changelog

linux network bridge application tool

2006-05-31  Stephen Hemminger  <[e-mail]>

	* Fixed bug where setting port priority set path cost instead

2006-01-31  Stephen Hemminger  <[e-mail]>

	* Released bridge-utils 1.1
	* Change to use libsysfs 2.0

2005-03-16  Stephen Hemminger  <[e-mail]>

	* Released bridge-utils 1.0.6
	* Fix for libsys detection (for FC)
	* Update autoconf usage
	* Allow multiple interfaces for addif,delif

2004-12-02  Stephen Hemminger  <[e-mail]>

	* Released bridge-utils 1.0.5
	* Remove brctld out of date, buggy not used
	* Cleanup command line help and error messages
	* Fix segv with wrong # of args to 'brctl stp'
	

20040601	Stephen Hemminger <[e-mail]>
	* Released bridge-utils 1.0.4
	  - should build with out sysfs now.
	  - report errors on foreach_port failing
	  - more build cleanup

20040525	Stephen Hemminger <[e-mail]>
	* Released bridge-utils 1.0.1
	  - Change configure option 
	    from --with-linux=<path>
	    to   --with-linux-headers=<path>
	    so options match help message.
	  - Fix so utilities work with earlier 2.6 kernels that
	    have sysfs but not new ioctl's or directories yet.
	  - Build spec file from template.
	
20040524	Stephen Hemminger <[e-mail]>
	* Released bridge-utils 1.0
	  - Use sysfs to control bridge parameters
	  - Add new ioctl syntax to handle mixed 32/64 bit mode
	    (Earlier method would not work on all platforms).
	  - Change libbbridge API to do work as needed, rather
	    than reading all bridges/ports at startup. Old way
	    would not scale with 1000's of entries
	  - Minor cleanups.

20040401	Stephen Hemminger <[e-mail]>
	* Releases bridge-utils 0.9.7
	  - add -V option
	  - support 100's of bridge ports
	  - minor bug fixes

20021002	Lennert Buytenhek <[e-mail]>

	* Released bridge-utils 0.9.6.

20020403	Lennert Buytenhek <[e-mail]>

	* autoconfization by Andreas Hofmeister.

20020116	Lennert Buytenhek <[e-mail]>

	* On sparc, try to detect 32/64-bitness of the kernel at runtime.

	* Released bridge-utils 0.9.5.

20020106	Lennert Buytenhek <[e-mail]>

	* Remove 'tap'.

	* Added TODO list.

	* Added extra check for argument count to brctl

	* Added error message for circular bridge dev enslavement to brctl.

	* Get rid of some compiler warnings.

	* Steal Red Hat rawhide spec file.

	* Added 'how to use libbridge_compat.c' explanation by Serge Caron.

	* Try to work around sparc64 brokenness (FUCK ARGHH FUCK FUCK FUCK)

	* Release bridge-utils 0.9.4.

20011107	Lennert Buytenhek <[e-mail]>

	* Moved FAQ to the website.

	* Updated docs for 2.4 firewalling.

	* Add out-of-date notice to the THANKS file.

????????	Lennert Buytenhek <[e-mail]>

	* Fixed brctl timeout 42.94s wrap buglet.

	* Cleanup some docs.

	* Released bridge-utils 0.9.3.

20001002	Lennert Buytenhek <[e-mail]>

	* Incorporated two cleanup patches from H. J. Lu (one splits
	the CC define into CC and CFLAGS, the other one changes a few
	occurances of __close into the libc5 compatibility stub to
	close).

	* Removed all RCS tags.

	* Removed sample scripts dir.

	* Tweaked THANKS file a bit (it needs updating as well..)

	* Made 'show' command show an interface list.

	* Changed the 'showbr' command to 'showstp'

	* Tweaked FAQ.

	* Added explanation for iptables firewalling.

	* Released bridge-utils 0.9.2.

20000905	Lennert Buytenhek <[e-mail]>

	* Incorporated Roger Venning's patch to tap which will let you
	specify a local address to be used for the 'tunnel'.