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author | Martin Baulig <martin@src.gnome.org> | 1999-02-11 09:58:56 +0000 |
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committer | Martin Baulig <martin@src.gnome.org> | 1999-02-11 09:58:56 +0000 |
commit | 7790965d4583ec0de95355a7ffccc09636d5cad3 (patch) | |
tree | 9152776fc9f9785ce5a957ca3061d416aa57082d /NEWS | |
parent | 505c175cb619ecb53456ab5aa7c3abc008f8f57c (diff) | |
download | libgtop-7790965d4583ec0de95355a7ffccc09636d5cad3.tar.gz |
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@@ -1,244 +0,0 @@ -$Id$ - -Jun/01/1998 -=========== - - * We have some new ``suffix rules'': - - '__l' is a function defined in the client part; - '__s' is a function defined in the sysdeps part and - '__p' is a function that needs special priviledges. - '__r' is mapped either on '__p' or on '__s'. - the function without suffix is mapped on '__l'. - - * We now decide at runtime whether or not using the server - is required for a particular function. All user programs - now call the '__l' function defined in '-lgtop' (in the lib - subdir). These functions either use 'glibtop_call__l' to - call the server or call the '__r' function. - - * A function in the sysdeps directory now has the '__s' suffix - if it do not need any priviledges (and thus can be called directly - from client code) and the '__p' suffix otherwise (when it has to - be called from the server). - - * If you call one of these functions: - - -> use the '__p' suffix to be sure to get the SUID-safe one - (used in the server). - -> use the '__s' suffix to be sure to get a function that - doesn't need any priviledges. - -> use the '__r' suffix otherwise (it is mapped either on the - '__p' or on the '__s' one). - - Only use the '__p' and '__s' functions in a 'GLIBTOP_SUID_<feature>' - conditional, otherwise you'll get undefined symbols ! - - * The server is now started from 'glibtop_init__r', but only when - it's really needed; for instance on DEC OSF/1 you only need it - for the proc* features - if you program only fetches the CPU usage, - now server will be started. - - * Sorry, at the moment everything is a little bit unstable, I'm doing - heavy changes. I've just some great ideas which still need some work: - - -> I want to have a SUID server that only implements those features - that need to be SUID; everything else uses the sysdeps code directly. - - -> If a program only uses stuff that do not need the server, the - server will not be started at all. - - -> I'm working on some kind of proxy server that can be used on a remote - host; in feature one can then use the MDI stuff from ghex in gtop to - have notebook pages displaying processes from different hosts. - - * Well it is as much unstable that it only works under Linux at the moment. - -1998-06-01 Martin Baulig <martin@home-of-linux.org> - - * sysdeps/common/sysdeps.c: now using '__r' functions, - they are #defined either as the '__p' or the '__s' ones. - - * sysdeps/linux/*.c: changed call of 'glibtop_init__r', - it now takes two additional arguments. - - * examples/{first.c, second.c}: now using 'glibtop_init' - instead of 'glibtop_init__r'. - - * include/glibtop/sysdeps.h: added 'dummy' member so - 'GLIBTOP_SYSDEPS_<feature>' now start with 1. - - * include/glibtop/*.h: we now #define 'glibtop_get_<feature>' - as 'glibtop_get_<feature>__l' and 'glibtop_get_<feature>__r' - either as the '__p' or the '__s' function. - - * lib/*.c: removed #if's - we now decide at runtime - whether to use the server or to call the appropriate - function for the sysdeps directory. - -1998-05-28 Martin Baulig <baulig@merkur.uni-trier.de> - - * src/server/main.c: we now use the '__p' functions, - but only if the appropriate 'GLIBTOP_SUID_<feature>' - has a non-zero value. - - * configure.in (@machine_incs@): always use - `-I$(top_srcdir)/sysdeps/@sysdeps_dir@'; it's no - longer conditional. - - * examples/Makefile.am: removed the '_linux' examples. - - * sysdeps/linux/*.c: renamed all functions implementing - features to '__s'. - - * lib/*.c: renamed all functions implementing features - to '__l'; we only emit code for those functions if the - corresponding 'GLIBTOP_SUID_<feature>' has a positive value. - - * include/glibtop/*.h: added some new function suffixes: - '__l' is a function defined in the client part; - '__s' is a function defined in the sysdeps part and - '__p' is a function that needs special priviledges. - '__r' is mapped either on '__l' or on '__s'. - - * sysdeps/linux/glibtop_server.h: New file - - defines system dependent constants 'GLIBTOP_SUID_<feature>' - being either 'GLIBTOP_SYSDEPS_<feature>'+1 depending upon - whether or not this feature requires using the server. - - * lib/sysdeps.c: removed that file; it is no longer - needed. - - - -May/21/1998 -=========== - -* doc/gnome-hackers.sgml: This is a short intro on how to use libgtop - in the GNOME project. It covers especially the use of its 'configure' - script and the automatically generated 'gtopConf.sh'. - -May/20/1998 -=========== - -* 'gtopConf.sh' now defines 'GTOP_LIBS' and 'GTOP_INCS' in a manner - that they contain everything that is needed to link some program with - libgtop. It will use '-lgtop' only if the server is really needed and - '-lgtop_sysdeps' otherwise; - -* 'gtopConf.sh' additionally defines 'GTOP_GUILE_LIBS' and 'GTOP_GUILE_INCS' - containing everything that is needed to link some program both with - libgtop and its guile interface. They are identically to 'GTOP_LIBS' - and 'GTOP_INCS' if building the guile interface is disabled or guile - cannot be found on the system. - -* 'configure' takes additional arguments '--enable-libgtop-server' and - '--disable-libgtop-server' to use the server even when it's not needed - or to disable it's use where it's needed. - -* 'configure' takes an argument '--without-libgtop-guile' to disable - guile support. - -* 'configure takes an argument '--without-libgtop-names' to remove - '-lgtop_names' (and '-lgtop_guile_names' when we have guile) from - 'GTOP_LIBS'; in this case these libraries are not even built. - -May/19/1998 -=========== - -* Libgtop is now in the GNOME CVS Repository. - -May/17/1998 -=========== - -* we have now 'const char *glibtop_types_* []' consisting - of the C types of the corresponding files of '_glibtop_*'. - -* added guile function '(glibtop-types-*)' and '(glibtop-descriptions-*)'. - -May/10/1998 -=========== - -* Port to DEC OSF1 3.0 has been made: - - cpu (total, user, nice, sys, idle) - mem (total, used, free) - - loadavg (loadavg) - uptime (uptime) - - msg_limits (map, max, mnb, mni, tql) - sem_limits (mni, msl, opm, vmx, aem) - shm_limits (max, min, mni, seg) - - The following need the server to be SUID root: - - proclist (total, number, size) - procdata (cmd, state, uid, pid, ppid, pgrp, tty, k_flags, - session, tpgid, sigignore, sigcatch, signal, nice, - priority, resident, rss, vsize, utime, stime, - cutime, cstime, trs, drs) - -May/07/1998 -=========== - -* 'flags' member of sysdeps/linux/procdata.c is now - 'unsigned long flags [2]'. - -* When we give glibtop_get_procdata () a pid of zero, only - the flags are returned. - -* We now use static constants instead of #defines for sysdeps flags. - -May/03/1998 -=========== - -* VPATH-Build now working; sometimes it's necessary to copy - $(top_srcdir)/po/cat-id-tbl.c to $(top_builddir)/po. - -* The library has been tested on the following systems: - - - i686-pc-linux-gnu - - sparc-sun-sunos4.1.1 - - alpha-dec-osf1 (that's DEC OSF1 3.0 and 3.2) - -* Compilation has been tested on the following systems (I have no root - access there and cannot test the library because of this): - - - sparc-sun-solaris2 - - i386-bsdi - -* Does no longer require Gnome. - -* Guile-Parts are compiled only if guile can be found. - -* Some of the executables are statically linked to copy them more easily - between machines. - -May/02/1998 -=========== - - * Global changes to the interfaces, all functions except glibtop_open() - and glibtop_close() that took a server argument have now a '__r' suffix; - the original name is now a macro that uses glibtop_global_server. - -Apr/10/1998 -=========== -Added new directory sysdeps/guile/names. It is the guile interface -to the gtop_names library found in sysdeps/names. Changed -GLIBTOP_DESCRIPTIONS to GLIBTOP_NAMES and added GLIBTOP_GUILE_NAMES -to the header files. - -Apr/09/1998 -=========== -Added new directories guile and names to sysdeps. In names are -some string constants about the data stored in the structures. -guile is a guile interface for the library. It is used in -examples/third (which has been completely rewritten). -The header files define things from names when GLIBTOP_DESCRIPTIONS -if defined and/or from guile when HAVE_GUILE is defined. - -Apr/08/1998 -=========== - -Added guile wrapper for the library (see examples/third). |