Re: newer binary releases?

On 4 May 2026 at 10:05, Daniel Ruf via busybox wrote:

To:	Daniel Ruf via busybox <[email protected]>
Subject:	AW: newer binary releases?
Date sent:	Mon, 4 May 2026 10:05:32 +0000
From:	Daniel Ruf via busybox <[email protected]>
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> 
> Hi,
> 
> Aren't these all source tarballs?
You are correct.
> Because I don't mean these, but precompiled binaries.
Looked for a .config file for the 1.35, but didn't find one.
The current main web page has 45 - 404 errors, so it might be one 
of those.

Not exactly sure what a precompiled binary actually contains? 
Does it contain every option?

Have seen some comparisons of busybox between versions, and 
they are about 1M, while my build is about 500K, so they contain 
lots more.

I've used busybox since 2004, and always build from the source. 


> 
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Daniel Ruf
> 
> 
> 
> Von: busybox <[email protected]> im Auftrag von Michael D. Setzer II via 
> busybox <[email protected]>
> Gesendet: Montag, 4. Mai 2026 11:58
> An: Daniel Ruf via busybox <[email protected]>; [email protected] 
> <[email protected]>
> Betreff: Re: newer binary releases? 
> 
> On 4 May 2026 at 6:38, Daniel Ruf via busybox wrote:
> 
> To:"[email protected]" <[email protected]> 
> Subject:newer binary releases?
> Date sent:Mon, 4 May 2026 06:38:20 +0000
> From:Daniel Ruf via busybox <[email protected]> 
> Send reply to:Daniel Ruf <[email protected]> 
> 
> >
> > Hi there,
> >
> > Will there be newer binary releases after 1.35 at 
> > https://busybox.net/downloads/binaries/?
> >
> > Or how is the release plan for this link?
> > Because I do not see a binary there for every release.
> >
> > Just interested to know how this works with the binary releases 
> download page 
> > so I know if I can wait for a newer download or have to compile 
> myself.
> >
> > Thanks for the information and especially creating and maintaining 
> busybox.
> >
> Latest supposed released version.
> busybox-1.37.0.tar.bz2 2024-09-26 21:31 2.4M
> https://busybox.net/downloads/busybox-1.37.0.tar.bz2
> 
> There is 1.38 git version
> busybox-snapshot.tar..> 2026-05-04 00:20 2.5M
> https://busybox.net/downloads/busybox-snapshot.tar.bz2
> 
> A snapshot directory.
> https://busybox.net/downloads/snapshots/
> Has the latest snapshots. Usually had 32, but many are the same files. 
> in contents.
> 
> Getting index of snapshot Files
> busybox-20260404.tar.bz2 2669360 2026-04-04 FILE 01
> busybox-20260405.tar.bz2 2669360 2026-04-05 FILE 02
> busybox-20260406.tar.bz2 2669360 2026-04-06 FILE 03
> busybox-20260407.tar.bz2 2669360 2026-04-07 FILE 04
> busybox-20260408.tar.bz2 2669360 2026-04-08 FILE 05
> busybox-20260409.tar.bz2 2669360 2026-04-09 FILE 06
> busybox-20260410.tar.bz2 2669360 2026-04-10 FILE 07
> busybox-20260411.tar.bz2 2669360 2026-04-11 FILE 08
> busybox-20260412.tar.bz2 2669360 2026-04-12 FILE 09
> busybox-20260413.tar.bz2 2669851 2026-04-13 FILE 10
> busybox-20260414.tar.bz2 2669851 2026-04-14 FILE 11
> busybox-20260415.tar.bz2 2669851 2026-04-15 FILE 12
> busybox-20260416.tar.bz2 2669851 2026-04-16 FILE 13
> busybox-20260417.tar.bz2 2669851 2026-04-17 FILE 14
> busybox-20260418.tar.bz2 2669851 2026-04-18 FILE 15
> busybox-20260419.tar.bz2 2669851 2026-04-19 FILE 16
> busybox-20260420.tar.bz2 2669851 2026-04-20 FILE 17
> busybox-20260421.tar.bz2 2669851 2026-04-21 FILE 18
> busybox-20260422.tar.bz2 2669851 2026-04-22 FILE 19
> busybox-20260423.tar.bz2 2669851 2026-04-23 FILE 20
> busybox-20260424.tar.bz2 2669851 2026-04-24 FILE 21
> busybox-20260425.tar.bz2 2669851 2026-04-25 FILE 22
> busybox-20260426.tar.bz2 2669851 2026-04-26 FILE 23
> busybox-20260427.tar.bz2 2669851 2026-04-27 FILE 24
> busybox-20260428.tar.bz2 2669851 2026-04-28 FILE 25
> busybox-20260429.tar.bz2 2669851 2026-04-29 FILE 26
> busybox-20260430.tar.bz2 2668517 2026-04-30 FILE 27
> busybox-20260501.tar.bz2 2669862 2026-05-01 FILE 28
> busybox-20260502.tar.bz2 2669862 2026-05-02 FILE 29
> busybox-20260503.tar.bz2 2671104 2026-05-03 FILE 30
> busybox-20260504.tar.bz2 2671104 2026-05-04 FILE 31
> busybox-snapshot.tar.bz2 2671104 2026-05-04 FILE 32
> Filter out the dup Files
> List of non-dup Files
> busybox-20260404.tar.bz2 2669360 2026-04-04 FILE 01
> busybox-20260413.tar.bz2 2669851 2026-04-13 FILE 10
> busybox-20260430.tar.bz2 2668517 2026-04-30 FILE 27
> busybox-20260501.tar.bz2 2669862 2026-05-01 FILE 28
> busybox-20260503.tar.bz2 2671104 2026-05-03 FILE 30
> 
> git pull might give an even newer update that hasn't made it into a 
> snapshot.
> My script checks for updates, and displays that last 10 changes.
> 
> ead17e7808236be80614d0a8755f4ddad63ab56c PRE__PULL
> ead17e7808236be80614d0a8755f4ddad63ab56c POST_PULL
> Nothing changed (Already up to date).
> 
> <ead17e780> 2026-05-02 [Denys Vlasenko] Optimize !ENABLE_SHOW_USAGE config
> <25b756f78> 2026-04-30 [Denys Vlasenko] cpio.tests: fix false positive
> <3b3d0fc53> 2026-04-30 [Denys Vlasenko] cpio.tests: do not use "ls" to detect that 
> file does not exist
> <48c7b48f9> 2026-04-30 [Denys Vlasenko] tar: unicode fix
> <4f11a4b25> 2026-04-30 [Denys Vlasenko] cpio.tests: fix false positive when -o 
> support is not enabled
> <6908229d4> 2026-04-30 [Denys Vlasenko] cpio: fix a bug (wrong free() address) in 
> !FEATURE_TAR_LONG_OPTIONS config
> <fb10ad3b5> 2026-04-29 [Denys Vlasenko] start-stop-daemon.tests: fix false 
> positive if longopts are not enabled
> <c8eb86140> 2026-04-29 [Denys Vlasenko] Fix "undefined reference to 
> 'skip_unsafe_prefix' build failure
> <fdca28aaf> 2026-04-29 [Denys Vlasenko] fdisk: fix build failure on glibc
> <a0a98f070> 2026-04-29 [Denys Vlasenko] Fix randomtest to not select TC on glibc
> 
> I use the 1.38 git.
> BusyBox v1.38.0.git (2026-05-03 03:33:48 ChST) multi-call binary.
> 
> Hope that helps.
> 
> 
> 
> > Best regards
> > Daniel Ruf
> 
> 
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 Michael D. Setzer II - Computer Science Instructor (Retired)     
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 mailto:[email protected]
 mailto:[email protected]
 Guam - Where America's Day Begins                        
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