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s6-linux-init: how to upgrade

s6-linux-init
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What has changed in s6-linux-init

in 1.2.0.1

  • Support for disabling RPATH at configure time.
  • skalibs dependency bumped to 2.15.0.0.
  • nsss optional dependency bumped to 0.2.1.2.
  • utmps optional dependency bumped to 0.1.3.3.
  • execline dependency bumped to 2.9.9.0.
  • s6 dependency bumped to 2.15.0.0.

in 1.2.0.0

  • skalibs dependency bumped to 2.14.5.0.
  • nsss optional dependency bumped to 0.2.1.1.
  • utmps optional dependency bumped to 0.1.3.2.
  • execline dependency bumped to 2.9.8.0.
  • s6 dependency bumped to 2.14.0.0.
  • The format of the envdir created by the -s option to s6-linux-init (and indirectly s6-linux-init-maker) has changed: it is now meant to be read by s6-envdir -f, without the -n option. The change should normally not impact you, but if you're using the -s functionality, be aware of it the next time you run s6-linux-init-maker.

in 1.1.3.0

  • skalibs dependency bumped to 2.14.4.0.
  • nsss optional dependency bumped to 0.2.1.0.
  • utmps optional dependency bumped to 0.1.3.0.
  • execline dependency bumped to 2.9.7.0.
  • s6 dependency bumped to 2.13.2.0.

in 1.1.2.1

  • skalibs dependency bumped to 2.14.3.0.
  • nsss optional dependency bumped to 0.2.0.5.
  • utmps optional dependency bumped to 0.1.2.3.
  • execline dependency bumped to 2.9.6.1.
  • s6 dependency bumped to 2.13.1.0.
  • Static libraries (if any) are installed in /usr/lib by default.

in 1.1.2.0

  • skalibs dependency bumped to 2.14.0.0.
  • nsss optional dependency bumped to 0.2.0.4.
  • utmps optional dependency bumped to 0.1.2.2.
  • execline dependency bumped to 2.9.4.0.
  • s6 dependency bumped to 2.12.0.0.
  • You should run s6-linux-init-maker again to take advantage of new features and minor bugfixes.

in 1.1.1.1

  • No functional changes.

in 1.1.1.0

  • skalibs dependency bumped to 2.13.1.1.
  • execline dependency bumped to 2.9.3.0.
  • s6 dependency bumped to 2.11.3.2.

in 1.1.0.0

  • skalibs dependency bumped to 2.13.1.0.
  • nsss optional dependency bumped to 0.2.0.3.
  • execline dependency bumped to 2.9.2.0.
  • s6 dependency bumped to 2.11.3.0.
  • s6-linux-init-maker does not create early utmpd scripts anymore. Users are expected to handle utmpd at the same time as wtmpd, i.e. first thing in stage 2.

in 1.0.8.1

  • skalibs dependency bumped to 2.13.0.0.
  • nsss optional dependency bumped to 0.2.0.2.
  • utmps optional dependency bumped to 0.1.2.1.
  • execline dependency bumped to 2.9.1.0.
  • s6 dependency bumped to 2.11.2.0.

in 1.0.8.0

  • skalibs dependency bumped to 2.12.0.0.
  • utmps optional dependency bumped to 0.1.2.0.
  • execline dependency bumped to 2.9.0.0.
  • s6 dependency bumped to 2.11.1.1.

in 1.0.7.3

  • skalibs dependency bumped to 2.11.2.0.
  • execline dependency bumped to 2.8.3.0.
  • s6 dependency bumped to 2.11.1.0.

in 1.0.7.2

  • No functional changes.

in 1.0.7.1

  • No functional changes.

in 1.0.7.0

  • skalibs dependency bumped to 2.11.1.0.
  • nsss optional dependency bumped to 0.2.0.1.
  • utmps optional dependency bumped to 0.1.1.0.
  • execline dependency bumped to 2.8.2.0.
  • s6 dependency bumped to 2.11.0.1.

in 1.0.6.4

  • skalibs dependency bumped to 2.11.0.0.
  • nsss optional dependency bumped to 0.2.0.0.
  • utmps optional dependency bumped to 0.1.0.3.
  • execline dependency bumped to 2.8.1.0.
  • s6 dependency bumped to 2.11.0.0.

in 1.0.6.3

  • utmps optional dependency bumped to 0.1.0.2.

in 1.0.6.2

  • skalibs dependency bumped to 2.10.0.3.
  • execline dependency bumped to 2.8.0.1.
  • s6 dependency bumped to 2.10.0.3.

in 1.0.6.1

  • skalibs dependency bumped to 2.10.0.2.
  • execline dependency bumped to 2.7.0.1.
  • s6 dependency bumped to 2.10.0.2.

in 1.0.6.0

  • skalibs dependency bumped to 2.10.0.0.
  • execline dependency bumped to 2.7.0.0.
  • s6 dependency bumped to 2.10.0.0.
  • nsss optional dependency bumped to 0.1.0.0.
  • utmps optional dependency bumped to 0.1.0.0.
  • New binary: s6-linux-init-nuke.

in 1.0.5.1

  • No functional changes.

in 1.0.5.0

in 1.0.4.2

  • No functional changes.

in 1.0.4.1

  • s6 dependency bumped to 2.9.2.1.
  • execline dependency bumped to 2.6.1.0.

in 1.0.4.0

  • skalibs dependency bumped to 2.9.2.0.
  • execline dependency bumped to 2.6.0.0.
  • s6 dependency bumped to 2.9.1.0.
  • nsss optional dependency bumped to 0.0.2.2.
  • utmps optional dependency bumped to 0.0.3.2.
  • New -n option to s6-linux-init-hpr, to disable the sync() call before the hardware reboot or power off.
  • New options added to s6-linux-init-maker and impacted binaries (s6-linux-init and s6-linux-init-shutdownd):
    • -C: to boot an s6-based system in a container
    • -B: to disable the catch-all logger

in 1.0.3.1

  • skalibs dependency bumped to 2.9.1.0.
  • execline dependency bumped to 2.5.3.0.
  • s6 dependency bumped to 2.9.0.1.
  • nsss optional dependency bumped to 0.0.2.1.
  • utmps optional dependency bumped to 0.0.3.1.

in 1.0.3.0

  • skalibs dependency bumped to 2.9.0.0.
  • execline dependency bumped to 2.5.2.0.
  • s6 dependency bumped to 2.9.0.0.
  • nsss optional dependency bumped to 0.0.2.0.
  • utmps optional dependency bumped to 0.0.3.0.
  • Ctrl-Alt-Del management is now activated by default, instead of requiring a sysctl setting in stage 2.
  • s6-linux-init-umountall now skips the first instance of /dev, /proc and sys.
  • stage 4 (after every process has been killed and the filesystems have been unmounted) now calls a new user script, rc.shutdown.final.

in 1.0.2.1

  • utmps optional dependency bumped to 0.0.2.2.

in 1.0.2.0

in 1.0.1.0

  • -f option added to s6-linux-init-maker for use in distribution packaging scripts with a staging directory.
  • Permissions on the binaries have been adjusted.
  • The skeleton runlevel script now includes a guard to avoid calling the service manager without an argument.
  • The permissions of the /run/uncaught-logs directory in the generated image have been changed to 02750.

in 1.0.0.0

  • This is a complete rewrite and redesign of s6-linux-init: the lifetime version number has increased. No compatibility whatsoever is retained with previous versions.
  • When rebooting after upgrading from a 0.4.0.x version of s6-linux-init to 1.0.0.0: the s6-reboot command, which is needed for the 0.4.0.x shutdown procedure, may not be accessible via PATH anymore. Make sure to have (a copy of) s6-reboot available in your PATH; you can remove it after rebooting on the new system.

in 0.4.0.1

in 0.4.0.0

  • skalibs dependency bumped to 2.6.4.0.
  • execline dependency bumped to 2.3.0.4.
  • s6 dependency bumped to 2.7.1.0.
  • s6-linux-init-maker now autogenerates stage 3, which is not the responsibility of the user anymore (stage 3 was previously the user-written /etc/rc.shutdown script).
  • The default user-provided "end of stage 2, bring down services" script was named /etc/rc.tini before; now it's named /etc/rc.shutdown.
  • Everything now builds as PIC by default no matter the toolchain's settings. Use the --disable-all-pic configure option to build executables and static libraries as non-PIC.

in 0.3.1.1

  • No functional changes

in 0.3.1.0

in 0.3.0.0

in 0.2.0.0

in 0.1.0.0

in 0.0.1.4

in 0.0.1.3

  • skalibs dependency bumped to 2.3.6.1.

in 0.0.1.2

  • s6 dependency bumped to 2.1.6.0.

in 0.0.1.1

  • s6 dependency bumped to 2.1.5.0.
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