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-* Wed Nov 14 2012 Gui Chen <gui.chen@intel.com> - 0.14.2
-- Release 0.14.2, changes including:
- - support dracut for live image
- - update bmap version to 1.1
+Pre-Release 0.15 - Tue Dec 04 2012
+===========================================================
+ * adapt new mechanism for bootstrap mode
+ - create 'mic-bootstrap-x86-arm' by obs build
+ - publish 'mic-bootstrap-x86-arm' into server repo
+ - use 'mic-bootstrap-x86-arm' as bootstrap env for x86 and arm image
+ * filesystem parameter support for ext[234] fs
+ - sample in ks: part / --size 1000 --fstype=ext3 --extoptions="-I 256"
+ - other filesystem will ignore option '--extoptions'
+ * update the documentation and man page
+ * multiple bootstrap path to support multi-instance mic
+ * use 'pkgmgr=auto' to select available backend in conf file
+ * improve loop device creation algorithm and create loop device by 'mknod'
+ * bug fix:
+ - bear unexpected checksum type when getting metadata
+ - avoid traceback when loopback is NoneType
+ - lseek limit to 2G in 32bit env
+ - split out username and password in zypp repo file
+ - use rpm real path instead of 'cp' if it's local repo
+ - fix local repo unavailable in bootstrap
+ - fix traceback when failed to unmap kpartx device
+ - fix timestamp incorrect issue in logfile
-* Fri Oct 15 2012 Gui Chen <gui.chen@intel.com> - 0.14.1
-- Release 0.14.1, changes including:
- - support bmap file for ivi flashing tool
- - just warning in chroot when not Tizen/MeeGo chroot dir
- - fix logfile lost in bootstrap mode
- - clean mounts in bootstrap when exiting
- - bug fix:
- - fix https proxy issue in yum backend
- - avoid traceback when loop instance is NoneType
+Release 0.14.2 - Wed Nov 14 2012
+===========================================================
+ * support dracut for live image
+ * update bmap version to 1.1
-* Thu Aug 02 2012 Gui Chen <gui.chen@intel.com> - 0.14
-- Release 0.14, changes including:
- - use cached metadata when checksum is not changed
- - skip non-fatal error in ks file and prompt user to handle
- - prompt user to handle when failed to apply img configure
- - replace hard name with device uuid in etc/fstab
- - enhance extlinux cfg file for symbolic kernel like IVI
- - support label assign for raw image
- - bug fix:
- - fix live image create failure when label assigned
- - avoid traceback when converting unsupported type
- - fix mic --version ugly output
+Release 0.14.1 - Fri Oct 15 2012
+===========================================================
+ * support bmap file for ivi flashing tool
+ * just warning in chroot when not Tizen/MeeGo chroot dir
+ * fix logfile lost in bootstrap mode
+ * clean mounts in bootstrap when exiting
+ * bug fix:
+ - fix https proxy issue in yum backend
+ - avoid traceback when loop instance is NoneType
-* Wed Jul 12 2012 Gui Chen <gui.chen@intel.com> - 0.13
-- Release 0.13, changes including:
- - create logfile as default when --release specifid
- - use 'gzip' and 'bzip2' to pack image instead of python
- - automatically detect path of 'env' for chroot
- - record version and os info in build log and logfile
- - bug fix:
- - fix popup message in ubuntus
- - fix unicode issue for logfile
- - better fix for 'chroot raw' issue
+Release 0.14 - Thu Aug 02 2012
+===========================================================
+ * use cached metadata when checksum is not changed
+ * skip non-fatal error in ks file and prompt user to handle
+ * prompt user to handle when failed to apply img configure
+ * replace hard name with device uuid in etc/fstab
+ * enhance extlinux cfg file for symbolic kernel like IVI
+ * support label assign for raw image
+ * bug fix:
+ - fix live image create failure when label assigned
+ - avoid traceback when converting unsupported type
+ - fix mic --version ugly output
-* Wed Jun 20 2012 Gui Chen <gui.chen@intel.com> - 0.12
-- Release 0.12, changes including:
- - use default value when @BUILD_ID@ and @ARCH@ not specified
- - enhance proxy support in attachment retrieve
- - add new --shrink opt for loop image to control img shrinking
- - avoid invalid literal for loop device generation
- - relocate and refactor selinux_check func
- - remove prefix for make install
- - bug fix:
- - fix compres image in raw image
- - fix src pkgs download failed issue
- - fix convert failed issue
+Release 0.13 - Wed Jul 12 2012
+===========================================================
+ * create logfile as default when --release specifid
+ * use 'gzip' and 'bzip2' to pack image instead of python
+ * automatically detect path of 'env' for chroot
+ * record version and os info in build log and logfile
+ * bug fix:
+ - fix popup message in ubuntus
+ - fix unicode issue for logfile
+ - better fix for 'chroot raw' issue
-* Fri Jun 08 2012 Gui Chen <gui.chen@intel.com> - 0.11
-- Release 0.11, changes including:
- - support new subcmd 'auto' to handle magic line in ks
- - enhance the handle of authentication url and https proxy
- - support packing images together and support compressed file format
- - reset LD_PRELOAD for chroot env
- - centralized interface to check existing images
- - avoid live image creating when using multi-partitions
- - resolve the depends of python-urlgrabber
- - bug fix:
- - fix logfile context lost issue
- - fix attachment package url handling
- - fix mic ch raw failed issue
+Release 0.12 - Wed Jun 20 2012
+===========================================================
+ * use default value when @BUILD_ID@ and @ARCH@ not specified
+ * enhance proxy support in attachment retrieve
+ * add new --shrink opt for loop image to control img shrinking
+ * avoid invalid literal for loop device generation
+ * relocate and refactor selinux_check func
+ * remove prefix for make install
+ * bug fix:
+ - fix compres image in raw image
+ - fix src pkgs download failed issue
+ - fix convert failed issue
-* Tue May 15 2012 Gui Chen <gui.chen@intel.com> - 0.10
-- Release 0.10.4, changes including:
- - container support using '%attachment' section in ks
- - add --compress-to option to support zip format in loop image
- - auto-detect config and plugindir to meet virtualenv and customized install
- - remove all hardcoded info in setup.py and use sys.prefix for installing
- - tolerate some OS errors in the image configurations stage
- - extra patch:
- - fix zypp missing password when using username passwd
- - some fixes to enhance authentication url
- - refine repostr structure to fix comma issue in baseurl
+Release 0.11 - Fri Jun 08 2012
+===========================================================
+ * support new subcmd 'auto' to handle magic line in ks
+ * enhance the handle of authentication url and https proxy
+ * support packing images together and support compressed file format
+ * reset LD_PRELOAD for chroot env
+ * centralized interface to check existing images
+ * avoid live image creating when using multi-partitions
+ * resolve the depends of python-urlgrabber
+ * bug fix:
+ - fix logfile context lost issue
+ - fix attachment package url handling
+ - fix mic ch raw failed issue
+
+Release 0.10 - Tue May 15 2012
+===========================================================
+ * container support using '%attachment' section in ks
+ * add --compress-to option to support zip format in loop image
+ * auto-detect config and plugindir to meet virtualenv and customized install
+ * remove all hardcoded info in setup.py and use sys.prefix for installing
+ * tolerate some OS errors in the image configurations stage
+ * extra patch:
+ - fix zypp missing password when using username passwd
+ - some fixes to enhance authentication url
+ - refine repostr structure to fix comma issue in baseurl
-* Fri Apr 13 2012 Gui Chen <gui.chen@intel.com> - 0.9
-- Release 0.9, changes including:
- - support pre-install package with zypp backend
- - sync /etc/mic/mic.conf to bootstrap
- - enhance sorting for version comparsion in zypp
- - rewrite chroot tar image using xml format mount point file
- - fix the incorrect number showing in fs src pkgs download
- - remove tests directory for dist in Makefile
- - fix liveusb parted mkpart failure, revert mbr size expand in raw
- - cleanup /tmp/repolic* dir in the EULA checking
+Release 0.9 - Fri Apr 13 2012
+===========================================================
+ * support pre-install package with zypp backend
+ * sync /etc/mic/mic.conf to bootstrap
+ * enhance sorting for version comparsion in zypp
+ * rewrite chroot tar image using xml format mount point file
+ * fix the incorrect number showing in fs src pkgs download
+ * remove tests directory for dist in Makefile
+ * fix liveusb parted mkpart failure, revert mbr size expand in raw
+ * cleanup /tmp/repolic* dir in the EULA checking
-* Mon Mar 26 2012 Gui Chen <gui.chen@intel.com> - 0.8
-- Release 0.8, changes including:
- - partition alignment support
- - remove bootloader option 'quiet vga' for raw
- - update dist files in git source
- - update unittest, add cases for chroot, msger, runner
- - add 40 system test case for help
- - rewrite loop device allocation mechanism
+Release 0.8 - Mon Mar 26 2012
+===========================================================
+ * partition alignment support
+ * remove bootloader option 'quiet vga' for raw
+ * update dist files in git source
+ * update unittest, add cases for chroot, msger, runner
+ * add 40 system test case for help
+ * rewrite loop device allocation mechanism
-* Fri Mar 02 2012 Jian-feng Ding <jian-feng.ding@intel.com> - 0.7
-- Release 0.7, changes including:
- - zypp backend: fixed a fatal issue of unreleasable loop devs
- - zypp backend: more friendly output message
- - backend: share cached rpm files between yum and zypp
- - enhancement for multiple partition loop format
- - make msger to accept Unicode string
- - fixed a regression of compress option for FS format
- - fixed issues in openSUSE12.1
- - new written man page
+Release 0.7 - Fri Mar 02 2012
+===========================================================
+ * zypp backend: fixed a fatal issue of unreleasable loop devs
+ * zypp backend: more friendly output message
+ * backend: share cached rpm files between yum and zypp
+ * enhancement for multiple partition loop format
+ * make msger to accept Unicode string
+ * fixed a regression of compress option for FS format
+ * fixed issues in openSUSE12.1
+ * new written man page
-* Thu Feb 16 2012 Qiang Zhang <qiang.z.zhang@intel.com> - 0.6
-- Release 0.6, changes including:
- - give hint when converted image existed
- - conf.py: proxy scheme check
- - space check before copy image
- - zypp: abort with error msg for repo resolver issues
- - runner.py refinement
- - ks file syntax check for '%post' without '%end'
- - support more compression formats than only bzip2
- - fix msg NoneType issue, causing exit after install
- - bootstrap:
- - catch creator error when retrieving bootstrap metadata
- - correct matching .metadata file in bootstrap
+Release 0.6 - Thu Feb 16 2012
+===========================================================
+ * give hint when converted image existed
+ * conf.py: proxy scheme check
+ * space check before copy image
+ * zypp: abort with error msg for repo resolver issues
+ * runner.py refinement
+ * ks file syntax check for '%post' without '%end'
+ * support more compression formats than only bzip2
+ * fix msg NoneType issue, causing exit after install
+ * bootstrap:
+ - catch creator error when retrieving bootstrap metadata
+ - correct matching .metadata file in bootstrap
-* Mon Feb 06 2012 Gui Chen <gui.chen@intel.com> - 0.5
-- Release 0.5, changes including:
- - Rewrite the algorithm of checking free space for download and install
- - Add --shell option for convert to recreate image modified by internal shell
- - Add -s option for chroot to unpack image
- - Introduce --copy-kernel option for creator
- - Remove the hardcoded default args for bootloader
- - Disable logstderr and flush message buffer in disable_logstderr
- - Deal with yum.conf inside yum backend by itself
- - Bug fix:
- - Fix rpmdb error in yum and zypp to avoid bad file descriptor message
- - Fix MANIFEST syntax to be compliant with md5sum
- - Correct dependencies for mic in bootstrap
+Release 0.5 - Mon Feb 06 2012
+===========================================================
+ * Rewrite the algorithm of checking free space for download and install
+ * Add --shell option for convert to recreate image modified by internal shell
+ * Add -s option for chroot to unpack image
+ * Introduce --copy-kernel option for creator
+ * Remove the hardcoded default args for bootloader
+ * Disable logstderr and flush message buffer in disable_logstderr
+ * Deal with yum.conf inside yum backend by itself
+ * Bug fix:
+ - Fix rpmdb error in yum and zypp to avoid bad file descriptor message
+ - Fix MANIFEST syntax to be compliant with md5sum
+ - Correct dependencies for mic in bootstrap
-* Fri Jan 06 2012 Gui Chen <gui.chen@intel.com> - 0.4
-- Release 0.4, changes including:
- - Support bootstrap mode, run with '--runtime=bootstrap'
- - Full support for taring-to output, use 'mic ch x.tar'
- - Break dependency between backend and baseimage
- - Check valid repos in ks file
- - Space check update and catch no space exception
- - Fix no prompt when cv and ch no existed image
- - Fix NoneType 'createopts' when convert
- - Fix no existed local_pkgs_path
+Release 0.4 - Fri Jan 06 2012
+===========================================================
+ * Support bootstrap mode, run with '--runtime=bootstrap'
+ * Full support for taring-to output, use 'mic ch x.tar'
+ * Break dependency between backend and baseimage
+ * Check valid repos in ks file
+ * Space check update and catch no space exception
+ * Fix no prompt when cv and ch no existed image
+ * Fix NoneType 'createopts' when convert
+ * Fix no existed local_pkgs_path
-* Mon Dec 26 2011 Zhang Qiang<qiang.z.zhang@intel.com> - 0.3
-- Upgrade to version 0.3, changes including:
- - Unit test support, run 'make test'
- - Enable proxy support in config file
- - Refine configmgr and pluginmgr
- - Support multi instance with different cache dir
- - Add 47 system test case
- - Improve md5sum generation
- - Add repo option --ssl_verify
- - Add option --name_prefix
- - Reformatted code according to PEP08
- - Backport from mic2:
- - Add priority and cost option for repos
- - Reinstroduced compress-disk-image option
-
-* Tue Nov 29 2011 Gui Chen <gui.chen@intel.com> - 0.2
-- Release 0.2, with the following changes:
- - Support btrfs and ext4 fstype for creator, convertor, and chroot
- - Append distfiles and Makefile
- - Check arch type from repo data
- - Set rpm dbpath to fix 'rpm -qa' issue
- - Fix chroot issue caused by image size
- - Improve setup.py and make it compatible with python 2.5
- - Disable ca check for https
- - Change default output dir name to ./mic-output
- - untrack mic/__version__.py
- - Fix some minor issues
+Release 0.3 - Mon Dec 26 2011
+===========================================================
+ * Unit test support, run 'make test'
+ * Enable proxy support in config file
+ * Refine configmgr and pluginmgr
+ * Support multi instance with different cache dir
+ * Add 47 system test case
+ * Improve md5sum generation
+ * Add repo option --ssl_verify
+ * Add option --name_prefix
+ * Reformatted code according to PEP08
+ * Backport from mic2:
+ - Add priority and cost option for repos
+ - Reinstroduced compress-disk-image option
-* Thu Oct 27 2011 Gui Chen <gui.chen@intel.com> - 0.1
-- Official release 0.1, with the following features:
- - Support three subcommand: create, convert, chroot
- - Support five image types: fs, loop, raw, livecd, liveusb
- - Support two package manager backend: yum and zypp
- - Support the following global command line options:
- - --verbose
- - --debug
- - Creator subcommand support the following command line options:
- - --logfile=LOGFILE
- - -c CONFIG, --config=CONFIG
- - -k CACHEDIR, --cachedir=CACHEDIR
- - -o OUTDIR, --outdir=OUTDIR
- - -A ARCH, --arch=ARCH
- - --release=RID
- - --record-pkgs=RECORD_PKGS
- - --pkgmgr=PKGMGR
- - --local-pkgs-path=LOCAL_PKGS_PATH
+Release 0.2 - Tue Nov 29 2011
+===========================================================
+ * Support btrfs and ext4 fstype for creator, convertor, and chroot
+ * Append distfiles and Makefile
+ * Check arch type from repo data
+ * Set rpm dbpath to fix 'rpm -qa' issue
+ * Fix chroot issue caused by image size
+ * Improve setup.py and make it compatible with python 2.5
+ * Disable ca check for https
+ * Change default output dir name to ./mic-output
+ * untrack mic/__version__.py
+ * Fix some minor issues
- Please read README.rst for more details.
+Release 0.1 - Thu Oct 27 2011
+===========================================================
+ * Support three subcommand: create, convert, chroot
+ * Support five image types: fs, loop, raw, livecd, liveusb
+ * Support two package manager backend: yum and zypp
+ * Support the following global command line options:
+ - --verbose
+ - --debug
+ * Creator subcommand support the following command line options:
+ - --logfile=LOGFILE
+ - -c CONFIG, --config=CONFIG
+ - -k CACHEDIR, --cachedir=CACHEDIR
+ - -o OUTDIR, --outdir=OUTDIR
+ - -A ARCH, --arch=ARCH
+ - --release=RID
+ - --record-pkgs=RECORD_PKGS
+ - --pkgmgr=PKGMGR
+ - --local-pkgs-path=LOCAL_PKGS_PATH