On 30 June 2011 20:15, Thomas Bächler <thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This is a huge release and should stay in testing for a while. I want to
> point out two significant changes:
>
> 1) We now have a build() function instead of an install() function - the
> latter was an unfortunate conflict with the install utility. The hooks
> in the repository have been adjusted, but backward-compatibility code is
> in place (a deprecation warning will be printed). All these packages
> have conflicts=(mkinitcpio<0.7).
>
> 2) We now use bsdcpio instead of gen_init_cpio. This obsoletes the
> gen_init_cpio package and adds a dependency on libarchive. This also
> speeds up the image generation considerably.
>
> Other changes include massive cleanups and fixes, code refactoring, and
> changes that should finally make the -b (basedir) option useful.
>
> Please test and sign off.
>
> Here comes the full shortlog:
>
> Dave Reisner (52):
> init: don't attempt modprobe if $MODULES is empty
> mkinitcpio.conf: s/raid/mdadm/
> mkinitcpio: deprecate install() in install hooks
> dmesg: remove install/hook
> functions: cleanup and refactor add_binary
> functions: refactor add_module
> functions: remove add_device
> functions: remove add_symlink2
> use bsdcpio to create images
> functions: refactor add_file
> functions: document hook API
> mkinitcpio.conf: note implicit support for lzop
> mkinitcpio: use simple PEs instead of externals
> mkinitcpio: allow specifying kernel ver as path to image
> lsinitcpio: new utility to dump contents of images
> Makefile: refactor and simplify
> mkinitcpio: bashify preset build loop
> use consistent vim modelines
> declare all variables in mkinitcpio
> mkinitcpio: refactor and bashify early path calculations
> declare SAVELIST, QUIET, SHOW_AUTOMODS as faux booleans
> mkinitcpio: remove cruft in getopts loop
> overhaul output, introducing color
> functions: refactor add_symlink
> functions: simplify parse_hook
> mkinitcpio: bashification, part 1/2
> mkinitcpio: bashification, part 2/2
> add -t option to specify alternate build directory
> install/keymap: refactor and bashify
> mkinitcpio: declare usage as a heredoc
> remove support for -m to add a startup message
> install/base: cleanup and simplify
> functions: remove get_module_name
> init: declare PATH, remove absolute paths
> init: remove unnecessary variable declarations
> mkinitcpio: allow overriding the compression method
> mkinitcpio: only show usage on request
> mkinitcpio.5: alphabetize options for easier nav
> README: update copyright year, add self as author
> mkinitcpio: catch errors in parse_hook
> add a PKGBUILD for easier testing from the repo
> mkinitcpio: allow absolute paths to preset files
> install/{sata,pata,scsi}: cleanup and simplify
> properly support $BASEDIR
> install/autodetect: refactor and simplify hook
> functions: support $BASEDIR in modprobe
> Makefile: the Makefile itself is a dep for the manpage
> functions: add missing 'command' before install
> functions: s/basedir/BASEDIR/
> functions: fix pathing issue with $BASEDIR
> install/base: use private API call to add config
> mkinitcpio: fix resolution issues with RTLD
>
> Eric Bélanger (1):
> Added usbinput to default hooks (implements FS#19328)
>
> Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi (3):
> Fix some install hooks due recent change in all_modules()
> Add missing /etc/bash_completion.d in Makefile
> Add asciidoc as makedepends in private PKGBUILD.
>
> Sebastien Luttringer (6):
> Add bash completion to mkinitcpio
> Fix printing of bash usage when asking for a bad hook
> Print pretty message if no help is defined in hook
> Use error function instead of echo
> Add lsinitcpio bash completion
> Use _get_comp_words_by_ref in bash completion
>
> Thomas Bächler (7):
> Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/seblu/arch-mkinitcpio
> into working
> Remove old '-m' option from bash completion.
> emove old '-a' option from bash completion and fix '-s' option.
> Merge branch 'working'
> Add .gitignore file
> install/keymap: fix installation ($buildroot -> $BUILDROOT)
> Release version 0.7
>
>
Sign-off x86_64 mkinitcpio on a pretty simple setup without LVM or
RAID. The speedup is impressive.
Lukas
