Core v6.2rc1

[Juanito]

Team Tiny Core is pleased to announce that Tiny Core 6.2 rc1 is available for public testing:

http://repo.tinycorelinux.net/6.x/x86/release_candidates/
http://repo.tinycorelinux.net/6.x/x86_64/release_candidates/

This is a release candidate. If you decide to help test, then please test carefully. We don't want anyone to lose data.

We appreciate testing and feedback.

Changelog for 6.2 rc1:
* tce-size: apply patch from Greg Erskine for no-deps files
* tce-remove, rc.shutdown: update copy2fs name
* tce-ab: convert to a symlink
* tce-load: awk recursion changes changed to a subshell, so exit status needs to be passed
* tce-setup: wait for slow CD drives

[beerstein]

thanks for the new RC. Started CorePlus and loaded firefox on boot. W-Bar disappeared after download and install. Was able to recover it by changing the icon size in control panel. (tcWbarConf)
Installed FF version 21. How to get the latest version.
How to use the firefox-latest.tcz ?

[gerald_clark]

Read the info file.

[meo]

Hi guys!

Gave this rc a run for it's money today. Compiling the go language and wrapping together firefox in my own wild mothertung (Swedish) by means of a hacked old script. Seems to work very good! Thanks for all your effort, TEAM TINY CORE! 

Regards,
meo

PS As alway I forget to mention which TC I'm using. It's the 32 bit X version. DS

[aswjh]

Features and improvements for tce-load, please see if they are useful:
1.mix load.While loading extensions outside "optional", look for dependencies in "optional" too.
2.scan dep files at centralized location. Boot time will decrease 3 seconds(tinycore,coreplus).
3.better memory usage and performance.

[Juanito]

1.mix load.While loading extensions outside "optional", look for dependencies in "optional" too.

Thanks - for development purposes, I'd rather it didn't do that.

[curaga]

Thanks, I've applied the performance patch 3 (with some necessary parts from earlier ones). However, I agree with Juanito, the mixed dir behavior is not desired.

Regarding patch 2, the idea in general is good - save on forks by looping inside tce-load. I see one possible issue with the current form, if (in an interactive shell, not on boot) the user has a spurious TCEDIR env var, that would cause tce-load to fail completely where it before wouldn't.

This can be worked around by only accepting TCEDIR when the booting flag is given, or perhaps by adding a new getopt option for the dir. I also think the other reorganization and error changes in the patch are not needed, or if perf impact can be shown for the reorganization, it should be a separate patch.

[coreplayer2]

I've recently experienced an issue with wbar disappearing on closing of the latest brasero extension, as has been reported earlier
 On restart of wbar from the terminal there was an error message relating to libpng  something to the tune of should set color type to RGB,   you would think libpng would be calling for RGB alpha...  but I'm just guessing
(I'll get the exact message if it reoccurs )

currently using
tc-6.2rc1
desktop background jpg image


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[coreplayer2]

ok  this is the current warning message starting wbar

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libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile

[aswjh]

Thanks - for development purposes, I'd rather it didn't do that.

It seems not very useful

or perhaps by adding a new getopt option for the dir.

That's good.


tce-audit patch:

[curaga]

@aswjh

Applied, thanks!

@coreplayer2

That warning is not relevant, the new libpng prints it for almost every png file. Try running wbar in one terminal to see why it would exit upon brasero exit.

[coreplayer2]

@coreplayer2

That warning is not relevant, the new libpng prints it for almost every png file. Try running wbar in one terminal to see why it would exit upon brasero exit.
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ok I understand now..  Will run wbar from a terminal for a while

[meo]

Hi Tiny Core Team!

I just want to express my appreciation for your work. Thanks for TC OS that makes my c:a 8 year old netbook function like a "lean and mean 'INFORMATION'(e.g. HACKING; OBS HACKING NOT CRACKING)] MACHINE"!!!    I've seen the development from the dawn of DSL to the high performance peak of TC today. I've learned a lot thanks to the assistance of the community and you guys. Thanks a lot!!!

Kind Regards,
meo

PS Edited running Rasbpian; I'm a 'distro junkie' so I've tried like half a dozen new distros the last 24 hours. DS