diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am index 2fd0aacf..875000d9 100644 --- a/Makefile.am +++ b/Makefile.am @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ include_HEADERS = glibtop.h EXTRA_DIST = autogen.sh libgtop.spec.in copyright.txt libgtopConf.sh.in \ LIBGTOP-VERSION features.def libgtop-config.in RELNOTES-0.25 \ - libgtop-sysdeps.m4 ANNOUNCE-0.25 README.LATEST \ + libgtop-sysdeps.m4 ANNOUNCE-0.25 README.LATEST NEWS.old \ libgtop-mirror.sh dist-hook: diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index f886566e..e69de29b 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -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_' - 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 - - * 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_' now start with 1. - - * include/glibtop/*.h: we now #define 'glibtop_get_' - as 'glibtop_get___l' and 'glibtop_get___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 - - * src/server/main.c: we now use the '__p' functions, - but only if the appropriate 'GLIBTOP_SUID_' - 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_' 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_' - being either 'GLIBTOP_SYSDEPS_'+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 $(top_builddir)/po. - -* The library has been tested on the following systems: - - - i686-pc-linux-gnu - - sparc-sun-sunos4.1.1 - - alpha-dec-osf1 (that's DEC OSF1 3.0 and 3.2) - -* Compilation has been tested on the following systems (I have no root - access there and cannot test the library because of this): - - - sparc-sun-solaris2 - - i386-bsdi - -* Does no longer require Gnome. - -* Guile-Parts are compiled only if guile can be found. - -* Some of the executables are statically linked to copy them more easily - between machines. - -May/02/1998 -=========== - - * Global changes to the interfaces, all functions except glibtop_open() - and glibtop_close() that took a server argument have now a '__r' suffix; - the original name is now a macro that uses glibtop_global_server. - -Apr/10/1998 -=========== -Added new directory sysdeps/guile/names. It is the guile interface -to the gtop_names library found in sysdeps/names. Changed -GLIBTOP_DESCRIPTIONS to GLIBTOP_NAMES and added GLIBTOP_GUILE_NAMES -to the header files. - -Apr/09/1998 -=========== -Added new directories guile and names to sysdeps. In names are -some string constants about the data stored in the structures. -guile is a guile interface for the library. It is used in -examples/third (which has been completely rewritten). -The header files define things from names when GLIBTOP_DESCRIPTIONS -if defined and/or from guile when HAVE_GUILE is defined. - -Apr/08/1998 -=========== - -Added guile wrapper for the library (see examples/third). diff --git a/NEWS.old b/NEWS.old new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f886566e --- /dev/null +++ b/NEWS.old @@ -0,0 +1,244 @@ +$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_' + 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 + + * 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_' now start with 1. + + * include/glibtop/*.h: we now #define 'glibtop_get_' + as 'glibtop_get___l' and 'glibtop_get___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 + + * src/server/main.c: we now use the '__p' functions, + but only if the appropriate 'GLIBTOP_SUID_' + 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_' 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_' + being either 'GLIBTOP_SYSDEPS_'+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). diff --git a/libgtop.spec.in b/libgtop.spec.in index a213388b..86f908e2 100644 --- a/libgtop.spec.in +++ b/libgtop.spec.in @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT %defattr(-, root, root) %doc RELNOTES-0.25 AUTHORS ChangeLog NEWS README copyright.txt -%doc ANNOUNCE-0.25 README.LATEST TODO +%doc ANNOUNCE-0.25 README.LATEST TODO NEWS.old %doc src/inodedb/README.inodedb %{prefix}/lib/lib*.so.*