8 beta release
> - fix bug 1037
> - add fc8 target
> * Fri Dec 28 2007 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - add nobuild_mtx switch
> * Sat Nov 17 2007 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - switch to sqlite3
> * Sun Nov 11 2007 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - add new files required by rescue makefile
> * Sat Nov 10 2007 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - add su103 build target
> * Sun Nov 04 2007 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - fix dist defines for rhel5 and clones
> - fix rhel broken 64 bit QT4 paths
> - rh qt4 packages don't provide qt so fix that too
> * Mon Oct 29 2007 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - correct ownership when creating sqlite db file in post script
> * Sun Sep 16 2007 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - fix disable-batch-insert
> * Fri Sep 14 2007 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - 2.2.4 release
> - turn off gconsole build for fc3, tray monitor fails to build
> - add new files for mtx package (09Sep07 depkgs update)
> * Sat Sep 08 2007 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - add --disable-batch-insert for older platforms
> - add build targets for rhel5 and clones
> * Mon Sep 03 2007 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - 2.2.1 release
> - turn off gconsole build for su10 & fc4, tray monitor fails to build
> * Sat Jul 14 2007 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - 2.1.26 add make of qwt in depkgs for bat
> * Sat Jun 02 2007 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - upgrade Qt requirement for bat to 4.2
> * Sun May 06 2007 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - add fc7 build target
> * Sun Apr 29 2007 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - 2.1.8
> - gnome-console now bgnome-console
> - wxconsole now bwx-console
> - add build option for bat
> * Sat Apr 08 2007 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - merge Otto Mueller's patch but keep script dir set to /etc/bacula
> - add build tag for Scientific Linux per Jon Peatfield
> <J.S.Peatfield AT damtp.cam.ac DOT uk>
> * Tue Mar 27 2007 Otto Mueller <otto.mueller AT bundestag DOT de>
> - adjust directory locations for FHS-compatibility
> sysconf_dir (/etc/bacula), script_dir (/usr/lib/bacula),
> working_dir (/var/lib/bacula) and pid_dir (/var/run)
> * Mon Feb 26 2007 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - add SuSE 10.2 target
> * Sat Jan 20 2007 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - correct bug 752
> - set query.sql as config file
> - correct bug 754
> * Sun Jan 14 2007 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - 2.0.1 release
> - change determination of gcc version per patch from Marc Hennes
> - move BuildRequire for atk-devel to gnome only builds
> - add fc6 build tag
> * Sat Jan 06 2007 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - 2.0.0 release
> * Sun Oct 15 2006 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - 1.39.26 remove create_sqlite_database.in.patch
> * Sun Sep 24 2006 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - change ownership of working_dir on server packages to bacula.bacula so
> that
> - bacula-sd can create bootstrap files
> * Sat Sep 02 2006 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - 1.39.22 remove separate cd and make of manpages the main Makefile does
> it now
> * Sun Aug 06 2006 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - fix manpages file extension for mdk
> * Sat Aug 05 2006 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - bug 648 re-enable and update sqlite patches
> - 1.39.18 changes
> - updatedb 9 to 10
> - install man pages
> - lock out gconsole build for gtk+ < 2.4
> * Mon Jul 17 2006 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - move pango-devel BuildRequires into gconsole only build
> * Sat Jul 15 2006 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - add provides and conflicts for standard suse packages
> - add third party packager tag support
> - add build_client_only tag
> - remove bsmtp from client package
> - add bacula-ctl-fd to client package
> * Thu Jul 13 2006 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - fix directory creation when wxconsole and not gconsole
> * Tue Jul 04 2006 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - add check to buildrequires to make sure libstdc++ version matches gcc
> * Mon Jul 03 2006 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - add python build support
> - fix LDFLAGS declarations
> * Sun Jul 02 2006 D. Scott Barninger <barninger AT fairfieldcomputers DOT com>
> - add requires for standard compiler toolchain
> - move version and release tags up
> - move patches up
> - add docs_version tag
>
>
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