[arch-releng] dm-snapshot branch is now merged in official master branch.

[Yaro Kasear]

On Saturday, June 18, 2011 05:31:00 PM Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi wrote:
> Hello
> 
> @Dieter: Please ask if you need help for your helper scripts.
> @Sven: I fews days I will update the wiki. Please check the english
> grammar. Thanks.
> 
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> [archiso] Use dm-snapshot instead of aufs2 (A.K.A. "The Big Commit")
> 
> * Use device mapper + snapshot module, instead union layer filesystem.
>    * A block-level approach vs vfs-level.
>    * No more unofficial (Linux) things.
>    * More memory is needed.
> * Refactor mkarchiso.
> * Refactor hooks/archiso.
> * Fix install/archiso_pxe_nbd
>    (due recent change in mkinitcpio-0.6.15 on
> checked_modules()/all_modules()) [Thanks Dave for the improved workaround]
> * New configs/releng to build official images.
>    * Works with a Bash script instead of Makefile.
>      (better control and easy to maintain)
> * Remove configs/syslinux-iso.
> * Remove archiso2dual script. Integrate functionality in configs/releng.
> * New configs/baseline to build the most basic live medium or use as
> template. * New README (draft). [Thanks Dieter for fixing english grammar]
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> 
> Good Luck.

What does this mean for the general progress for a new release?