Re: newer binary releases?

On Mon, 4 May 2026 19:58:49 +1000
"Michael D. Setzer II via busybox" <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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

All this sudden activity and not a single email  to the ML, 
however you look at it this is not a good thing.

Tito

> 
> 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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