3 This is a bug-fix release for several issues of varying severity which have been found in the
6 * Improved logging behaviour when a service runs "on console" for a very short time.
7 * Fix for crash due to SIGALRM on OpenBSD.
8 * Fixes for compiling with Musl C library.
9 * Fix dinitctl "enable" and "disable" commands when path to service directory is absolute.
14 This version adds S6-compatible readiness notification support, and adds support for updating
15 the "utmp" database when services start/stop (this functionality should be avoided if possible
16 since the "utmp" database is mostly an historical artifact, and system support is often prone
17 to issues which allow unprivileged users to prevent updates and deny or delay logins; however,
18 utilities such as "who" may depend on the database being updated appropriately).
21 * Add "-u" command line option to force running dinit as a user instance.
22 * Add a "chain-to" service property to better support recovery services.
23 * Add a "shares-console" service option to allow running services "on the console" without having
24 them own it exclusively.
25 * Add "inittab-id" and "inittab-line" service settings for utmp support.
30 This version focuses on being more "distribution friendly". It adds mechanisms to add and remove
31 dependencies, either temporarily or persistently, between services without manual editing of
32 service description files.
35 * A new service description directive, "waits-for.d", allows specifying a directory for which the
36 contents (filenames) are read as dependencies. This provides a convenient way to add and remove
37 dependencies to service descriptions without editing the textual service description file.
38 * dinitctl has new commands, "add-dep" and "rm-dep", to add or remove a dependency between
39 services. The dependency is not persisted and won't survive a restart. Check the man page for
41 * dinitctl has new commands, "enable" and "disable". These permanently enable/disable
42 a service for some target ("boot" by default) by creating/destroying a symbolic link
43 in the waits-for.d directory specified in the service description (and create/remove
44 waits-for dependency dynamically). Check the man page for details.
45 * A code style guide has been added (in the "doc" directory).
46 * More tests, minor bugfixes.