Hi, Gluster 0.1.0-alpha3 is now available at ftp://gnu.zresearch.com/pub/gluster/release/0.1.0-alpha3/ Highlights over 0.1.0-alpha2 * gluster libs entered stage3. * stage3 probe over cdrom and file system path support * stage2 contains lot more necessary packages now - - atftp/d [for bootp of clients, should move to stage3] - curl [for http/https/ftp/ftps downloads] - dhcp [client and server, needed for stage3 config] - file [needed for extract.sh kind of scripts] - findutils [general scripting aid] - gawk [general scripting aid] - grep [general scripting aid] - gzip [package extraction, multipurpose] - iproute2 [networking configuration] - openssh [scripting level IPC with slave nodes, multipurpose] - openssl [needed by openssh] - pcre [needed by atftp/d] - reiserfsprogs [for mkreiserfs etc, probably move to stage3] - sed [general scripting aid] - sysvinit [better alternative than busybox init] - tar [package extractiong, multipurpose] - util-linux [many handy tools] - wget [for http/https/ftp downloads] - zlib [needed by one of the above, dont remember which :)] The busybox counterparts of the newly added stuff has been disabled. * GRUB is now the boot loader instead of isolinux. * network configuration support enabled in live master node. * source layout modified to ease migration to cvs. * hotplug enabled in bootup scripts, disabling some annoying modules. * build procedure reworked for building master/slave images. * simple package manager to handle core stage3 extension. soon to come: * stage3 extension to boot slave nodes * Package python object as a package manager for new extensions regards, avati -- Anand V. Avati http://hardcodecafe.com/~avati finger avati@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
