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[Ready for test/1.5.1] cygutils-1.2.1-1


This announcement is in two parts.  One details the differences between
this 1.2.1-1/cygwin-1.5.1 test release and the earlier
1.2.0-1/cygwin-1.5.0
test release.  The second is a more generic announcement concerning the
changes in the test series (1.2.x) releases and the current (1.1.x)
releases)

---- differences from cygutils-1.2.0-1 ----

* recompiled against cygwin-1.5.1 kernel and cygipc-2.01-1 *shared*
libcygipc.

* Moved documentation to /usr/share/*

* Because cygipc is now a DLL, we SHOULD list cygipc as a requirement for
cygutils.  But, I don't really want to force everyone who wants lpr.exe
to download cygipc.  So, I do NOT list cygipc as a requires: for this
pacakge -- it shouldn't matter, anyway: the other progs will be fine
without libcygipc, and the ipc tools don't work anyway if ipc-daemon2.exe
isn't running even if it IS installed.  But, the only way for
ipc-daemon2.exe to run, is if libcygipc is installed.  So, we're covered.

---- generic announcement about cygutils-1.2.x series ----

Updated and recompiled for 1.5.1 kernel.  There are a few
changes/additions:

1. Documentation moved to /usr/share/*

2. Added ipcs.exe, ipcrm.exe (with man pages).  These programs previously
were part of the cygipc package. However, once cygserver is ready, these
should also be compile-able against it.  So, this is a forward-looking
addition.  At present, these apps are linked against the cygcygipc-2.dll
shared version of the cygipc library.

3. Ditto ipck script

4. Now actually compile the semtool, shmtool, msgtool, and semstat
programs.  Previously, because cygipc was not an official package, I did
not actually include these binaries in the distribution, even though the
cygutils source package contained them (they require libcygipc to build;
but should also work with cygserver when the time comes).  Again, these
apps are linked against the cygcygipc-2.dll shared version of the cygipc
library.

Note that the ipcs and ipcrm source code is the version that originated
from cygipc, which is different from that provided in the util-linux
package on most linux systems.  Later on, I may consider switching over
to util-linux-derived code; but that can wait.
--
  Charles Wilson
  cygwin at removespam cwilson dot fastmail dot fm


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