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2003-01-23 12:38:00 +05:30
procps-3.1.5 --> procps-3.1.6
2003-02-09 12:57:16 +05:30
watch: new --no-title option
2003-01-23 12:38:00 +05:30
handle SPARC Linux badness
rare crash fixed
compile with gcc 2.91.xx again
more informative "ps --info"
2003-01-24 14:12:16 +05:30
README update
2003-01-23 12:38:00 +05:30
2002-12-21 11:52:00 +05:30
procps-3.1.4 --> procps-3.1.5
ancient (2.x.xx era) data corruption fixed
serious hidden-process problem (3.1.3+) fixed
2002-12-21 19:43:33 +05:30
w: escape sequence vulnerability fixed
2002-12-21 11:52:00 +05:30
procps-3.1.3 --> procps-3.1.4
top: was trashing every "3" in a command name
top: when killing a process, the PID was cut at a "3"
top: more reliable %CPU
update copyright dates (GPL & LGPL require this)
RPM generation works now
2002-12-12 04:47:18 +05:30
procps-3.1.2 --> procps-3.1.3
uses /proc/*/wchan files when available
2002-12-12 04:47:18 +05:30
top: user selection
2002-12-13 03:28:12 +05:30
sysctl: add -e for Red Hat 8.0 boot scripts
sysctl: the obvious --help, -V, and --version
sysctl: some command line error checking
2002-12-12 04:47:18 +05:30
w: stdout, not stderr -- thanks to Sander van Malssen
2002-12-08 05:44:02 +05:30
procps-3.1.1 --> procps-3.1.2
2002-12-01 12:35:08 +05:30
2002-12-08 05:44:02 +05:30
better RPM generation
2002-12-08 09:42:33 +05:30
use C99 features
2002-12-08 05:44:02 +05:30
some seLinux fixes
2002-12-08 05:49:44 +05:30
now count Inact_laundry as needed #172163
2002-12-01 12:35:08 +05:30
ps: fewer globals
ps: hardware-enforced buffer protection
2002-12-08 09:42:33 +05:30
ps: 1 kB smaller
2002-12-08 05:44:02 +05:30
top: B command added (for bold on/off)
top: handle old (and future) config files
2002-12-01 12:35:08 +05:30
top: man page tweak
2002-12-08 05:44:02 +05:30
top: old sort keys #167249
top: out-of-bounds RT as "RT"
top: several times faster
top: t command fixed
vmstat: -f
vmstat: -s
w: much faster
watch: don't drop empty lines #171005
watch: re-indented
2002-12-01 12:35:08 +05:30
2002-11-20 09:39:26 +05:30
procps-3.1.0 --> procps-3.1.1
vmstat faster on 2.5.xx kernels
vmstat header fixed
vmstat -a re-fixed
2002-12-08 09:42:33 +05:30
procps-3.0.5 --> procps-3.1.0
2002-10-27 16:05:13 +05:30
2002-11-09 07:30:52 +05:30
vmstat displays IO-wait time instead of bogus "w"
2002-10-27 16:05:13 +05:30
can build w/o shared library (set SHARED=0)
when IO-wait hidden, count as idle, not as sys
pmap command added (like Sun has)
2002-11-08 13:12:54 +05:30
do not crash GNU make 3.79
2002-11-09 07:30:52 +05:30
top slightly faster
2002-10-27 16:05:13 +05:30
2002-10-21 14:37:18 +05:30
procps-3.0.4 --> procps-3.0.5
top tolerates super-wide displays
better (?) RPM generation
2002-10-23 08:30:31 +05:30
XConsole and top.desktop removed
old build system removed
code cleanup
pgrep and pkill get "-o" (oldest matching process)
had vmstat "bi" and "bo" output interchanged on 2.5.xx
fix man page tbl directives
2002-10-24 03:18:11 +05:30
top man page cleaned up
2002-10-21 14:37:18 +05:30
2002-10-14 13:23:08 +05:30
procps-3.0.3 --> procps-3.0.4
2002-10-19 03:50:41 +05:30
make top go faster
Linux 2.2.xx ELF note warning removed
only show IO-wait on recent kernels
fix top's SMP stats
fix top for "dumb" and "vt510" terminals
2002-10-19 14:19:00 +05:30
in top, limit the priority values to -99 ... 99
2002-10-14 13:23:08 +05:30
2002-10-13 02:21:13 +05:30
procps-3.0.2 --> procps-3.0.3
more "make install" fixes
lib CFLAGS working again
top.1 codes fixed
bad (int*) cast in top removed
2002-10-13 15:02:25 +05:30
top runs faster
2002-10-14 10:42:14 +05:30
libproc memory corruption fixed
rant moved out of top.1 man page
ability to SKIP installing things
fixed ps --sort crash
2002-10-13 02:21:13 +05:30
2002-10-12 04:15:09 +05:30
procps-3.0.1 --> procps-3.0.2
2002-10-12 07:12:18 +05:30
top defaults to the old layout
top defaults to sorting by %CPU
2002-10-12 04:15:09 +05:30
fix top for non-SMP 2.2.xx and 2.0.xx
2002-10-12 07:12:18 +05:30
new "make install" fixed
2002-10-12 04:15:09 +05:30
vmstat -a fixed
vmstat compiles with latest gcc-3.x
vmstat does 64-bit time
2002-10-09 10:22:40 +05:30
procps-3.0.0 --> procps-3.0.1
2002-10-09 11:53:58 +05:30
sysctl handles net/ipv4/conf/eth1.0123/tag (VLAN interface)
sysctl handles net.ipv4.conf.eth1/0123.tag (VLAN interface)
2002-10-09 10:22:40 +05:30
"ps" is now about 2x faster than in procps-2.x.x
"ps -F" now documented
w works in KOI8-R locale
vmstat documentation update
2002-10-11 01:38:37 +05:30
"skill -n blah blah blah" lets you test options
simple "make && make install" now
2002-10-09 10:22:40 +05:30
procps-2.x.x --> procps-3.0.0
2002-10-07 02:33:29 +05:30
designed to support Linux 2.0 through 2.5.41 and beyond
new top, with optional: color, windowing, SMP stats
runs faster
more "it crashes" bugs fixed
top shows IO-wait time
vmstat can show active/inactive memory stats
real-time info supported in ps
correct "ps -o size" and "ps --sort size"
new maintainers
reduced memory usage for ps
allow large PIDs to be specified
SELINUX support is just a recompile away
the "F" column shrank, so "ps -l" has more command name room
64-bit time reduces the overflow problem
support S/390, IA-64 emulator, and user-mode Linux
oldps is gone
configure script -- use "make -f Makefile.noam" as a backup
"w" program better at determining what a user is doing
more stable
code at http://procps.sf.net/ now (SourceForge)
Earlier changes, for those not using Debian already:
more stable
runs faster
-F format option
better error reporting in ps for unknown format specifiers
BSD's sysctl options -b and -X
top displays well on large-memory systems
old BSD-style select-by-PID ("ps l$$")
15-character user names
ps 'f' ASCII art forest fixed
add SIGSYS on i386
top reports real RSS value
large-memory systems work
minimal ps program for embedded systems (minimal.c)
BSD personality process selection fixed
support locale (French) with ',' and '.' mixed up
pgrep program
includes the "kill" and "nice" programs
don't chop non-tty ps output at 80 columns