[arch-general] [arch-dev-public] [signoff] mkinitcpio 0.7-1, device-mapper/lvm2 2.02.85-3, dmraid 1.0.0.rc16.3-2, mdadm 3.2.2-2, v86d 0.1.10-2

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On 06/30/2011 09:15 PM, Thomas Bächler 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
>
One small problem with mkinitcpio: the -z flag doesn't do anything.
I had COMPRESSION="xz" in the config and tried -z lzop - compressed with 
xz. I had COMPRESSION="lzop" in the config and tried -z lzma - 
compressed with lzop. (Verified with lsinitcpio.)

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