OpenSS7 STREAMS Channels -- history of user visible changes. 2008-10-31 $Id$ Copyright (c) 2001-2008 OpenSS7 Corporation. Copyright (c) 1997-2000 Brian Bidulock See the end for copying conditions (for this file). The sections that follow provide information on OpenSS7 releases of the `OpenSS7 STREAMS Channels' package. Major changes for release strchan-0.9.2.4 ------------------------------------------ This is the fourth separate `OpenSS7 Project' release of the `OpenSS7 STREAMS Channels' package. The package provides components that were previously part of the `strss7' package. With OpenSS7 Master Package release `openss-0.9.2.D', the Channel components were separated from the `strss7' package and placed in this package. Not all of the Channel components previously part of the `strss7' package have been strapped into this release. Components will be re-validated against `Linux Fast-STREAMS' on a module-by-module and driver-by-driver basis.(1) See `TODO' in the release, or `Schedule',in the manual, for more information about the release schedule. This is the fourth pre-alpha release for `Linux Fast-STREAMS' and is an optional part of the OpenSS7 Master Package (as of `openss7-0.9.2.D'). The release includes maintenance support for recent distributions and tool chain, but also includes some performance and feature upgrades and inspection bug fixes. It deprecates previous releases. Please upgrade before reporting bugs on previous releases. This release is primarily a maintenance release. Major features since the last public release are as follows: - Minor documentation corrections. - Kernel module license made explicit "GPL v2". And then changed back to "GPL". - License upgrade to `AGPL Version 3'. - Modifications to build under `Fedora' `2.6.22.5-49' kernel. These changes also support `2.6.22.9-91.fc7' kernel. - Ability to strap out major documentation build and installation primarily for embedded targets. - Improvements to common build process for embedded and cross-compile targets. - Modifications to build under `Fedora' `2.6.25-45.fc9' and `2.6.26.5-45.fc9' kernels. - Updated tool chain to `m4-1.4.12', `autoconf-2.63' and `texinfo-4.13'. - Conversion of RPM spec files to common approach for major subpackages. - Updated references database for manual pages and roff documents. - Build system now builds `yum(8)' repositories for RPMs and `apt-get(8)' repositories for DEBs. Installation documentation has been updated to include details of repository install sourcesref. - Added `MODULE_VERSION' to all modules and drivers. - Added Open Media Gatway project document and updated documentation. - Added `mx-pmod' and `ch-pmod' STREAMS modules and manual pages (`ch-pmod(4)' and `mx-pmod(4)'). These STREAMS modules provide the CH and MX interfaces to a STREAMS-based pipe acting as a channel or multiplex connection for testing and complex interconnection of channels and multiplexes. - 64-bit corrections to the CHI header file, `sys/chi.h'. - Fix for freezestr() and unfreezestr() on 2.4 kernels. _This is a public pre-alpha release of the package. Please see `README-alpha' in the release or `Maturity',in the manual._ This package is currently incomplete. It is being released as a reference point for the community. If you are interested in completion of this package, contact . As with other OpenSS7 releases, this release configures, compiles, installs and builds RPMs and DEBs for a wide range of Linux 2.4 and 2.6 RPM- and DPKG-based distributions, and can be used on production kernels without patching or recompiling the kernel. This package is publicly released under the `GNU Affero General Public License Version 3'. The release is available as an `autoconf' tarball, SRPM, DSC, and set of binary RPMs and DEBs. See the downloads page (http://www.openss7.org/download.html) for the `autoconf' tarballs, SRPMs and DSCs. For tarballs, SRPMs, DSCs and binary RPMs and DEBs, see the strchan package page (http://www.openss7.org/strchan_pkg.html). See `http://www.openss7.org/codefiles/strchan-0.9.2.4/ChangeLog' and `http://www.openss7.org/codefiles/strchan-0.9.2.4/NEWS' in the release for more information. Also, see the `strchan.pdf' manual in the release (also in html `http://www.openss7.org/strchan_manual.html'). For the news release, see `http://www.openss7.org/rel20081029_9.html'. ---------- Footnotes ---------- (1) Note that no component in this package can be supported by `LiS': `LiS' is simply too slow to allow these drivers to acheive any degree of efficiency necessary for proper operation. Major changes for release strchan-0.9.2.3 ------------------------------------------ This is the third separate release from `The OpenSS7 Project' of the `OpenSS7 STREAMS Channels' package. The package provides components that were previously part of the `strss7' package. With OpenSS7 Master Package release `openss-0.9.2.D', the Channel components were separated from the `strss7' package and placed in this package. Not all of the Channel components previously part of the `strss7' package have been strapped into this release. Components will be re-validated against `Linux Fast-STREAMS' on a module-by-module and driver-by-driver basis.(1) See `TODO' in the release, or `Schedule',in the manual, for more information about the release schedule. This is the third pre-alpha release for `Linux Fast-STREAMS' and is an optional part of the OpenSS7 Master Package (as of `openss7-0.9.2.D'). This release is a maintenance release providing support for recent distributions and tool chains. Major features since the last public release are as follows: - Support build on openSUSE 10.2. - Support build on Fedora 7 with 2.6.21 kernel. - Support build on CentOS 5.0 (RHEL5). - Support build on Ubuntu 7.04. - Updated to gettext 0.16.1. - Changes to support build on 2.6.20-1.2307.fc5 and 2.6.20-1.2933.fc6 kernel. - Supports build on Fedora Core 6. - Support for recent distributions and tool chains. ---------- Footnotes ---------- (1) Note that no component in this package can be supported by `LiS': `LiS' is simply too slow to allow these drivers to acheive any degree of efficiency necessary for proper operation. Major changes for release strchan-0.9.2.2 ------------------------------------------ This is the second separate release from `The OpenSS7 Project' of the `OpenSS7 STREAMS Channels' package. The package provides components that were previously part of the `strss7' package. With OpenSS7 Master Package release `openss-0.9.2.D', the Channel components were separated from the `strss7' package and placed in this package. Not all of the Channel components previously part of the `strss7' package have been strapped into this release. Components will be re-validated against `Linux Fast-STREAMS' on a module-by-module and driver-by-driver basis.(1) See `TODO' in the release, or `Schedule',in the manual, for more information about the release schedule. This is the second pre-alpha release for `Linux Fast-STREAMS' and is an optional part of the OpenSS7 Master Package (as of `openss7-0.9.2.D'). This release is a maintenance release providing support for recent distributions and tool chains. Major features since the last public release are as follows: - Improvements to the common build environment with better support for standalone package builds on 2.4 kernels. - Support for autoconf 2.61, automake 1.10 and gettext 0.16. - Support for Ubuntu 6.10 distribution and bug fixes for i386 kernels. - The package now looks for other subpackages with a version number as unpacked by separate tarball. ---------- Footnotes ---------- (1) Note that no component in this package can be supported by `LiS': `LiS' is simply too slow to allow these drivers to acheive any degree of efficiency necessary for proper operation. Major changes for release strchan-0.9.2.1 ------------------------------------------ This is the first separate release from `The OpenSS7 Project' of the `OpenSS7 STREAMS Channels' package. The package provides components that were previously part of the `strss7' package. With OpenSS7 Master Package release `openss-0.9.2.D', the Channel components were separated from the `strss7' package and placed in this package. Not all of the Channel components previously part of the `strss7' package have been strapped into this release. Components will be re-validated against `Linux Fast-STREAMS' on a module-by-module and driver-by-driver basis.(1) See `TODO' in the release, or `Schedule',in the manual, for more information about the release schedule. In this initial release, the major component first available is the V401P channel driver. In contrast to the X400P-SS7 driver from the `strss7' package, this driver provides enhanced support for audio channels and the basis for Zaptel integration. The release also contains a set of pushable modules for use with the channel driver that provide HDLC/DAEDR capabilities for channels. These components do not as yet have validation test suites. Subsequent releases in 1Q 2007 will include the additional components necessary for Media Gateway switching support. This is the initial pre-alpha release for `Linux Fast-STREAMS' and is an optional part of the OpenSS7 Master Package (as of `openss7-0.9.2.D'). This release is also the initial public release. ---------- Footnotes ---------- (1) Note that no component in this package can be supported by `LiS': `LiS' is simply too slow to allow these drivers to acheive any degree of efficiency necessary for proper operation. ----- ========================================================================= Copyright (c) 2001-2008 OpenSS7 Corporation Copyright (c) 1997-2000 Brian Bidulock All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are preserved on all copies. 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