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Micro Core v2.9
« on: March 02, 2010, 07:30:48 PM »
Micro Core v2.9 is now posted at http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/tinycorelinux/2.x/release/microcore

Change log:
* Upgraded udev to v151 with several rule adjustments and new rules added.
* Updated libstdc++ v6.0.9 to support exceptions.
* Updated glibc v2.9 to support i486.
* Updated tc-config - persistent home and/or opt, changed ext only support to not Microsoft file system support.
* Updated ab to use tmp work files.
* Improved language support by auto loading locale support extension(s) when both "lang=  " and the "-locale.tcz" extension(s) are available in tce/optional.
* Renamed *.core.gz to simply *.gz for ISO9660 compliance.
* Added support for /etc/profile.d/
* Added functions checkroot and checknotroot for improved user handling.
* Upgraded tce-load and appsaudit to support copy2fs flag and list in the base tce directory.
* Updated OnDemand to also support re-launching applicatons. Now one can always use the OnDemand menu section.
* Updated support for easy mode remastering /opt/tce now uses onboot.lst, copy2fs flag and list in static base /opt/tce.
* Updated tc-config to also make, if necessary, optional directory when tce= boot code is used.
* Added cache, .logo.xpm, and stats.txt to default /opt/.xfiletool.lst
* Clean up of reported relics and empty directories.
* Updated f2 & f3 boot message screens.
* Dropped the embedded help file.
* Updated tce-load - added support for recursive dependencies (still in testing mode).

Notes:

The following have been added to the default /opt/.xfiletool.lst:

cache
home/tc/.wmx/Applications
home/tc/.logo.xpm
home/tc/stats.txt

Attention extension makers, please test the new recursive dependency process, but hold in abeyance until recursion final is announced.

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