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@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +OpenRC NEWS + +This file will contain a list of notable changes for each release. + +OpenRC-0.13.2 +============= +The netmount service now mounts nfs file systems. +This change was made to correct a fix for an earlier bug. + +OpenRC-0.13 +=========== + +/sbin/rc was renamed to /sbin/openrc and /sbin/runscript was renamed to +/sbin/openrc-run due to naming conflicts with other software. + +Backward compatible symbolic links are currently in place so your +system will keep working if you are using the old names; however, it is +strongly advised that you migrate to the new names because the symbolic +links will be removed in the future. +Warnings have been added to assist with this migration; however, due to the +level of noise they produce, they only appear in verbose mode in this release. + +The devfs script now handles the initial mounting and setup of the +/dev directory. If /dev has already been mounted by the kernel or an +initramfs, devfs will remount /dev with the correct mount options +instead of mounting a second /dev over the existing mount point. + +It attempts to mount /dev from fstab first if an entry exists there. If +it doesn't it attempts to mount devtmpfs if it is configured in the +kernel. If not, it attempts to mount tmpfs. +If none of these is available, an error message is displayed and static +/dev is assumed. + +OpenRC-0.12 +=========== + +The net.* scripts, originally from Gentoo Linux, have +been removed. If you need these scripts, look for a package called +netifrc, which is maintained by them. @@ -57,34 +57,6 @@ init.d.misc is not installed by default as the scripts will need tweaking on a per distro basis. They are also non essential to the operation of the system. -As of OpenRC-0.12, the net.* scripts, originally from Gentoo Linux, have -been removed. If you need these scripts, look for a package called -netifrc, which is maintained by them. - -As of OpenRC-0.13, two binaries have been renamed due to naming -conflicts with other software. The /sbin/rc binary was renamed to -/sbin/openrc, and /sbin/runscript was renamed to /sbin/openrc-run. - -Backward compatible symbolic links are currently in place so your -system will keep working if you are using the old names; however, it is -strongly advised that you migrate to the new names because the symbolic -links will be removed in the future. - -Warnings have been added to assist with this migration; however, they -only show in verbose mode in this release due to the level of noise they -produce. - -Also, the devfs script now handles the initial mounting and setup of the -/dev directory. If /dev has already been mounted by the kernel or an -initramfs, devfs will remount /dev with the correct mount options -instead of mounting a second /dev over the existing mount point. - -It attempts to mount /dev from fstab first if an entry exists there. If -it doesn't it attempts to mount devtmpfs if it is configured in the -kernel. If not, it attempts to mount tmpfs. -If none of these is available, an error message is displayed and static -/dev is assumed. - Reporting Bugs -------------- Since Gentoo Linux is hosting OpenRC development, Bugs should go to |