[ANNOUNCE] udev 003 release

[Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>]

Hi,

I've released the 003 version of udev.  It can be found at:
	kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev-003.tar.gz

udev is a implementation of devfs in userspace using sysfs and
/sbin/hotplug.  It requires a 2.6 kernel to run properly.

There have been a number of major changes since the last release:
	- works properly with the current 2.6 kernel (older versions of
	  udev will not work with the current 2.6 kernel.)
	- persistent database support has been added, but not fully
	  integrated (tdb is database code, very nice stuff.)
	- lots of documentation has been added.
	- spec file has been added for building rpms.
	- install and uninstall support added to Makefile to make it
	  easier to install and test with.
	- hard coded config file paths have been fixed.
	- callout support has been added (allows other programs to be
	  run to determine what to name a device.)
	- cross compile bugs fixed.
	- TODO list expanded for those who wish to help out.
	- lots of other stuff fixed.

The full ChangeLog is below.

The new udev FAQ is included in this release, and can also be found at:
	kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/hotplug/udev-FAQ

Development of udev is done in a BitKeeper tree available at:
	bk://kernel.bkbits.net/gregkh/udev/

If anyone ever wants a snapshot of the current tree, due to not using
BitKeeper, or other reasons, is always available at any time by asking.

thanks,

greg k-h


Summary of changes from v0.2 to v003
======================

Daniel E. F. Stekloff:
  o udevdb patch
  o udevdb prototype

Greg Kroah-Hartman:
  o update changelog for 003 release TAG: v003
  o update the spec file for the new version and install process
  o fix makefile release rule to not drop tdb.h file
  o Add FAQ for udev
  o removed AUTHORS and INSTALL files as they were pretty pointless
  o copyright updates
  o Add AUTHORS and INSTALL files
  o TODO updates
  o Updatd the README
  o updated the TODO list
  o add udev man page (basically just a place holder for now.)
  o added uninstall support
  o added install target for makefile so people don't have to do it by hand anymore
  o add version to debug log on startup
  o tell the user what mknod() we are trying to do
  o add dbg_parse() to cut down on parse file debugging statements
  o put config files and database in /etc/udev by default
  o add ols 2003 udev paper to docs/
  o clean up some debugging stuff in namedev.c
  o do not build the tdb binary programs, only the objects
  o merge tdb into the build process
  o Added tdb code from latest cvs version in the samba tree
  o added my name to the .spec file
  o minor cleanups
  o cleanup the mknod code a bit
  o remove mknod callout
  o handle new major:minor format of dev files that showed up in 2.6.0-test2-bk3 or so
  o oops, everything was getting created as 000 mode, try to fix this up, but fail...
  o more test stuff

Olaf Hering:
  o print udev pid

Patrick Mansfield:
  o add callout config type to udev

Paul Mundt:
  o Fix TDB cross compilation
  o udev spec file
  o udev/libsysfs cross compile fixes



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