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+ The Featureless Linux Library stable version 0.6.8 is released. +

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+ This release is for the start of a new year. +

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+ My plans going forward are to attempt to date releases using UTC and I date this release as Sun 31 Dec 2023 08:52 PM UTC. +

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+ There are not many changes and there are no code-based bug fixes. + Only a single bug fix exists and it is in a specification. +

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+ This contains mostly specification updates, clarifications, and fixes. +

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+ The Payload and Simple Packet specifications have "type" added as a recommended Object in the header section for the Payload. + The size of units is rewritten to make more sense in the Payload and Simple Packet specifications. + The Payload specification now allows for the "payload" section to be optional. +

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+ The most notable code change is the explicit casting of uint32_t when doing bit-wise operations for left and right shifting. + The goal here is to increase the integrity of the design and not allow any opportunity for the compiler or architecture to use a different size. +

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+ The following are changes since the 0.6.6 stable release. +

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+ Exploit Fixes: +

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  • None.
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+ Security Fixes: +

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  • None.
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+ Features: +

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  • None.
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+ Bug Fixes: +

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  • FLL: Fix incorrect wording regarding negative times and add some clarification regarding defaults (in specification).
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+ Refactors: +

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  • None.
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+ Regressions: +

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  • None.
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+ Updates: +

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  • FLL: Specifications for Payload and Simple Packet.
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  • FLL: The FSS-000E (Payload) specification should allow for the "payload" Section to be optional.
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  • FLL: Explicitly cast UTF-8 conversion to/from to a uint32_t.
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  • Control: Use size_t and perform explicit casts in Control program.
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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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