>From upstream sourceforge site at http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=178938&release_id=624021
I knew it was possible/likely this wouldn't be in the next release, I had needed to do the packaging ASAP, so I figured I'd contribute back and save the ubuntu devs some work. File Release Notes and Changelog Release Name: 1.2.9 Notes: Changes: makedumpfile 1.2.9 (Support ia64 discontigmem kernels of linux-2.6.20+) - Support ia64 discontigmem kernels of linux-2.6.20+. - Support x86_64 linux-2.6.27 kernel. - Add "--vtop" option for debugging. - Add the debugging message for ia64 pgtable. - Add makedumpfile's spec file. - Get information from vmcoreinfo of /proc/vmcore even if -x/-i option. - Add free() for error handling. - Fix NOT_FOUND value of SIZE(nodemask_t). - Use the terminal sizes of 80 for the IMPLEMENTATION file. (Bernhard Walle) - Use static allocation instead of malloc(). - Add get_num_dumpable() function. - Remove the unused pointer. - Remove the unused code. - Make the ELF methods simple. - Merge the same code in write_elf_pages(). - Add "void" to some arguments. - Separate the dependency code to machine and linux version. - Cleanup vaddr_to_paddr() function. makedumpfile 1.2.8 (Add the IMPLEMENTATION file) - Add the IMPLEMENTATION file for the kdump-compressed format makedumpfile 1.2.7 (Add linux-2.6.26 and xen-3.1.2 support) - Add xen-3.1.2 support (Akio Takebe) - handle x86_64 xen code/data relocation (Itsuro ODA) - Add linux-2.6.26 support. - Add the progress bar for creating dump bitmap (Bernhard Walle) - Shrink the time for creating dump bitmap. - Fix vmcoreinfo generation on 32bit hosts for 64bit kernels (Bernhard Walle) - Fix compile warning (Bernhard Walle) - Fix illegal buffer access (Itsuro ODA) - Improve error handing when SIZE(nodemask_t) is undefined (Bernhard Walle) - Remove trailing whitespace (Bernhard Walle) - Remove unnecessary description in manpage. - Cleanup machine dependent method. - Cleanup open_dump_file() method. On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 10:47 AM, Andrew Starr-Bochicchio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As we are in Feature Freeze, could you post a list of changes (upstream > changelog) between the current Ubuntu version and this one. If it is a > mainly bug freeze release, please subscribe ubuntu-universe-sponsors to > find a sponsor for upload. > > If this new upstream version introduces new features and/or ABI/API > changes, please see: > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FreezeExceptionProcess#Exceptions for > Universe/Multiverse > > -- > Upgrade to new upstream version 1.2.9 > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/271956 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > -- Upgrade to new upstream version 1.2.9 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/271956 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
