Dazuko 2.0.0-pre5 posted

Hi,

I have just posted the next pre-release of Dazuko 2.0.0. This release 
has been *very* delayed. The two main reasons: Linux 2.6 became official 
and Savannah was shut down. However, 2.0.0 continues to be improved. I 
am hoping for a January release.

Here's the CHANGELOG for the new pre-release:

2.0.0-pre5
- added much more functionality to the configure script
- fixed "in use" problems with spontaneous context-switches when 
unloading under FreeBSD
- added macros for hooking/unhooking system calls
- removed filename length restrictions
- renamed the devfs define
- abstracted code for generating protocol13
- moved code for generating protocol13 into XP layer
- added support for filenames with non-printable characters
- fixed compiler warnings when compiling the interface
- added ability to compile interface library without 1.x compatibility
- removed CHANGES file (it was very poorly maintained)
- fixed "off by one" bug when calculating include/exclude path lengths
- added support for Linux 2.6 kernels (not yet complete, but very 
functional)

That's a lot of new stuff. Probably the most interesting is the last 
item... Linux 2.6 support! Rather than "porting" the Linux 2.2/2.4 
extension to the 2.6 kernel, I made a completely new extension. This 
turned out to be quite easy. In order for it to work, you will need to 
configure your kernel with security turned on (CONFIG_SECURITY). I left 
all the sub-options for security disabled.

Right now only non-chroot'd OPEN calls are supported under Linux 2.6. 
Supporting the other features are technically very easy, but I am going 
to be taking a break for a week, so I thought I should publish this 
version first.

There have been many important bugfixes in the the 2.0 branch. The new 
design is so much easier than the old 1.x stuff. Although 1.2.2 is 
labeled as the most stable current version, I strong recommend using the 
latest 2.0 pre-release. This is not to say that 1.2.2 is garbage, but 
the 2.0 provides many new features and has been very heavily tested and 
shown to perform excellent.

After 2.0.0 officially comes out, I will be releasing a 1.2.3 version, 
which will incorporate all the little bugfixes from the 2.0 branch but 
no new features. I want to retire the 1.x branch with a very stable version.

Thanks to everyone who sent in patches and ideas for the Linux 2.6 
version. I think even Linus will be happy with Dazuko 2.0 once it is 
released. ;)

Happy Holidays!

John Ogness

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Dazuko Maintainer