changelog.h

This package contains the Wireless tools, used to manipulate the Wireless Extensions. The Wireless

 *	o Add support for SIOCSIWTHRSPY/SIOCGIWTHRSPY ioctls [iwspy]
 *	---
 *	o Add SIOCGIWNAME/Protocol event display [iwlist scan/iwevent]
 *	o Add temporary encoding flag setting [iwconfig]
 *	o Add login encoding setting [iwlib/iwconfig]
 *	---
 *	o Fix corruption of encryption key setting when followed by another
 *	  setting starting with a valid hex char ('essid' -> 'E') [iwlib]
 *	o Fix iw_in_key() so that it parses every char and not bundle of
 *	  two so that 'enc' is not the valid key '0E0C' [iwlib]
 *	o Fix parsing of odd keys '123' is '0123' instead of '1203' [iwlib]
 *	---
 *	o Implement WE version tool redirector (need WE-16) [iwredir]
 *	o Add "make vinstall" to use redirector [Makefile]
 *	o Fix compilation warning in WE < 16 [iwlib, iwspy]
 *	o Allow to specify PREFIX on make command line [Makefile]
 *	---
 *	o Update wireless.h (more frequencies) [wireless.h]
 *	o Allow to escape ESSID="any" using "essid - any" [iwconfig]
 *	o Updated Red-Hat 9 wireless config instructions [DISTRIBUTIONS]
 *		(From Pavel Roskin <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Replace all %d into %i so we can input hex/oct [iwlib, iwpriv]
 *	---
 *	o If >= WE-16, display kernel version in "iwconfig --version" [iwlib]
 *		(From Antonio Vilei <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Fix "wrq.u.bitrate.value = power;" => txpower [iwconfig]
 *		(From Casey Carter <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Make iwlib.h header C++ friendly. [iwlib]
 *	---
 *		(From Pavel Roskin <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Make sure that KERNEL_SRC point to a valid directory [Makefile]
 *	o Print message if card support WE but has no version info [iwlib]
 *		(From Simon Kelley <[e-mail]>)
 *	o If power has no mode, don't print garbage [iwlib]
 *	---
 *		(Bug reported by Guus Sliepen <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Don't cast "int power" to unsigned long in sscanf [iwconfig]
 *		(From Pavel Roskin <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Add $(LDFLAGS) for final linking [Makefile]
 *
 * wireless 27 :
 * -----------
 *	o Add 'sed' magic to automatically get WT/WE versions [Makefile]
 *	o Change soname of iwlib to libiwWE.so.WT [Makefile]
 *		Now dynamicaly linked versioned install can work
 *	o Default to dynamic build, don't build static lib [Makefile]
 *	o Update installation instructions [INSTALL]
 *	o fflush(stdout), so that redirect to file/pipe works [iwevent]
 *		(From Pavel Roskin <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Display properly interface name larger than 8 char [all]
 *	---
 *	o Implement auto/fixed frequencies [iwconfig]
 *		(From Pavel Roskin <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Don't fail is ldconfig fails [Makefile]
 *	---
 *	o Fix one forgotten strcpy(ifname) -> strncpy change [iwconfig]
 *	o Fix all dangerous sprintf, replace with snprintf [iwlib]
 *	o Change iw_print_xxx() API to take buffer length [iwlib]
 *	---
 *	o "iwspy ethX +" did not work, fix wrq.u.data.length [iwspy]
 *	o Fix stupid bug in displaying link/ap/cell stats [iwspy]
 *	o Fix display of fixed length char private args [iwpriv]
 *	o Add raw output for shell scripts, options -r [iwgetid]
 *	o Tweak scheme output for freq and mode [iwgetid]
 *		(From Andreas Mohr)
 *	o Spelling fixes in README and man page
 *	---
 *	o Add definitions for older version of W-Ext [iwlib]
 *	o Always force compile with latest local version of wext [Makefile]
 *	o Change soname of iwlib back to libiw.so.WT [Makefile]
 *	o Get rid of redirector and "make vinstall" [Makefile/iwredir]
 *	o Convert any struct iw_range to latest version [iwlib]
 *	o Change run-time version warning to reflect new reality [iwlib]
 *	o Remove compile-time version warning [iwlib]
 *	o Add iw_get_kernel_we_version() to guess kernel WE version [iwlib]
 *	o Remove all #ifdef WIRELESS_EXT, use dynamic iwrange version [all]
 *	o Get/display wireless stats based on iwrange version [iwlib]
 *	o Get power and retry settings based on iwrange version [iwconfig]
 *	o Display power and retry settings based on iwrange version [iwlist]
 *	o Optimise use of iwrange : read on demand [iwevent]
 *	---
 *	o #include <wireless.h>, instead of using a #define [iwlib.h]
 *	o Copy latest wireless.XX.h as wireless.h and install it [Makefile]
 *	---
 *	o Fix various iwlist retry display bugs [iwlist]
 *	o Fix dynamic link to libiw back to be libiw.so (doh !) [Makefile]
 *	---
 *	o Trivial cleanups and docs updates
 *	---
 *	o Implement "iwconfig XXX txpower on" and fix "fixed" [iwconfig]
 *	o Always properly initialise sanlen before recvfrom() [iwevent]
 *	o Zero buffer so we don't print garbage after essid [iwgetid]
 *	o Document that 00:00:00:00:00:00 == no association [iwconfig.8]
 *		(From Guus Sliepen <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Fix doc typo : ad_hoc => ad-hoc [wireless.7/DISTRIBUTIONS.txt]
 *	---
 *		(From vda <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Accept arbitrary number of private definitions [iwlib/iwpriv]
 *	---
 *	o Added Hotplug documentation [HOTPLUG.txt]
 *	o Add dependancies (gcc way), remove makedepend [Makefile]
 *		(From Maxime Charpenne <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Traduction en francais des pages manuel [fr/*]
 *	o Fix some incorrect/ambiguous sentences [iwconfig.8/iwevent.8]
 *		(From Joshua Kwan <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Add 'const' qualifier to iwlib API [iwlib.c/iwlib.h]
 *		(From Joey Hess <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Add Debian schemes scripts [debian/ifscheme*]
 *	---
 *	o Add 'ifrename', complete rewrite of nameif [ifrename]
 *	o Update documentation about ifrename [HOTPLUG.txt]
 *		(From Joshua Kwan <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Fix disabling of key/enc with iw_set_basic_config() & WE<13 [iwlib.c]
 *	---
 *	o Various bug fixes and improvements [ifrename]
 *	---
 *	o Man pages for ifrename [ifrename.8/iftab.5]
 *	o Update hotplug/ifrename documentation [HOTPLUG.txt]
 *	---
 *	o Read configuration from stdin [ifrename]
 *		(From Thomas Hood <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Spell check and updated man page [wireless.7]
 *		(From Pavel Roskin <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Update and spellcheck documentation [HOTPLUG.txt]
 *	---
 *	o Spin-off 'ifscheme' in a separate package to please Guus Sliepen
 *	o Update documentation on 'ifscheme' [DISTRIBUTIONS.txt/README]
 *		(From dann frazier <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Spell check and updated man page [iwlist.8]
 *	---
 *	o Cache interface static data (ifname/iwrange) [iwevent.c]
 *	---
 *	o Change the policy to delete entry from cache [iwevent.c]
 *	o If no TxPower in iwrange, still print current TxPower [iwlist.c]
 *	o Use iw_get_basic_config() in iwconfig, bloat-- [iwconfig.c/iwlib.h]
 *	---
 *		(From Pavel Roskin <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Fix mode boundary checking in iw_get_basic_config() [iwlib.c]
 *	---
 *	o Improved priv documentation [iwpriv.c]
 *		(From Pavel Roskin <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Fix token index bug : allow zero args [iwpriv.c]
 *	o Grammar fixes in priv documentation [iwpriv.c]
 *	---
 *	o Make iw_protocol_compare() smarter [iwlib.c]
 *	o Display freq->channel conversion in scan results [iwlist]
 *	o Display freq->channel conversion in events [iwevent]
 *	o Interface name takeover support [ifrename]
 *	o Update docu for Debian Sarge, various improvements [HOTPLUG.txt]
 *	o Set wireless parameters in the proper order [iwlib]
 *	---
 *		(Suggested by Pavel Roskin <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Be less dramatic is driver doesn't export txpower info [iwlist]
 *	o Be less dramatic is driver doesn't export bitrate info [iwlist]
 *	o Use 'updated' bits to disable printing some qual [iwlib]
 *	o Change the way we show 'updated' bits -> '=' vs. ':' [iwlib]
 *	o Cosmetic update to channel display [iwlist/iwevent]
 *	---
 *	o Easy scanning API (blocking & non-blocking) [iwlib]
 *	o Add channel only support to iwgetid [iwgetid]
 *	o Compile iwgetid with iwlib for above [Makefile/iwgetid]
 *		(From Loic Minier <[e-mail]> via Guus Sliepen)
 *	o Fix french man pages to not use special 'oe' char [fr/*.8]
 *		(From Thomas Hood <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Use hyphens instead of underscores in Debian docs [*.txt/*.7]
 *	---
 *	o Update for WE-17 (wrq.u.freq.flags, IW_QUAL_*) [all]
 *	o Use iw_get_ext() instead of ioctl() [iwgetid]
 *	o Retry getting scan results with larger buffer [iwlist/iwlib]
 *	o Display wireless event capabilities [iwlist]
 *	o Add support for relative TxPower (yick !) [iwconfig/iwlist]
 *	o Create iw_print_txpower() [iwlib]
 *	o Add "Set" prefix for all SET wireless events [iwevent]
 *		(Suggested by Pavel Roskin <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Add support for get_freq and get_essid events [iwevent]
 *	---
 *	o Reorganise iw_print_freq() => create iw_print_freq_value() [iwlib]
 *	o Create iw_channel_to_freq() and use it [iwlib/iwconfig/iwevent]
 *	o Fixup for WE-18 : Set scan takes an iw_point [iwlist/iwlib]
 *	o Fixup for WE-19 : Take care of IW_EV_POINT_OFF [iwlib]
 *	---
 *	o Introduces iw_sockets_close() [all]
 *	o Set proper size on SIOCGIWSTATS requests [iwlib]
 *	o Use iw_print_freq_value() in iwlist [iwlist]
 *	o Optimise iw_print_bitrate() [iwlib]
 *	o Fix wrq.u.data.flags => wrq.u.txpower.flags [iwconfig]
 *		(From Denis Ovsienko <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Add dry-run support (only print name changes) [ifrename]
 *	---
 *	o Move WE_VERSION/WT_VERSION to iwlib.h [iwlib/Makefile]
 *	o Add support for new selector pcmciaslot [ifrename]
 *	o Improve/cleanup DEBUG/verbose output [ifrename]
 *	o Minor documentation updates [HOTPLUG.txt/DISTRIBUTIONS.txt]
 *		(From Francesco Potorti` <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Allow iwgetid to accept '-c' options [iwgetid]
 *		(From Ian Gulliver <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Transform #define DEBUG into verbose command line switch [ifrename]
 *	---
 *		(From Dan Williams <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Fix buffer memory leak in scanning [iwlib/iwlist]
 *	---
 *	o Make sure gcc inline stuff properly [iwlib.h]
 *	o Update Hotplug documentation [HOTPLUG.txt]
 *	o Add support for new selector firmware [ifrename]
 *
 * wireless 28 :
 * -----------
 *	o Fix gcc inline hack when using kernel headers [iwlib.h]
 *		(From Denis Ovsienko <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Allow '-n' without '-i', even though inefficient [ifrename]
 *		(From Thomas Hood <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Fix technical and spelling errors in Hotplug doc [HOTPLUG.txt]
 *	---
 *	o Include wireless.h as a local file, not a system file [iwlib.h]
 *	o Split install targets [Makefile]
 *		(Suggested by Jost Diederichs <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Increase scanning timeout for MadWifi [iwlib/iwlist]
 *		(Suggested by Ned Ludd <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Multicall version of the tools for embedded [iwmulticall]
 *	---
 *	o Fix some install Makefile targets broken in pre2 [Makefile]
 *	---
 *	o Add option for stripping symbols on tools [Makefile]
 *	o Add escaping of essid keyworks with -- in manpage [iwconfig.8]
 *	o Update sensitivity description [iwconfig.8]
 *	o Fix iw_print_timeval() for timezone [iwlib/iwevent]
 *		(Suggested by Jan Minar <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Escape interface name for --help/--version with -- [iwconfig]
 *	o Allow --help/--version to be interface names [iwlist]
 *		(From Martynas Dubauskis <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Fix invalid sizeof for stat memcpy in easy scanning API [iwlib.c]
 *		(From Andreas Mohr <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Fix my horrendous spelling [HOTPLUG.txt/PCMCIA.txt/README/*.8]
 *	---
 *	o Make static lib use PIC objects [Makefile]
 *	o Add SYSFS selector support to ifrename [ifrename]
 *	o Fix a fd leak in pcmciaslot selector [ifrename]
 *	o Don't complain about eth0/wlan0 if takeover enabled [ifrename]
 *	o Update man pages for sysfs and eth0/wlan0 [ifrename.8]
 *	o Update man pages for frequ auto/off [iwconfig.8]
 *	o More clever manual loading and docking tricks [HOTPLUG.txt]
 *		(From Pavel Heimlich [e-mail])
 *	o Czech (cs) man pages [cs/*]
 *	---
 *	o Fudge patch below for better integration [iwconfig/iwevent/iwlist]
 *		(From Jouni Malinen <[e-mail]>)
 *	o WE-18/WPA event display [iwevent]
 *	o WE-18/WPA parameter display [iwconfig]
 *	---
 *	o Replace iw_pr_ether() with iw_saether_ntop() [iwlib]
 *	o Replace iw_in_ether() with iw_saether_aton() [iwlib]
 *	o Remove iw_get_mac_addr() -> unused and bad API [iwlib]
 *	o Add iw_mac_ntop() and iw_mac_aton() for any-len mac addr [iwlib]
 *	o Slim down iw_ether_aton() using iw_mac_ntop() [iwlib]
 *	o Slim down iw_in_key(), avoid memcpy [iwlib]
 *	o Add support for any-len mac addr selector [ifrename]
 *	---
 *	o Re-add temp output buffer in iw_in_key() to avoid corruptions [iwlib]
 *	---
 *	o Add WE-19 headers, compile with that as default
 *	o IW_EV_POINT_LEN has shrunk, so invert IW_EV_POINT_OFF fixup [iwlib]
 *	o Remove WE backward compat from iwlib.h header [iwlib]
 *	o Add support for IW_QUAL_DBM in iw_print_stats() [iwlib]
 *	o Add support for ARPHRD_IEEE80211 in iw_check_mac_addr_type() [iwlib]
 *		-> iwspy work on wifi0 netdev from airo.c
 *	---
 *	o Set flags to 0 before asking old power settings for 'on' [iwconfig]
 *		(Suggested by Denis Ovsienko <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Ignore empty lines in iface enumeration iw_enum_devices() [iwlib]
 *		(From Pavel Roskin <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Fix invalid buffer size in 'iwlist power' [iwlist]
 *		(Suggested by Francesco Potorti` <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Remove kernel headers, use glibc headers [iwlib]
 *	---
 *	o Show explicit state for SIOCSIWAP, not numbers [iwconfig/iwevent] 
 *	o Add WE-18 ioctls to the stream parser in standard_ioctl_hdr [iwlib]
 *		(From Chris Hessing <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Add GENIE parsing support in scan resuls [iwlist]
 *	---
 *	o Change iw_extract_event_stream() API to add value index [iwlib]
 *	o Scan : display bitrate values on a single line [iwlist]
 *	---
 *	o Revert to previous iw_extract_event_stream() API, debloat [iwlib]
 *	o Keep track of value index in [iwlist]
 *	---
 *	o Check event stream 'point' payload size to avoid overflow [iwlib]
 *	o Make all users of event stream 'point' safe to NULL [iwlist/iwevent]
 *	o 'iwconfig txpower 1dBm' should not be 'mW' [iwconfig]
 *	o Forward compat. to WE-21 : essid len is strlen, not +1 [iwconfig]
 *	---
 *	o Forgot one place where essid len was strlen+1 [iwlib]
 *	o Update definition of 'ap' and 'sens' to reflect reality [man]
 *	---
 *	o Introduce WE_MAX_VERSION to take into account forward compat [iwlib]
 *	o Add WE-20 headers, compile with that as default
 *	---
 *	o Fix 'inline' for gcc-4 as well. Grrr... [iwlib]
 */

/* ----------------------------- TODO ----------------------------- */
/*
 * One day, maybe...
 *
 * iwconfig :
 * --------
 *	Make disable a per encryption key modifier if some hardware
 *	requires it.
 *
 * iwpriv :
 * ------
 *	Remove 'port' and 'roam' cruft now that we have mode in iwconfig
 *
 * iwspy :
 * -----
 *	Add an "auto" flag to have the driver cache the last n results
 *
 * iwlist :
 * ------
 *	Add scanning command line modifiers
 *	More scan types support
 *
 * ifrename :
 * --------
 *	Link Type should use readable form instead of numeric value
 *
 * Doc & man pages :
 * ---------------
 *	Update main doc.
 */