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12.0.0
2 - Fixed a bug in -r/--remove option. Do not display
3   pxe filemame menu.
4   Author: Bas van der Vlies
5
6 - pxeconfigd.xinetd in the example directory is created by
7   configure.
8   Implemented by : Bas van der Vlies & Ole Holm Nielsen
9
10 - Fixed some spell errors
11   Author: Bas van der Vlies
12
13 - Add new optione -w/--equal-width, eg:
14    * pxeconfig -w --basename gb-r40n -s 1 -e 2 --filename default.install
15
16   Will create links to default.install for hosts:
17        gb-r40n09
18        gb-r40n10
19
20   Suggested by : Ole Holm Nielsen
21   Implemented by : Bas van der Vlies
22
23 - Various bugs fixed with setting pxeconfig directory in pxeconfig.conf:
24   - Setting of the pxeconfig directory in config file did not have any effect
25   - Convert pxeconfig directory to realpath else os.chdir fails
26   Author: Bas van der Vlies
27
28 - Fixed a bug in short option '-b' (basename) must have an argument.
29   Author: Bas van der Vlies
30
31 - In analogue with systemimager we have a -H,--host-range <number>-<number>
32   option. It must be used in combinatiion with -b,--basebane, eg:
33     pxeconfig --basename gb-r1n --host-range 1-2 -filename default.memtestZ
34
35   will produce links to file default.memtest for these hosts
36      - gb-r1n1
37      - gb-r1n2
38
39  If leading zeros are used, then host names will be padded with zeros.
40     pxeconfig --basename gb-r1n --host-range 01-02 -filename default.memtestZ
41
42  will produce links to file default.memtest for these hosts
43      - gb-r1n01
44      - gb-r1n02
45
46   Suggested by : Ole Holm Nielsen
47   Implemented by : Bas van der Vlies
48
49 - We do need the check for a C-compiler so remove it from the configure.in
50   and made a new configure
51   Author: Bas van der Vlies
52
53 - Added -R,--rack and -N,--node option, eg:
54     pxeconfig --basename gb- --rack r1-r2 --node n1-n2 -f default.memtest
55
56     will produce links to file defaul.memtest for these hosts:
57       - gb-r1n1
58       - gb-r1n2
59       - gb-r2n1
60       - gb-r2n2
61
62  If leading zeros are used, then rack and/or node names will be padded with
63  zeros, eg:
64     pxeconfig --basename gb- --rack r01-r02 --node n01-n02 -f default.memtest
65
66     will produce links to file defaul.memtest for these hosts:
67       - gb-r01n01
68       - gb-r01n02
69       - gb-r02n01
70       - gb-r02n02
71
72   Author: Bas van der Vlies
73
74 - Added --dry-run mode
75   Author: Bas van der Vlies
76
771.0.0
78 - List of pxeconfig files are now sorted alphabetically
79 - Use GNU getopt. This means that option and non-option arguments may be
80   intermixed.
81 
82 - hexls now sorts its output
83   Suggested by : Ole Holm Nielsen
84   Implemented by : Bas van der Vlies
85
86 - hexls now also display link info for hex files shorter dan 8 characters.
87   Some hex files can point to a subnet IP adddress
88   Suggested by : Ole Holm Nielsen
89   Implemented by : Bas van der Vlies
90
91 - Added -b/--basename option. This is for host with a common prefix, eg:
92     pxeconfig --basename gb-r40n --start 1 --end 2 --filename default.install
93
94   Will create links to default.install for hosts:
95        gb-r40n1
96        gb-r40n2
97
98   Implemented by: Bas van der Vlies
99
100 - Added pxe-menu tools:
101
102 The PXE-menu tools are used to control the booting of networked computers
103 directly from the computer's console at the BIOS level before any operating
104 system has been loaded.  This is extremely useful for diagnostic purposes,
105 or for selecting an operating system installation method, of an individual
106 computer.  For further information please read the files README-pxemenu and
107 INSTALL-pxemenu.
108
109   Implemented by: Ole Holm Nielsen
110
1110.7
112 - Added default.memtest and default.flashqla as example how to
113   use pxeconfig utilities for other purposes then for systemimager.
114
115 - Added configure script (autoconf tools).
116
117 - Replaced the debian build package system by a better one that
118   uses the added configure script. It must now be easy to build
119   also a rpm package.
120
121 - Added a configuraton file pxeconfig.conf, eg to specify the
122   location of pxe config directory. Closes ticket #3.
123
124 - Removed the -d/--directory option for pxeconfig. It is replaced by
125   the configuration file pxeconfig.conf (pxe_config_dir).
126
1270.6.6
128 - Fixed an error in postinst script for Debian.
129
1300.6.5
131 - added reading symlinks to hexls; this produces output like
132    C0A811DD => 192.168.17.221 => gb-r13n5.irc.sara.nl -> default.node_install
133
1340.6.4:
135 - Fixed a bug in hexls with non resolving hostnames
136   Reported by:  Ole Holm Nielsen
137
1380.6.3:
139 - Added hostname lookup feature to hexls. If succes it will display the
140   HEX address, ip-number, hostname, eg:
141    C0A811DD => 192.168.17.221 => gb-r13n5.irc.sara.nl
142
1430.6.2:
144  - Fixed a bug in the non-interactive mode reported by and fixed
145    by: Charles Galpin from defenderhosting.com
146
1470.6.1:
148  - Interactive mode did not work anymore. Fixed it by adding
149    -i/--interactive command line options.
150    Thanks to: Walter de Jong
151
1520.6:
153  - Added -r|--remove option. Now it is possible to remove the
154    pxe boot file, eg:
155        pxeconfig --remove dummy.sara.nl
156
157    Works also for the other options.
158
1590.5
160  - Added support for hostnames on the command line instead of network
161    numbers, eg:
162        pxeconfig -f default.node_install bas.ka.sara.nl walter.ka.sara.nl
163
1640.4.4
165  - Updated documentation for xinetd support + example config
166  - Added support for xinetd in the debian package scripts
167    Implemented by: Ramon Bastiaans
168
1690.4.3
170  - Added make_deb_pkg.sh utility to make an DEBIAN package
171  - changed port number to 6611 for pxeconfigd. Webmin is using the 10000
172    port number.
173
1740.4.2
175  Minor change to pxeconfig/pxeconfigd utiltites. Added '-V/--version'
176  flag for printing version info.
177
178  Updated the INSTALL instructions. Howto use it for systemimager 3.X
179  versions
180
1810.4
182  Pxeconfig can now be used interactively or via command line
183  options.
184
1850.3
186  Fixed a bug in hexls. The regular expression to determine if
187  a filename is pxe hex filename or ordinary filename was wrong.
188
1890.2.1
190  Bugfix now we can run pxeconfig a second time to change the pxe boot file.
191  Reported by: Ole Holm Nielsen
192
193  Phrase change use 'Select a number:' instead of 'Choice a number'
194  Proposed by: Ole Holm Nielsen
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