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+ The Featureless Linux Library stable version 0.6.4 is released. +

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+ This release contains numerous bug fixes and code clean ups. + There are also some features implemented as either a solution to a bug or to accommodate changes to a specification. + This change also revisits some of the copyrights and further clarifies them. +

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+ Adds the following stand alone programs: +

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  • controller
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  • fss_identify
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  • iki_read
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  • iki_write
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+ Copyrights are now displayed when the programs are passed the +C/++copyright standardized parameter. +

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+ The build and package scripts are improved to better automate stand alone package building. +

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+ This preemptively adds Kevux specific path global support to easy the package build process for Turtle Kevux. + This is done in a non-API and a non-ABI breaking manner. +

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+ The IKI standard is found to be slightly lacking. + There is a strong need for IKI variables immediately after word-characters that are not part of the variable name. + The IKI standard and specification is now updated to utilize open bracket '[' (U+005B) and close bracket ']' (U+005D), commonly referred to as "wrap" or "wrapping". + Such an IKI variable looks like [vocabulary]:"content" (as opposed to vocabulary:"content"). + New functionality is provided to keep this project compliant with the recent changes to the IKI standard and specifications. +

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+ A major behavioral bug has been found in the Controller program regarding the "program" operation mode. + Solving this the simple way would then break other behavior. + To avoid this, a new feature is implemented, called the "helper" operation mode. + The "helper" operation mode provides an alternative to "program" operation mode to allow for starting tasks. +

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+ The recent work involving Featureless Make in the 0.7.x development branches has exposed a number of problems whose fixes have been back ported. +

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+ The Controller program has now be successfully tested and run under a SystemD system using "cgroups". + A quick and simple SystemD "cgroup" example Controller is now provided. +

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+ The following are changes since the 0.6.3 stable release. +

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+ Security Fixes: +

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  • Featureless Make: Invalid read or write while expanding operations.
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  • Featureless Make: Add extra check range checks in Featureless Make build skeleton.
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  • Multiple Programs: NULL pointer dereference in writer due to pipe function result handling.
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+ Features: +

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  • FLL: Provide program parameter for displaying copyright.
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  • FLL: Enable support for stand_alone packaging with 'all'.
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  • FLL: Implement wrap support for IKI standard to be compliant with recent changes.
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  • Controller: The content action cache, comments, and delimits are not being properly cleared.
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  • Controller: Add support for 'helper' mode to compliment the 'program' mode.
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+ Bug Fixes: +

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  • FLL: Status Code stand alone has incorrect files added.
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  • FLL: Stand alone build file problems and bad define macros.
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  • FLL: Incorrect dependencies for individual build modes.
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  • FLL: Fix unterminated quote handling issue addressed by specifications clarification.
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  • FLL: Miscellaneous problems in file functions and Featureless Make related code.
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  • FLL: Control group function is partially outdated and uses incorrect integer.
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  • FLL: The bootstrap script "-d/--define" command does not match the Fake command.
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  • FLL: Short console arguments should not match when a single invalid exists.
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  • Controller: The control read only option is not being loaded.
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  • Controller: Remove out of place single quote in print.
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  • Controller: The Entry is not printing on simulate and validate combined mode.
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  • Controller: Multiple cancellations may occur, use mutex lock to prevent.
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  • Controller: Consistently use the same color context for the entry name.
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  • Featureless Make: Dead code in return status handling.
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  • Featureless Make: Number too large error should be returned as an error.
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  • Featureless Make: Add missing "extern" to functions in header.
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  • Featureless Make: Return result lost in Featureless Make for f_string_dynamic_append_nulless() call.
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  • Featureless Make: Set error status when link target is an empty string.
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  • Featureless Make: Printed error message is not utilize verbosity quite mode.
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  • Featureless Make: Print message is missing the percent before the 'Q' causing invalid printing.
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  • Featureless Make: Argument variable passed is a pointer, print the value not the pointer.
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  • Featureless Make: Fix typo in 'original' word.
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  • Featureless Make: Multiple single-valued Objects should used last instead of first Object.
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  • Featureless Make: Incorrect and confusing warning message in Featureless Make.
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  • Featureless Make: Invalid defines, incorrect comments, missing flags, and missing dependencies.
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  • Featureless Make: The build settings 'path_sources' is incorrectly added.
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  • Featureless Make: The -S/--sources parameter is not being correctly used.
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  • Featureless Make: Incorrect documentation in fakefile.txt.
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  • Featureless Make: Fakefile processing with color context is producing extra spaces when unquoted.
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  • Featureless Make: Incorrect stream used when printing output in verbose directory recursion.
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  • Featureless Make: The stream is locked again rather than unlocked after being locked.
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  • Multiple Programs: FSS Write programs don't correctly handle multi-Content per Object situations.
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+ Refactors: +

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  • None.
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+ Updates: +

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  • FLL: Add unit tests for fll_path.
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  • FLL: Further clarify quoting in FSS specifications.
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  • FLL: Clarify FSS specifications in regards to quote behavior.
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  • FLL: Style guide documentation.
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  • FLL: Program man pages, adding copyright, fixing help, and adding missing period.
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  • FLL: Open Standard License to be 1.0 or later rather than just 1.0.
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  • FLL: Fakefile specification.
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  • FLL: Add fanalyzer build mode.
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  • FLL: Add locale environment variable support, install, and help support in fakefiles.
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  • FLL: Add new standard global type, "_g".
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  • Controller: Man page for controller specification changes regarding "helper" mode.
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  • Controller: Add example controller script for running under SystemD using cgroups.
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  • Controller: Add stand alone controller build.
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  • Controller: Controller and Control man page documentation.
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  • Featureless Make: Further Fakefile processing with IKI replacement space problems.
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  • Featureless Make: Use the signal check counter more consistently in Featureless Make.
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  • Featureless Make: Print message rather than an error when termination signal is received.
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  • Featureless Make: Allocate extra space for the terminating NULL.
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  • Featureless Make: Use f_string_dynamic_append_nulless() instead of f_string_dynamic_append().
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  • Featureless Make: Featureless Make stand alone build now needs f_file_stream_read instead of f_file_read.
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  • Featureless Make: Use f_file_stream_read() instead of f_file_read() after opening as a stream.
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  • Featureless Make: Use pre-existing cache rather than using a new variable.
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  • Firewall: Add additional sanity checks.
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  • Multiple Programs: Change man page year and month from January 2023 to March 2023.
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  • Multiple Programs: Add stand alone fss_identify, iki_read, ad iki_write builds.
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  • Multiple Programs: Program man pages, adding copyright, fixing help, and adding missing period. +
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+ Check out the project on the FLL release page. +

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+ The project is built like a tool chest. + Individuals who are unfamiliar with the project should have an easier time trying out the pre-packaged monolithic sources. + These programs, by default, are designed to build against a library built using the monolithic source tree. +

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+ The stand alone sources for the several programs can be found pre-packaged at Sourceforge. +

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+ Kevin Day +

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