> On 01/06/2016 00:28, H. Peter Anvin via Syslinux wrote: > > There seem to be a bunch of bug fixes in the 6.04 branch that people > > really need. Do we know of any current regressions? Otherwise we > > really ought to just push the button... > > I am a user of syslinux 4.0.7 to boot installers on BIOS aka Legacy. > > Knowing that 4.0.7 has been released on 2013-07-25, and not being able > to check if changes have been made since then that would deserve a > release (I am only aware of a commit for ishoybrid.c) I am wondering: > would a version 4.0.8 provide signficant advantages over 4.0.7? > Then I would request it. >@Didier, There were several potential fixes and improvements that were never back-ported to the "syslinux-4.xx" branch. The very few commits in that branch could be added to interested distributions without releasing a new official version. Moreover, there were potential new features / additions that were also not introduced to the "syslinux-4.xx" branch. IMHO, the few changes after 4.07 do not justify a 4.08 official release.> I know that I could migrate to upcoming 6.0.4. but am unable to see what > that brings that I can't do with 4.0.7, considering that I am not > interested on EFI for syslinux: elilo is good enough for just booting an > installer from an USB stick or optical media[1] and there are also other > options for booting an installed OS. > > Didier > > [1]And as far as I know 6.0.3 can't boot from an optical media on UEFI > anyway.IMHO, and knowing that you are using Slackware, I would suggest against upgrading to the 6.xx branch. The regressions (and other issues) present in 6.xx against 4.xx would not be worth the upgrade. Regards, Ady.
On 01/06/2016 03:24, Ady via Syslinux wrote:> @Didier,> > There were several potential fixes and improvements that were never > back-ported to the "syslinux-4.xx" branch. The very few commits in that > branch could be added to interested distributions without releasing a > new official version. > > Moreover, there were potential new features / additions that were also > not introduced to the "syslinux-4.xx" branch. > > IMHO, the few changes after 4.07 do not justify a 4.08 official > release.Thanks for your answer Ady. However, I cloned the repo and "git branch" only returns: * master How can I find this "syslinux-4.xx" branch or at least spot the commits in that branch more recent than the 4.07 release? A did a bit of RTFM but am not acquainted with git so any clue will be appreciated. Sorry for this < newbie question and thanks in advance. Didier Off-topic follows. This page: http://slint.fr/en/screenshots.html illustrates sharing by developers of syslinux, lilo and elilo ;) @Thomas if you see this, you can add an iso to your collection: http://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-14.2/iso/
> On 01/06/2016 03:24, Ady via Syslinux wrote:> @Didier, > > > > There were several potential fixes and improvements that were never > > back-ported to the "syslinux-4.xx" branch. The very few commits in that > > branch could be added to interested distributions without releasing a > > new official version. > > > > Moreover, there were potential new features / additions that were also > > not introduced to the "syslinux-4.xx" branch. > > > > IMHO, the few changes after 4.07 do not justify a 4.08 official > > release. > > Thanks for your answer Ady. > > However, I cloned the repo and "git branch" only returns: > * master > > How can I find this "syslinux-4.xx" branch or at least spot the commits > in that branch more recent than the 4.07 release? > > A did a bit of RTFM but am not acquainted with git so any clue will be > appreciated. > > Sorry for this < newbie question and thanks in advance. > > Didier > > Off-topic follows. > > This page: > http://slint.fr/en/screenshots.html > illustrates sharing by developers of syslinux, lilo and elilo ;) > > @Thomas if you see this, you can add an iso to your collection: > http://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-14.2/iso/Please see: http://repo.or.cz/syslinux.git/shortlog/refs/heads/syslinux-4.xx At the time of this writing, it should be fairly easy to see the "syslinux-4.xx" head reference, the "syslinux-4.07" tag (slightly down the page), and the few commits between them. Since I am not a developer, I'd rather not post git commands that I do not use myself frequently enough. Hopefully someone else might be able to help you with the adequate git command(s). I would like to mention, again, that most commits in the master branch have not been back-ported to the older branches, and thus if / when the "syslinux-4.xx" head would be re-built with newer / current versions of its building dependencies (e.g. gcc, binutils,...), there is a chance of getting worthless binaries, or at least with some misbehavior. Regards, Ady.
On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 08:00:49PM +0200, Didier Spaier via Syslinux wrote:> > Thanks for your answer Ady. > > However, I cloned the repo and "git branch" only returns: > * master > > How can I find this "syslinux-4.xx" branch or at least spot the commits > in that branch more recent than the 4.07 release? > > A did a bit of RTFM but am not acquainted with git so any clue will be > appreciated.Start with git branch --remote There will be a line like 'origin/syslinux-4.xx' git checkout syslinux-4.xx When your git executable is recent enough, it will understand what you mean. Groeten Geert Stappers -- Leven en laten leven