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diff --git a/whatsnew.html b/whatsnew.html index 29caa133..036d5b4f 100644 --- a/whatsnew.html +++ b/whatsnew.html @@ -114,149 +114,6 @@ about the same topic which was given at the Libre Software Meeting, therefore the target audience is mostly programmers which want to learn about the details of authentication in the Hurd. <P> - -<DT>16 August 2002</DT> -<DD>The Hurd sources have stabilized again after a short period in -which some of the interfaces were changed to prepare support of long -files. All relevant filesystem and I/O interfaces have been modified -to use 64 bit even on 32 bit systems. - -In light of the small and patient user base, we decided to drop -backwards compatibility and replace the interfaces instead extending -them. This means that the binaries of the Hurd, the C library, and -some other programs need to be replaced manually, all at the same -time, followed by a reboot. - -A <A -HREF="http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/extra-files/hurd-upgrade.txt">detailed -step-by-step procedure how to upgrade</A> Debian GNU/Hurd is available -on the Debian web site. - -People not using a binary distribution need to do a full manual -bootstrap. It is recommended to treat this as a cross-compilation -case. -<P> - -<DT>31 July 2002</DT> -<DD>A new page has been added to the site, listing <A -HREF="related-projects.html">related projects</A>. You can find it at -the bottom of the menu. -<P> - -<DT>22 June 2002</DT> -<DD>Various developers of the Hurd and people interested in it will meet -at the <A HREF="http://lsm.abul.org/">Libre Software Meeting</A> in -Bordeaux on July 9-13. Neal Walfield, who is working on porting the -Hurd to the <A HREF="http://www.l4ka.org/">L4</A> microkernel, will give -a presentation about L4, the people from -<A HREF=" http://www.hurdfr.org/">HurdFr</A> will give an -introduction to the Hurd, and another presentation about the Hurd will -be given by Marcus Brinkmann. There might be additional talks about -the Hurd and related topics. -</P> - -<DT>28 May 2002</DT> -<DD>We are pleased to announce version 1.3 of the GNU distribution of -the Mach kernel, featuring advanced boot script support, support for -large disks (>= 10GB) and an improved console. -<P> -This distribution is only for x86 PC machines. -Volunteers interested in ports to other architectures are eagerly sought. -<P> -More <A HREF="gnumach-download.html#release">information about GNU -Mach 1.3</A> is available on the GNU Mach web page. -</P> - -<DT>24 May 2002</DT> -<DD>Finally, the transition from the stdio-based GLibC Application -Binary Interface (ABI) to the libio-based GLibC ABI has been -completed. The Debian GNU/Hurd binary distribution has resumed -building packages again, and everything should be back to normal. -Note that we have also switched to <A -HREF="http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-3.1/">GCC 3.1</A> as our default -compiler. Thanks to everyone who helped in making all this possible, -and our apologize for any inconvenience we have caused you. -<P> - -<DT>18 May 2002</DT> -<DD>The "Linux and Unix User Group Heilbronn" (in Germany) is organizing -a Debian GNU/Hurd <A -HREF="http://www.luug-hn.org/vortraege.html">installation party</A> at -25 May 2002. In addition to that, Wolfgang Jährling will give a talk -about usage of GNU/Hurd, common problems found in porting programs to -GNU/Hurd and programming of extensions for the Hurd. It is a public -event, so everyone is free to show up and participate. -<P> - -<DT>05 May 2002</DT> -<DD>We are currently finishing the transition from a stdio-based GNU C -Library (glibc) to a libio-based one. This is the result of about -five months of work we put into getting the system ready and, of -course, the work that the glibc developers did to make glibc what it -is. -<P> -This change will have various advantages, for example libio has been -tested more extensively, as it is also used by most GNU/Linux systems -for some time now. However, it also means a change in the Application -Binary Interface (ABI) of glibc, thus you will need to reinstall an -existing Debian GNU/Hurd system. Upgrading has not been tested at -all, so better do not expect it to work. Also note that you will need -to get some of the Debian packages from <A -HREF="ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/hurd/debian-libio/">alpha.gnu.org</A>. -Please read the recent mailing list archives for details. -<P> -<B>Important Note:</B> As another temporary complication, the current -installation tarball is available at <A -HREF="ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/hurd/debian-staging/">a different place</A> -than usual. -<P> - -<DT>23 March 2002</DT> -<DD>Added <A HREF="/software/hurd/hacking-guide/hhg.html">The Hurd -Hacking Guide</A> to the documentation section. Thanks to Wolfgang -Jährling for providing this introduction into GNU/Hurd and Mach -programming! -<P> - -<DT>08 March 2002</DT> -<DD>We are pleased to announce version 1.3 of the GNU distribution of the -Mach 3.0 interface generator `MiG'. It may be found in the file -<SAMP><A HREF="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mig/mig-1.3.tar.gz">http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mig/mig-1.3.tar.gz</A></SAMP> (about 145 KB compressed). -<P> -Diffs from version 1.2 are in <SAMP><A HREF="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mig/mig-1.2-1.3.diff.gz">http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mig/mig-1.2-1.3.diff.gz</A></SAMP> -(about 6 KB compressed, 15 KB uncompressed). Relative to version 1.2, -version 1.3 contains only some minor fixes. -<P> -You need this tool to compile the GNU Mach and Hurd distributions, and -to compile GNU libc for the Hurd. -<P> -Bug reports relating to this distribution should be sent to -<A HREF="mailto:bug-hurd@gnu.org">bug-hurd@gnu.org</A>. Requests for assistance should be made on -<A HREF="mailto:help-hurd@gnu.org">help-hurd@gnu.org</A>. -<P> -The md5sum checksum for this distibution is: -<P> -45c2b7456727d81dbd75f7152f8136fd mig-1.3.tar.gz -<P> - -<DT>03 March 2002</DT> -<DD>There is a new mailing list called <A -HREF="http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/hurd-devel-readers"> -Hurd-devel-readers</A>. It is the read-only version of Hurd-devel. -<P> -Hurd-devel is a mailing list for detailed discussions -of design and implementation issues in the GNU Hurd; it is an internal -low-volume list restricted to the core developers of the Hurd. While -the <A HREF="http://mail.gnu.org/pipermail/hurd-devel/">web-based -archive of Hurd-devel</A> has always been public, the new mailing list -Hurd-devel-readers provides a convenient way to follow -the discussion of the Hurd experts. -<P> -If you are a recipient of Hurd-devel-readers and want -to follow up on the discussion, please reply to the -Bug-hurd mailing list. -<P> - <!-- News entries end here --> <DT><A HREF="/software/hurd/whatsold.html">Old news entries.</A></DT> </TD> |