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Historic moments in the life of mcron. -*-text-*- GNU Mcron NEWS -*- outline -*-
Copyright (C) 2003, 2005, 2006 Dale Mellor * Noteworthy changes in release ?.? (????-??-??) [?]
* Noteworthy changes in release 1.0.8 (2014-04-28) [stable]
Man page is now generated with GNU Help2man before installation and
distributed in the tarball.
* Noteworthy changes in release 1.0.7 (2012-02-04) [stable]
Mcron is now compatible with Guile 2.0.
FreeDesktop.org's standard user configuration directories are now used to
find the user script files.
* Noteworthy changes in release 1.0.6 (2010-06-20) [stable]
The copyright notices are now standardized on all auxiliary files. This
follows the example set by the GNU hello program.
immutable end texts from the texinfo document are now removed, to
accomodate with Debian requirements.
* Noteworthy changes in release 1.0.5 (2010-06-13) [stable]
Some technical changes to the build system has been made to help the
distribution to Debian.
The Git repository has been completely re-hashed, and now represents a
complete and faithful history of the package's development since its
inception.
* Noteworthy changes in release 1.0.4 (2008-02-21) [stable]
The source code is now held in a Git repository, which can be checked-out at
<git://git.savannah.gnu.org/mcron.git>.
The code is now covered by the GPLv3 license.
* Noteworthy changes in release 1.0.3 (2006-04-16) [stable]
daylight savings time shifts are now properly handled
Parsing Vixie-style input files has been improved.
Crontab entries can now be corrected instead of just wiping out the file.
Mcron is now compatible with Guile 1.8.
The manual is now licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL)
* Noteworthy changes in release 1.0.2 (2006-01-02) [stable]
* Noteworthy changes in release 1.0.1 (2004-05-15) [stable]
The mailing list <bug-mcron@gnu.org> has been set-up.
* Noteworthy changes in release 1.0 (2003-12-12) [stable]
Mcron is now officially a GNU program.
* Noteworthy changes in release 0.99.3 (2003-08-05) [stable]
The code is now splitted into modules.
* Noteworthy changes in release 0.99.2 (2003-07-20) [stable]
The implementation is now really 100% Vixie compatible.
Some Guile limitations such as the absence of POSIX threads and signals has
been worked around.
* Noteworthy changes in release 0.99.1 (2003-07-05) [stable]
Installation of cron and crontab is now disabled by default (suspect problems
with Guile internals are preventing these from working properly).
The project is now managed on Savannah. A CVS repository and web page have been
created.
========================================================================
Copyright © 2003, 2005, 2006 Dale Mellor <dale_mellor@users.sourceforge.net>
Copyright © 2017 Mathieu Lirzin <mthl@gnu.org>
Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
notice and this notice are preserved. notice and this notice are preserved.
Please send bug reports to bug-mcron@gnu.org.
Saturday, 4th February 2012
Received a suggestion from Antono Vasiljev to look in FreeDesktop.org's
standard user configuration directories for user script files. This is
implemented in the GIT repository.
Sunday, 20th June 2010
Standardized the copyright notices on all auxiliary files (including this
one!) according to the example set by the GNU hello program. Removed
immutable end texts from the texinfo document. These changes are required
for Debianization. Released as version 1.0.6.
Sunday, 13th June 2010
Made some technical changes to the build system to aid Debianization.
Released without announcement as version 1.0.5.
The GIT repository has been completely re-hashed, and now represents a
complete and faithful history of the package's development since its
inception.
Thursday, 21st February 2008
The source code is now held in a GIT repository, at
git://git.savannah.gnu.org/mcron.git.
Released version 1.0.4, under the new GPLv3 license, after some prodding by
Karl Berry.
Sunday, 16th April 2006
Released version 1.0.3. Incorporated many coding suggestions by Sergey
Poznyakoff, which makes the program work with daylight savings time shifts,
fixes a bug in parsing Vixie-style input files, allows a user the
opportunity to correct a crontab entry instead of just wiping out the file.
Made it work with Guile 1.8. Updated the manual with GFDL and some minor
suggestions from Karl Berry.
Monday, 2nd January 2006
Released version 1.0.2.
Saturday, 15th May 2004
Set up Savannah and the mailing lists so that we are now homed properly at
gnu.org. Released version 1.0.1 to reflect this, with CVS tag release_1-0-1
(no branch). Hopefully we will now get some feedback!
Friday, 12th December 2003
Released version 1.0.0 through rdmp.org. No CVS tag has been created.
Tuesday, 2nd December 2003
Mcron is now officially a GNU program. Unfortunately Savannah, the
development environment, has been mauled so an immediate GNU release is not
likely. No CVS tag has been created.
Tuesday, 5th August 2003
Released version 0.99.3. The CVS tag will be release_0-99-3 (no branch).
Sunday, 3rd August 2003
Broken the code into modules (which is not the same as saying the code is
broken ;-) ).
Sunday, 20th July 2003
Released version 0.99.2. (Now fully functional). The CVS tag is
release_0-99-2 (no branch).
Sunday, 20th July 2003
It has been a long and painful journey, but we have at last worked out how
to work around all the faults in Guile (an implementation with no threads
and no UNIX signals!). The code is now really 100% Vixie compatible.
Saturday, 5th July 2003
Released version 0.99.1, with installation of cron and crontab disabled by
default (suspect problems with Guile internals are preventing these from
working properly). The CVS tag is release_0-99-1 (no branch has been
created for it).
Friday, 4th July 2003
We have been accepted as a Savannah project. A CVS repository and web home
page have been created. We're still waiting for acceptance as a GNU
project.