2020-05-12 08:19:38

by Namjae Jeon

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Subject: exfatprogs-1.0.3 version released

Hi folk,

We have released exfatprogs-1.0.3 version.
Any feedback is welcome!:)

CHANGES :
* Rename label.exfat to tune.exfat.
* tune.exfat: change argument style(-l option for print level,
-L option for setting label)
* mkfs.exfat: harmonize set volume label option with tune.exfat.

NEW FEATURES :
* Add man page.

BUG FIXES :
* Fix the reported build warnings/errors.
* Add memset to clean garbage in allocation.
* Fix wrong volume label array size.
* Open a device using O_EXCL to avoid formatting it while it is mounted.
* Fix incomplete "make dist" generated tarball.

The git tree is at:
https://github.com/exfatprogs/exfatprogs

The tarballs can be found at:
https://github.com/exfatprogs/exfatprogs/releases/download/1.0.3/exfatprogs-1.0.3.tar.gz


2020-06-30 10:18:06

by Sedat Dilek

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Subject: Re: exfatprogs-1.0.3 version released

On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 10:17 AM Namjae Jeon <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi folk,
>
> We have released exfatprogs-1.0.3 version.
> Any feedback is welcome!:)
>
> CHANGES :
> * Rename label.exfat to tune.exfat.
> * tune.exfat: change argument style(-l option for print level,
> -L option for setting label)
> * mkfs.exfat: harmonize set volume label option with tune.exfat.
>
> NEW FEATURES :
> * Add man page.
>
> BUG FIXES :
> * Fix the reported build warnings/errors.
> * Add memset to clean garbage in allocation.
> * Fix wrong volume label array size.
> * Open a device using O_EXCL to avoid formatting it while it is mounted.
> * Fix incomplete "make dist" generated tarball.
>
> The git tree is at:
> https://github.com/exfatprogs/exfatprogs
>
> The tarballs can be found at:
> https://github.com/exfatprogs/exfatprogs/releases/download/1.0.3/exfatprogs-1.0.3.tar.gz
>

Hi,

thanks for the upgrade.

Today, I contacted the Debian maintainer on how he wants to
distinguish between exfat-utils vs. exfatprogs as Linux v5.7 entered
Debian/unstable.

When I looked at the release/tags page on github:

Can you please offer tar.xz tarballs, please?
Hashes? Like sha256sum
Signing keys? (Signed tarballs?)

Thanks.

Regards,
- Sedat -

2020-07-02 04:59:08

by Hyunchul Lee

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Subject: Re: exfatprogs-1.0.3 version released

Hello Sedat,

For v1.0.3 and later releases, we can provide tar.xz tarballs, hashes
and detached signatures.
But is there a reason why hashes are required despite the signature?

We will let you know when it's done.

Thanks.

Regards,
Hyunchul

2020년 6월 30일 (화) 오후 7:16, Sedat Dilek <[email protected]>님이 작성:
>
> On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 10:17 AM Namjae Jeon <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Hi folk,
> >
> > We have released exfatprogs-1.0.3 version.
> > Any feedback is welcome!:)
> >
> > CHANGES :
> > * Rename label.exfat to tune.exfat.
> > * tune.exfat: change argument style(-l option for print level,
> > -L option for setting label)
> > * mkfs.exfat: harmonize set volume label option with tune.exfat.
> >
> > NEW FEATURES :
> > * Add man page.
> >
> > BUG FIXES :
> > * Fix the reported build warnings/errors.
> > * Add memset to clean garbage in allocation.
> > * Fix wrong volume label array size.
> > * Open a device using O_EXCL to avoid formatting it while it is mounted.
> > * Fix incomplete "make dist" generated tarball.
> >
> > The git tree is at:
> > https://github.com/exfatprogs/exfatprogs
> >
> > The tarballs can be found at:
> > https://github.com/exfatprogs/exfatprogs/releases/download/1.0.3/exfatprogs-1.0.3.tar.gz
> >
>
> Hi,
>
> thanks for the upgrade.
>
> Today, I contacted the Debian maintainer on how he wants to
> distinguish between exfat-utils vs. exfatprogs as Linux v5.7 entered
> Debian/unstable.
>
> When I looked at the release/tags page on github:
>
> Can you please offer tar.xz tarballs, please?
> Hashes? Like sha256sum
> Signing keys? (Signed tarballs?)
>
> Thanks.
>
> Regards,
> - Sedat -

2020-07-02 07:29:52

by Sedat Dilek

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Subject: Re: exfatprogs-1.0.3 version released

On Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 6:57 AM Hyunchul Lee <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hello Sedat,
>
> For v1.0.3 and later releases, we can provide tar.xz tarballs, hashes
> and detached signatures.
> But is there a reason why hashes are required despite the signature?
>
> We will let you know when it's done.
>

Hi Hyunchul,

thanks for your feedback and providing tar.xz tarballs.

BTW, Debian uses tar.xz tarballs as default for their packages.

Hashes are for me a way to check if my download was complete and correct.
That is the normal way.
To sign them, too.

Some days ago I downloaded Grml ISO-image.
For ISO-images I see you can verify your download via hashes (sha1,
md5 or better sha256 or sha512).
I had once a Red Hat ISO-Image which did not install correctly.
Checking the ISO-Image via offered hashes revealed it was not
complete/correct downloaded.
That happened once in my life.

I see another topic:
In the Debian world we have now exfat-utils (exfat-fuse based) and no
exfatprogs Debian package.
Some days ago Linux v5.7 entered Debian/testing AMD64 - my preferred distro.
It's still on my todo-list but I have not tested the kernel-side of
exfat-fs implementation.

As said I contacted the Debian maintainer via PM and he is thinking of
taking the maintenance of exfatprogs.
But he did not do a last decision.

You happen to know what other Linux distributions do in this topic?

Thanks.

Regards,
- Sedat -

[0] https://grml.org/download/
[1] https://packages.debian.org/exfat-utils
[2] https://packages.debian.org/exfat-fuse

> Thanks.
>
> Regards,
> Hyunchul
>
> 2020년 6월 30일 (화) 오후 7:16, Sedat Dilek <[email protected]>님이 작성:
> >
> > On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 10:17 AM Namjae Jeon <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi folk,
> > >
> > > We have released exfatprogs-1.0.3 version.
> > > Any feedback is welcome!:)
> > >
> > > CHANGES :
> > > * Rename label.exfat to tune.exfat.
> > > * tune.exfat: change argument style(-l option for print level,
> > > -L option for setting label)
> > > * mkfs.exfat: harmonize set volume label option with tune.exfat.
> > >
> > > NEW FEATURES :
> > > * Add man page.
> > >
> > > BUG FIXES :
> > > * Fix the reported build warnings/errors.
> > > * Add memset to clean garbage in allocation.
> > > * Fix wrong volume label array size.
> > > * Open a device using O_EXCL to avoid formatting it while it is mounted.
> > > * Fix incomplete "make dist" generated tarball.
> > >
> > > The git tree is at:
> > > https://github.com/exfatprogs/exfatprogs
> > >
> > > The tarballs can be found at:
> > > https://github.com/exfatprogs/exfatprogs/releases/download/1.0.3/exfatprogs-1.0.3.tar.gz
> > >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > thanks for the upgrade.
> >
> > Today, I contacted the Debian maintainer on how he wants to
> > distinguish between exfat-utils vs. exfatprogs as Linux v5.7 entered
> > Debian/unstable.
> >
> > When I looked at the release/tags page on github:
> >
> > Can you please offer tar.xz tarballs, please?
> > Hashes? Like sha256sum
> > Signing keys? (Signed tarballs?)
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Regards,
> > - Sedat -

2020-07-02 12:55:23

by Goldwyn Rodrigues

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Subject: Re: exfatprogs-1.0.3 version released

On 9:29 02/07, Sedat Dilek wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 6:57 AM Hyunchul Lee <[email protected]> wrote:
> As said I contacted the Debian maintainer via PM and he is thinking of
> taking the maintenance of exfatprogs.
> But he did not do a last decision.
>
> You happen to know what other Linux distributions do in this topic?

Suse has incorporated and backported exfat in Leap 15.2 and SLES 15 SP2.


--
Goldwyn

2020-07-19 22:48:31

by Sedat Dilek

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Subject: Re: exfatprogs-1.0.3 version released

[ CC Sven Hoexter (Debian maintainer of exfatprogs ]

Just wanted to let you know Debian has an exfatprogs package in their
official repositories.

- Sedat -

[1] https://packages.debian.org/sid/exfatprogs
[2] http://sven.stormbind.net/blog/posts/deb_debian_and_exfat/