1 grml-debootstrap (0.39) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
4 * remove 'umount -a' in bailout(). [Closes: issue806].
6 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:44:05 +0200
8 grml-debootstrap (0.38) unstable; urgency=low
10 * Source specified configuration file at according stage.
11 * Make sure to reread the correct partition table if using SW-RAID.
12 * Cosmetic: fix comment regarding local CHOOSE_MIRROR.
14 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 28 May 2010 00:45:20 +0200
16 grml-debootstrap (0.37) unstable; urgency=low
18 * Do not unmount ISO loopback mount point in finalize().
20 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:30:32 +0100
22 grml-debootstrap (0.36) unstable; urgency=low
24 * Add support for specifying filesystem that should be created
25 when installing to directories through --filesystem.
27 * Provide /etc/network/interfaces.examples file.
30 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:39:57 +0100
32 grml-debootstrap (0.35) unstable; urgency=low
34 * Do NOT execute 'umount -a' in chroot script for cleanup. This
35 can cause problems with installations to directories.
36 Thanks for the bugreport and debugging, Tong Sun.
38 * Replace vol_id command with blkid.
40 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:19:10 +0100
42 grml-debootstrap (0.34) unstable; urgency=low
44 * Move the apt cache removal function to a later point of execution
45 so custom scripts still have access to the Debian packages.
46 * Display executed debootstrap cmdline when running it.
47 * Slightly improve checks for grub-install/update-grub and do
48 no set full path to the binaries.
49 * Revert "Updated grml-debootstrap parameter handling" which
50 breaks the way grml-debootstrap used to work. Instead:
51 * Introduce option --nopackages to skip installation of packages
52 defined in /etc/debootstrap/packages.
53 * Support config variable RM_APTCACHE to allow disabling removal
54 of apt-cache. Thanks for the idea and initial patch, Tong Sun.
57 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:46:13 +0100
59 grml-debootstrap (0.33) unstable; urgency=low
62 * Do not provide the 'install bootloader into partition' feature in
64 * Install to directory: normalise the path to an absolute directory
66 * remove cached debs to reduce diskpace during bootstrap (based on
67 patch by gebi, thanks).
68 * Fix sed usage for fall back to old behaviour in MBR handling.
69 * Bump Standards-Version to 3.8.4 (no further changes).
72 * Support and enable per default --keyring option. [Closes: issue746]
73 * Do not run MAKEDEV inside the chroot.
74 * Adjusted umount handling in bailout() to work with set -e
75 * Always execute install_policy_rcd in chroot [Closes: issue778]
76 * Install signal handler to always cleanup chroot.
77 * Replace /bin/true with true in chroot-script
78 * Remove duplicate : in getopt definition. Caused wrong parameter
80 * Adjusted Filename comment in cmdlineopts.clp
81 * Remove trailing whitespace from debian/rules
82 * Switched order of including cmdlineopts.clp, first check local
84 * Only set PARTITION=1 if target is a block device.
85 * Apply patch by Tong Sun <suntong@cpan.org> which addresses
86 grml-debootstrap's parameter handling. Thanks!
87 * Added unit tests for cmddlineopts.clp.
89 [ Michael Gebetsroither ]
90 * introduce --pre-scripts to be executed before chroot-scripts
92 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:32:33 +0100
94 grml-debootstrap (0.32) unstable; urgency=low
96 * Drop support for old-stable/etch.
97 * Simplify usage for grub handling, now it's just GRUB="/dev/sdX[#]".
98 * Execute blockdev to reread partition table.
99 * Replace vol_id command with blkid.
100 * Drop deprecated sarge specific code.
102 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:29:47 +0100
104 grml-debootstrap (0.31) unstable; urgency=low
106 * Adjust grub handling and install grub-pc package for
107 supporting grub2. [Closes: issue747]
108 * Use cdn.debian.net as default mirror.
109 * Support config variable INSTALL_NOTES to catch information during
110 installation which is reported at the end of the installation process.
112 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:47:00 +0200
114 grml-debootstrap (0.30) unstable; urgency=low
117 * Add cmdline option for specifying target architecture (--arch).
118 Allows to specify target architecture i386 if running on an amd64
119 system. [Closes: issue658]
122 * Add according documentation for new --arch option.
123 * Bump Standards-Version to 3.8.3 (no further changes).
125 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:15:46 +0200
127 grml-debootstrap (0.29) unstable; urgency=low
129 The "thanks to gebi for the bugreports and feedback" release. :)
130 * Install busybox in kernel stage to be able to debug initramfs
132 * Check whether we are installing into a directory in stage mkfs
133 so we don't skip if the target is already mounted.
134 * Mention "default: lenny" instead of "default: stable" in help
135 text as "stable" is invalid.
136 * Use 'pri=0' as example for swap partition in /etc/fstab.
137 * Do not adjust mydestination and myhostname in /etc/postfix/main.cf as
138 mydestination defaults to "$myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost",
139 myhostname defaults to gethostname() and mydomain to localdomain.
140 * Slightly improve wording of -t and -p options.
141 * Do not try to create /etc/debootstrap if it already exists (which
142 might be the case when installing to a directory).
143 * Mention hostname in configuration check dialog.
144 * Apply patch by Zoran Dzelajlija which addresses the partition
145 calculation problem when installing to /dev/cciss/c0d0*. Thanks!
146 * Use ls for locating /dev/md* devices instead of echo so we don't
147 have '/dev/md*' in the interactive partition dialog.
148 * Do not display mountpoint if we are using the default one.
149 * Avoid duplicate 'Running ... on a directory, nothing to mount.'
151 * Do not continue execution if provided mirror doesn't work.
153 * Bump Standard Version to 3.8.2 (no further changes).
155 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:47:47 +0200
157 grml-debootstrap (0.28) unstable; urgency=low
159 * Work around the chpasswd problem. [Closes: issue692]
160 Thanks to Ulrich Dangel <uli@spamt.net> for the patch!
162 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:11:30 +0200
164 grml-debootstrap (0.27) unstable; urgency=low
167 - support setting Debian suite components (like main, contrib,...)
168 through COMPONENTS so it's possible to use a simple 'main' mirror.
169 - support setting aptitude/apt-get options through $DPKG_OPTIONS.
170 - support selection of netinstall vs. local mirror in interactive menu
172 - make sure to ignore /dev/md* devices if not using SW-RAID
173 - do not fail in chrootmirror() when using $ISO variable.
174 - change order of checkconfiguration() so we get the prompt/
175 display for checking configuration again.
176 - Drop 'do not prompt for partition dialog if swraid has been
177 configured already' which doesn't make any sense in most situations
179 - check for mounted target in mkfs() step already instead of mount_target()
180 - use '.. to the debootstrap command' in description of --debopt
181 - chroot-script: put installation of kernel before installing additional
182 packages so installation of kernel doesn't fail if the kernel directory
185 - bump Standard Version to 3.8.1 (no further changes).
187 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 08 May 2009 17:57:57 +0200
189 grml-debootstrap (0.26) unstable; urgency=low
191 * Do not use UUID on SW-RAID.
192 * Add /dev/md* to partition list. If /dev/md* is already
193 configured we don't want to re-run the SW-RAID setup
194 but instead just install on /dev/md*.
196 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:47:53 +0100
198 grml-debootstrap (0.25) unstable; urgency=low
200 * Use configuration $RELEASE as well as default in interactive
202 * Provide $MNTPOINT as environment variable for usage inside
203 /etc/debootstrap/scripts/.
205 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 07 Mar 2009 14:37:46 +0100
207 grml-debootstrap (0.24) unstable; urgency=low
209 * Update documentation.
210 * Use configuration of $MIRROR, $HOSTNAME as defaults in
211 interactive setup script.
212 * Add initial support for Debian/squeeze and drop sarge instead.
213 * Update VCS*-headers and long description of Debian package.
214 * Move asciidoc, docbook-xsl, xsltproc to Build-Depends-Indep.
215 * Drop $CHROOTMIRROR variable, instead use $MIRROR for debootstrap
216 as well as inside the chroot.
217 * Provide $MNTPOINT as environment variable for usage inside
218 /etc/debootstrap/scripts/.
220 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 07 Mar 2009 14:15:32 +0100
222 grml-debootstrap (0.23) unstable; urgency=low
224 The "hey, rocking - we get patches via git" release.
226 * Improve look'n'feel of partition error dialog.
227 * Improve documentation regarding installation of bootloader when
228 using directories as installation target. Thanks Tong Sun!
230 * Copy /etc/debootstrap/[s]bin as well to the chroot if they are
231 present. Suggestion by Tong Sun - thanks! [Closes: issue540]
232 * Apply several patches by Tong Sun (thanks!):
233 - allow symlinks when coping existing files to chroot.
234 - pre-seed packages using /etc/debootstrap/debconf-selections
236 - support DEBOOTSTRAP_OPT for passing extra parameters to the
238 - support KEEP_SRC_LIST to allow user to provide their
239 own apt sources.list from /etc/debootstrap/etc/apt/sources.list
240 - provide cmdline processing in separate script
241 - added the '-d, --confdir=path' option
242 - added "--nodebootstrap": Skip debootstrap, only do configuration
244 - add -v, --verbose: Increase verbosity
245 - do not create stage file at finalize()
246 * Edit /etc/network/interfaces as well if the file exists already,
247 we definitely need at least a loopback interface.
248 * Adjust postfix configuration:
249 - modify hostname related options in /etc/postfix/main.cf
250 - listen on loopback interface by default (thanks for suggestion, gebi)
251 * Unify the --bootappend option, it's not --boot_append (thanks for
253 * Support execution of further scripts via options --scripts and
255 * Drop locales from RECONFIGURE list (thanks for hint, Tong Sun).
258 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:29:30 +0100
260 grml-debootstrap (0.22) unstable; urgency=low
262 * Display meaningful information when no partitions could be found.
264 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:46:20 +0200
266 grml-debootstrap (0.21) unstable; urgency=low
268 * Make sure it works on target directories also if they are
269 *not* mounted separately. Thanks for reporting, Tong.
271 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:19:05 +0200
273 grml-debootstrap (0.20) unstable; urgency=low
275 * Use root=UUID=... by default if possible to avoid possible
276 race conditions with libata vs. pata.
277 * Fix setting hostname via interface.
278 * Provide interface in dialog for setting root password.
280 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:02:43 +0200
282 grml-debootstrap (0.19) unstable; urgency=low
284 * Use dialog with --separate-output option to make sure mdadm
285 receives correct quoting for the RAID devices.
287 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:36:12 +0200
289 grml-debootstrap (0.18) unstable; urgency=low
291 The "development sponsored by Sipwise GmbH" release.
293 * Provide interactive configuration dialog.
294 * Initial support for SW-RAID.
295 * Use stages based on target information, this gives us
296 the possibility to run multiple instance of grml-debootstrap.
298 * Use policy-rc.d inside chroot to avoid startup of daemons.
300 * Do not activate /sys by default anymore in /etc/fstab.
301 * Copy /etc/network/interfaces from running system to target
303 * Setting password via passwd does not work, use chpaswd instead.
304 * Remove stages after successful execution. [Closes: issue513]
305 * Make sure the configuration file inside the chroot provides
306 the same configuration as specified on the cmdline (thanks gebi
308 * Copy system's /etc/hosts to the target system.
309 * Move stages to /var/cache/grml-debootstrap (thanks for the idea,
311 * Install devices using our own device tarball instead of running
312 MAKEDEV (which is just an ungly fork bomb).
313 * Install MTA postfix by default to avoid installation of unwanted
314 packages like citadel in lenny.
315 * Allow use of comments in file /etc/debootstrap/packages.
316 * Replace initrd-tools with initramfs-tools.
317 * Run aptitude with --without-recommends option.
318 * Run grub-install using --no-floppy, as requested by gebi.
319 * Support setting hostname via cmdline.
320 * Close issue in grml's BTS which showed up during development in hg:
321 Fix handling of config file inside chroot, thanks for spotting, gebi!
323 * Update debian/ to make lintian happy.
325 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:01:14 +0200
327 grml-debootstrap (0.17) unstable; urgency=low
329 * Support "-r" option as well as "--release" as being documented.
330 Thanks for reporting, Jens Kubieziel.
332 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:44:06 +0100
334 grml-debootstrap (0.16) unstable; urgency=low
336 * Drop the second passwd call.
338 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:10:54 +0100
340 grml-debootstrap (0.15) unstable; urgency=low
342 * Make sure the passwd command succeeds.
343 Thanks, Wolfgang Karall! [Closes: issue363]
345 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sun, 16 Dec 2007 16:30:37 +0100
347 grml-debootstrap (0.14) unstable; urgency=low
349 * Make sure variable ISO is unset variable if not used.
350 Thanks for the bugreport, Darsha! [Closes: issue352]
352 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sun, 09 Dec 2007 20:16:15 +0100
354 grml-debootstrap (0.13) unstable; urgency=low
356 * Fix manpage handling of xsltproc.
358 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:47:09 +0100
360 grml-debootstrap (0.12) unstable; urgency=low
362 * Fixed some typos in the manpage.
363 Thanks for the patch, Alexander 'Stone' Steinböck!
365 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:16:03 +0200
367 grml-debootstrap (0.11) unstable; urgency=low
369 * Better inform user about already executed stages.
372 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 6 Oct 2007 18:03:16 +0200
374 grml-debootstrap (0.10) unstable; urgency=low
376 * Add console-common to /etc/debootstrap/packages. Thanks for
377 the feature request, Thorsten Strusch!
378 * Support option -i/--iso: now it's possible to install packages
379 from a normal Debian ISO. Thanks for the idea and the basic
380 instructions to Thorsten Strusch!
381 http://www.thorstenstrusch.de/software/debian-linux/
383 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 04 Jun 2007 10:13:32 +0200
385 grml-debootstrap (0.9) unstable; urgency=low
388 * Add support for EXTRAPACKAGES that can be dropped in
389 /etc/debootstrap/extrapackages
390 * Add boot_append option to manpage
391 * Manpage reformatted
394 * Support grml-repository and installation of grml-kernel
395 via GRMLREPOS and GRMLPACKAGES.
396 * Use stage logic inside chroot-script as well.
397 * Activate zsh completion.
398 * Rewrote interfaces() code for handling of
399 /etc/network/interfaces. Thanks for the pointer, formorer.
400 * Make sure stopping a service inside chroot-script does not
401 fail chroot-script itself.
403 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:23:19 +0200
405 grml-debootstrap (0.8) unstable; urgency=low
407 * Add BOOT_APPEND option for kernel appendline
409 -- Alexander Wirt <formorer@grml.org> Sat, 21 Apr 2007 11:19:06 +0200
411 grml-debootstrap (0.7) unstable; urgency=low
413 * Support setting some variables via cmdline.
414 * Support full automatic installation via debian2hd.
415 * Change logic of function execution and improved error handling
417 * Use aptitude instead of apt-get in chroot-script, but
418 only if it's available.
419 * Use DEBIAN_FRONTEND='noninteractive' so we avoid unnecessary
420 questions when installing. (Thanks, formorer!)
421 * Added additional check to grub code for running sed on
424 * Use asciidoc for manpage generation.
425 * Added basic zsh-completion (thanks, ft!), but do not install it yet.
426 We have to adjust $fpath in grml-etc-core first.
428 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:57:29 +0200
430 grml-debootstrap (0.6) unstable; urgency=low
432 * Support Debian release with codename 'lenny'. Depend on
433 debootstrap/cdebootstrap versions supporting lenny therefore.
434 * Split all the code into separate functions.
435 * Export LANG=C and LC_ALL=C as we don't have the locales inside
436 the chroot when running grml-debootstrap. (Just a cosmetic
437 change as there aren't any errors but warning messages from
439 * Always assume architecture of the running system (overwriting
440 via $ARCH is still supported of course).
441 * Write variables from grml-debootstrap to /etc/debootstrap/variables
442 and provide it to chroot-script.
443 * Support stages. [Closes: issue151]
445 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Mon, 9 Apr 2007 14:35:21 +0200
447 grml-debootstrap (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
449 * Changed Architecture from any to all.
451 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:58:53 +0100
453 grml-debootstrap (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
455 * Support installation into directory.
457 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 17 Nov 2006 23:00:38 +0100
459 grml-debootstrap (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
461 * Initial support for $ARCH.
462 * Added function for clean exit (using trap).
464 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 10 Nov 2006 00:51:09 +0100
466 grml-debootstrap (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
468 * Support Sarge and Sid as "$RELEASE"s as well.
469 * Added 'debootstrap | cdebootstrap' and grml-etc-core to
472 - cdebootstrap [broken for sarge as $RELEASE, see #390510]
473 - setting hostname via /etc/hostname
474 - /etc/kernel-img.conf
475 - support setting locales through /etc/debootstrap/locale.gen
476 * Added ssh, mdadm and lvm2 to default package list.
477 * Rewrote kernel package version handling (removed from package
478 list to be able to support sarge as well).
480 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 3 Nov 2006 19:05:19 +0100
482 grml-debootstrap (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
486 -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org> Fri, 3 Nov 2006 01:10:52 +0100