Core v4.3rc1

[roberts]

The first release candidate of Core 4.3 is ready for public testing:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/tinycorelinux/4.x/x86/release_candidates

The major theme for Core v4.3 is self contained mountable/unmountable applicaton extensions.

Change log:
* New scm-load for new extension type supports icon removals and menu updates from all supported window managers.
* New scm an 'ab' like command line tool to maintain scms, browser repo, list local, install, uninstall, add to boot, and remove from boot, etc.
* New scmbrowser an FLTK GUI to manage your scm extensions.
* New scm-fetch.sh and scm-search new internally used support programs for scms.
* Updated tce-setup to load/mount scm via scmboot.lst
* Updated busybox with latest password patch.
* Updated tce-update to use md5.db file for quick updating and checking with AppsAudit.
* Updated tc-functions to correct virtual disk mounting.
* Updated tc-config to support CSV in blacklist boot code.
* Updated rc.shutdown to allow persistent home & opt inside a virtual loop mounuted disk.
* Updated tc-terminal-server for new core name.
* wbar.tcz new icon for scmbrowser, code cleanup in rm icon and nohup to wbar.sh
* Xlibs.tcz added Sytem Tools menu for scm.
* Xprogs.tcz for new scmbrowser.

Note: All seven supported window managers have been updated to support scm type extensions.
I have recently posted them to the regular tcz repository.

You will need to update your WM as well as Xlibs, Xprogs, and wbar which are in the release candidate area.

Lots of changes. Please test carefully.

[uggla]

WoW! Looks very promising.

Has the Xprogs loading wbar as root been fixed?
http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,12339.0.html

[hiro]

New extension types? Can you elaborate?

[netnomad]

hi roberts,

the first impression is very good, i experienced no bugs yet.
but what happens with the *.tcz-packages, are they now outdated?
is the scm-format the follower of the tcz-format?
or is the "self contained mountable/unmountable applicaton extensions" an enhancement of the current packages?
whats the major difference between the former appbrowser and the scmbrowser?

thank you for your explanations.

[roberts]

WoW! Looks very promising.

Has the Xprogs loading wbar as root been fixed?
http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,12339.0.html

I have not looked at this as I have been super busy with Scale10x and programming the support infrastructure for scms.   I will address soon. Before 4.3 final.

[roberts]

hi roberts,

the first impression is very good, i experienced no bugs yet.
but what happens with the *.tcz-packages, are they now outdated?
is the scm-format the follower of the tcz-format?
whats the difference between the former appbrowser and the scmbrowser?

thank you for your explanations.

We are introducing scms as an additional option for our users. There are currently no plans to deprecate tcz style extensions. There is always the trade-off of efficiency and size. Both have there place.

[netnomad]

hi roberts,

would you be so kind and give some details or examples for this?

[roberts]

New extension types? Can you elaborate?

The announcement says what they are and how they are functionally different. Mount, no symlinks, unmount with icon and menu updates to match.  Jason, has been hard at work crafting some 40 scms for your perusal. While I have been readying the infrastructure within the base.  We will be setting up additional forum area for technical discussion. It is an exciting development to offer this additional extension type.

[hiro]

The no symlink part is what gets me now. Let's see

[vinnie]

  I can not believe my ears (also because I'm reading)
this is definitely something amazing!

[roberts]

Lets make that minimal symlinks, certainly not as before. But I will defer to Jason's expertise.
Lets see how what is offered is accepted and go from there. Still more work to do as this is only RC1. Enjoy!

[netnomad]

hi roberts,

you wrote:
Re: mydata.tgz.bfe is encrypted with the password in quotes
I have been testing "protect" with v4.3rc1. I did make some tweaks.
"Protect" should work without issue when this rc is made public.

i think i did not explain the problem clear enough, because there is still the common behavior:

to decrypt the protected mydata.tgz.bfe on the command line with
tc@box:~$ bcrypt mydata.tgz.bfe
Encryption key: "password"

the password is not enough for the encryption of that protected file,
i have to write the protected-boot-password with quotes,
one at the beginning and one at the end.... not just password, "password" is needed.

[hiro]

if ls -A /apps/"$APP"/bin > /dev/null 2>&1 && ! grep "link_bin=no" /apps/"$APP"/config/spec > /dev/null 2>&1;
then sudo ln -s /apps/"$APP"/bin/* /apps/bin/ > /dev/null 2>&1

mhm, not that special actually.

[Jason W]

I am writing an entry on the basics of the scm format in the tce extensions area. 

[bmarkus]

ScmBrowser Depends and Size window is empty.