[arch-dev-public] [signoff] util-linux-2.20-1 and sysvinit-2.88-3

Dave Reisner d at falconindy.com
Mon Aug 29 23:33:01 EDT 2011


On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 11:34:44PM +0200, Tom Gundersen wrote:
> Hi guys,
> 
> Upstream update of util-linux and removed mountpoint binary from
> sysvinit as it is now provided by util-linux.
> 
> Major changes to util-linux:
> 
> - agetty gets most of the features from mingetty.
> - dmesg gets lots of new filtering capabilities (try dmesg -l err,warn)

dmesg -u is pretty awesome, too. You can actually get away without a
syslog with this feature.

> - mountpoint moves here from sysvinit
> 
> We still patch hwclock to move the adjustment file from /etc to /var.
> I'm not a big fan of this, and will return to the problem for 2.21.
> 
> Please test and signoff.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Tom

but uhh...

$ ddate
bash: ddate: command not found

I'm looking forward to next Prickle-Prickle and I'm feeling a bit lost
without my calendar...


oh fine. signoff x86_64.

d



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