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Release notes for 1.8.0
This is a new minor release, most notably adding initial support to manage Void Linux systems. Upgrade is recommended for all users.
We would like to welcome Leah Neukirchen as new contributor, and many thanks to all contributors who made this release possible!
Release highlights
Initial support to manage Void Linux systems
- Added Rex::Pkg::VoidLinux using XBPS - Leah Neukirchen
- Added Rex::Service::VoidLinux using runit - Leah Neukirchen
- Added Void Linux - Leah Neukirchen
It is now possible to manage packages and services on Void Linux systems.
New features
- Make waitpid blocking sleep time configurable - Ferenc Erki
If really needed, it could be tuned using e.g.
set waitpid_blocking_sleep_time => 0.001;
(time in seconds). Setting it to a
low value might help speed up cases when Rex is managing the local machine, and
higher values might help on high latency networks. Default is 0.1s.
- Map commit authors to their canonical name and email - Ferenc Erki
- Add contributors without commits on master branch - Ferenc Erki
- Generate CONTRIBUTORS file - Ferenc Erki
- Add Kwalitee tests - Ferenc Erki
Enhancements
- Match waitpid blocking sleep between fork managers - Ferenc Erki
Bugfixes
- Update Perl::Tidy on each Travis build - Ferenc Erki
- Skip bin tidiness check on Windows and Mac - Ferenc Erki