mdevd: how to upgrade
Keywords: mdevd installation upgrade

mdevd
Software
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# What has changed in mdevd

## in 0.1.6.2

- skalibs dependency bumped to 2.13.1.0.
- nsss optional dependency bumped to 0.2.0.3.
- execline optional dependency bumped to 2.9.2.0.

## in 0.1.6.1

- skalibs dependency bumped to 2.13.0.0.
- nsss optional dependency bumped to 0.2.0.2.
- execline optional dependency bumped to 2.9.1.0.

## in 0.1.6.0

- skalibs dependency bumped to 2.12.0.1.
- execline optional dependency bumped to 2.9.0.1.

## in 0.1.5.2

- skalibs dependency bumped to 2.12.0.0.
- execline optional dependency bumped to 2.9.0.0.

## in 0.1.5.1

- skalibs dependency bumped to 2.11.1.0.

## in 0.1.5.0

- skalibs dependency bumped to 2.11.0.0.
- New `-O nlgroups` option to mdevd, rebroadcasting uevents to the netlink after handling them.
- The `*` and `&` action directives are now triggered by all action types.

## in 0.1.4.0

- skalibs dependency bumped to 2.10.0.3.
- New `+`, `-` and `&` command directives supported in `mdev.conf`. These directives spawn a command interpreted by the execlineb program launcher instead of `/bin/sh`.

## in 0.1.3.0

- skalibs dependency bumped to 2.10.0.0.
- A `-C` option has been added to mdevd. This triggers a coldplug when mdevd is ready, for faithful `mdev -d` emulation.

## in 0.1.2.0

- skalibs dependency bumped to 2.9.3.0.
- A `-o outputfd` option has been added to mdevd.

## in 0.1.1.2

- skalibs dependency bumped to 2.9.2.0.

## in 0.1.1.1

- skalibs dependency bumped to 2.9.1.0.

## in 0.1.1.0

- skalibs dependency bumped to 2.9.0.0.

## in 0.1.0.3

- skalibs dependency bumped to 2.8.0.0.
- Everything now builds as PIC by default no matter the toolchain's settings. Use the `--disable-all-pic` configure option to build executables and static libraries as non-PIC.

## in 0.1.0.2

- skalibs dependency bumped to 2.7.0.0.
- Optional nsss support added.

## in 0.1.0.1

- No functional changes.

## in 0.1.0.0

- skalibs dependency bumped to 2.6.3.1.
- The `mdevd-netlink` program doesn't exist anymore.
- mdevd now listens to the netlink itself.
- mdevd-coldplug does not print events to stdout anymore. Instead, it makes the kernel trigger events.

## in 0.0.1.0

- Initial release.