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From: Thierry Carrez <koon@g.o>
To: gentoo-embedded@l.g.o
Cc: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-embedded] GNAP 1.8 Release (Gentoo Network APpliance)
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 15:38:31
Message-Id: 42FA1F41.50809@gentoo.org
1 OK guys, the beast is out...
2
3 GNAP is a Gentoo-based Network Appliance building system. It allows to
4 build LiveCDs or bootable disks with a customized network appliance
5 configuration in seconds. This is especially useful to quickly install
6 Gentoo on small-CPU hosts to use them as routers, firewalls, VPN boxen...
7
8 Starting point :
9 http://embedded.gentoo.org/gnap.xml
10
11 This version includes new features, more stability in the build
12 environment (thanks to a reduced portage snapshot shipped with the
13 package) and a comprehensive new set of docs.
14
15 New GNAP Core and remastering Features :
16
17 * New feature to automate configuration changes backup (bug #86241). See
18 the RW_SYNC option in overlay.conf, which replaces the RW_OVERLAY option
19 (deprecated)
20 * GNAP kernel now supports n_hdlc line discipline to use with
21 synchronous PPP (bug #99115), and vfat filesystems as r/w overlays
22 * Support to specify account password initialization (chpasswd) and
23 services to start (services_start) as files on the target filesystem
24 * Support for customizable baudrate on the serial console
25 * Possibility to use genkernel-built packages (minkernpackage,
26 modulespackage) as GNAP extensions
27 * The rrdtool backend, which was a standard core feature, has been moved
28 to a standard extension. Use gnap_remaster -e rrdtool to rebuild the
29 core with that extension included
30 * 20050808 portage snapshot compatibility, including zlib security fixes
31 * GNAP now uses udev as its device manager, anticipating devfs removal
32 in future kernels
33
34 New GNAP build features :
35
36 * gnap_make now starts from Portage snapshot files rather than requiring
37 a Catalyst snapshot stage. A reduced Portage snapshot is now shipped in
38 the gnap-dev package to facilitate GNAP rebuild
39 * Easier filesystem customization using root_overlay/ in gnap_make
40 * Support for distcc building, in case you have uclibc-powered systems
41 to use as build partners...
42
43 New documentation :
44
45 * User Guide has been rewritten and split into two separate guides. The
46 new user guide (http://embedded.gentoo.org/gnap-userguide.xml) now
47 covers everything you need to know to produce and customize GNAP systems.
48 * The new Advanced User Guide
49 (http://embedded.gentoo.org/gnap-advancedguide.xml) gives information
50 for power users that want to further customize and modify what their
51 GNAP systems can do. You should be familiar with GNAP systems and Gentoo
52 systems in general before reading this guide.
53
54 So "emerge gnap" and start to play ! Ask me on IRC (#gentoo-gnap or
55 #gentoo-embedded) for any questions you may have.
56
57 For bugs/patches/enhancement requests, use the Bugzilla "Embedded"
58 component and assign bugs to me. Thank you.
59
60 --
61 Thierry Carrez (Koon)

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RE: [gentoo-embedded] GNAP 1.8 Release (Gentoo Network APpliance) Ross Carlson <rcarlson@××××××.com>