changelog.h

wireless tools: used to manipulate the Wireless Extensions. The Wireless Extensions is an interface

 *	o Fix off-by-one bug (priv_size <= IFNAMSIZ) [iwpriv]
 *	o Reformat/beautify ioctl list display [iwpriv]
 *	o Add "-a" command line to dump all read-only priv ioctls [iwpriv]
 *	o Add a sample showing new priv features [sample_priv_addr.c]
 *	o Update other samples with new driver API [sample_enc.c/sample_pm.c]
 *	---
 *	o Fix "iwpriv -a" to not call ioctls not returning anything [iwpriv]
 *	o Use IW_MAX_GET_SPY in increase number of addresses read [iwspy]
 *	o Finish fixing the mess of off-by-one on IW_ESSID_MAX_SIZE [iwconfig]
 *	o Do interface enumeration using /proc/net/dev [iwlib]
 *	---
 *	o Display various --version information [iwlib, iwconfig, iwlist]
 *	o Filled in Debian 2.3 & Red-Hat 7.3 sections in [DISTRIBUTIONS]
 *	o Filled in Red-Hat 7.2, Mandrake 8.2 and SuSE 8.0 in [DISTRIBUTIONS]
 *	o Display current freq/channel after the iwrange list [iwlist]
 *	o Display current rate after the iwrange list [iwlist]
 *	o Display current txpower after the iwrange list [iwlist]
 *	o Add BUILD_NOLIBM to build without libm [Makefile]
 *	o Fix infinite loop on unknown events/scan elements [iwlib]
 *	o Add IWEVCUSTOM support [iwevent, iwlist]
 *	o Add IWEVREGISTERED & IWEVEXPIRED support [iwevent]
 *		(From Pavel Roskin <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Make $(DYNAMIC_LINK) relative (and not absolute) [Makefile]
 *	---
 *	o Replace all float occurence with double [iwlib, iwlist]
 *	o Implement iwgetid --mode [iwgetid]
 *	o Convert frequency to channel [iwlist, iwlib]
 *		(Suggested by Pavel Roskin <[e-mail]> - always him !)
 *	o Implement --version across the board [iwspy, iwevent, iwpriv]
 *	o Implement iwgetid --freq [iwgetid]
 *	o Display "Access Point/Cell" [iwgetid]
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 *	o New manpage about configuration (placeholder) [wireless.7]
 *	o Catch properly invalid arg to "iwconfig ethX key" [iwconfig]
 *	o Put placeholder for Passphrase to key conversion [iwlib]
 *	o Allow args of "iwconfig ethX key" in any order [iwconfig]
 *	o Implement token index for private commands [iwpriv]
 *	o Add IW_MODE_MONITOR for passive monitoring [iwlib]
 *		I wonder why nobody bothered to ask for it before ;-)
 *	o Mention distribution specific document in [PCMCIA]
 *	o Create directories before installing stuff in it [Makefile]
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 *	o Add Debian 3.0 and PCMCIA in [wireless.7]
 *	o Add iw_protocol_compare() in [iwlib]
 *	---
 *	o Complain about version mistmatch at runtime only once [iwlib]
 *	o Fix IWNAME null termination [iwconfig, iwlib]
 *	o "iwgetid -p" to display protocol name and check WE support [iwgetid]
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 * wireless 26 :
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 *	o #define IFLA_WIRELESS if needed [iwlib]
 *	o Update man page with SuSE intruction (see below) [wireless.7]
 *		(From Alexander Pevzner <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Allow to display all 8 bit rates instead of 7 [iwlist]
 *	o Fix retry lifetime to not set IW_RETRY_LIMIT flag [iwconfig]
 *		(From Christian Zoz <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Update SuSE configuration instructions [DISTRIBUTIONS]
 *	---
 *	o Update man page with regards to /proc/net/wireless [iwconfig.8]
 *	o Add NOLIBM version of iw_dbm2mwatt()/iw_mwatt2dbm() [iwlib]
 *	---
 *	o Fix "iwconfig ethX enc on" on WE-15 : set buffer size [iwconfig]
 *	o Display /proc/net/wireless before "typical data" [iwspy]
 *		(From Pavel Roskin <[e-mail]>)
 *	o Fix uninstall [Makefile]
 *	o Change "Encryption mode" to "Security mode" [iwconfig/iwlist]
 *	---
 *	o Add kernel headers that will be removed from wireless.h [iwlib]
 *	o Remove IW_MAX_GET_SPY, people should use AP-List [iwspy]
 *	o Re-word List of "Access Points" to "Peers/Access-Points" [iwlist]
 *	o Add support for SIOCGIWTHRSPY event [iwevent/iwlib]
 *	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]