-2016.11-rc1,
+2016.11-rc1, Released November 3rd, 2016
- CMake support:
+ Fixes all over the tree and new features.
+
+ Architecture: support for sh64 removed, improved support for
+ MIPS core selection,
+
+ Toolchain: support for musl powerpc64le, mips64 and mipsr6
+ toolchains, ARC toolchain components updates, gcc 6.x series
+ bumped to 6.2.0, default binutils version switched to 2.26,
+ default gcc version switched to gcc 5.x, Linaro toolchains
+ updated, uclibc-ng bumped to 1.0.19.
+
+ Core infrastructure: support for multiple BR2_EXTERNAL
+ directories.
+
+ Package infrastructure: new variable $(PKG)_DL_OPTS, addition
+ of <pkg>-show-rdepends to list reverse dependencies, and
+ <pkg>-graph-rdepends to graph reverse dependencies.
+
+ CMake support: the toolchainfile.cmake file now provides a
+ definition of the CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE variable. The
+ toolchainfile.cmake also no longer passes the compiler/linker
+ flags defined by Buildroot.
+
+ New defconfigs: warp7, Solidrun's MX6 Cubox/Hummingboard,
+ TS-4900, Grinn's liteBoard, Udoo MX6Q/DL, Qemu ARM noMMU,
+ BeagleBone Qt5 demo, Digilent Zybo.
+
+ New packages: arm-trusted-firmware, amd-catalyst, atop, aufs,
+ aufs-util, fwts, gst1-rtsp-server, libglob, libite, mfgtools,
+ mksh, motion, paho-mqtt-c, php-amqp, python-couchdb,
+ python-crcmod, python-cssutils, python-docutils,
+ python-futures, python-mwclient, python-mwscrape,
+ python-mwscrape2slob, python-pyelftools, python-pyicu,
+ python-pylru, python-pyqt5, python-requests-toolbelt,
+ python-simpleaudio, python-slob, rabbitmq-server, shapelib,
+ vdr, vdr-plugin-vnsiserver, vexpress-firmware, xvisor, iio and
+ gpio linux tools.
+
+ Removed packages: binutils 2.24, gcc 4.7, ipkg,
+ kodi-addon-xvdr, libgail, sstrip, torsmo, webkit, webkitgtk24,
+ wvdial, wvstreams,
+
+ Documentation: the list of packages that was present in the
+ Buildroot manual has been removed.
+
+ Other: addition of a DEVELOPERS file listing developers taking
+ care of packages or architectures.
+
+ Issues resolved (http://bugs.buildroot.org):
- The toolchainfile.cmake file now provides a definition of the
- CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE variable. The toolchainfile.cmake also no
- longer passes the compiler/linker flags defined by Buildroot.
+ #7802: host-python build hangs compiling getbuildinfo.o
+ #8206: mplayer uses host xorg development files
+ #8536: Building sudo with PAM results in unusable sudo
+ #8646: check-host-rpath script returns false positives when rpath
+ contains symlink
+ #8696: xdriver_xf86-input-mouse install header files in target
+ directory
+ #8811: rp-pppoe - generated scripts commands use HOST pathnames,
+ not necessarily TARGET
+ #8846: Orphaned/missing toolchain borks eclipse plugin
+ #8856: python tornado runtime wasn't met on buildroot 2016.02
+ #8901: gcc failes to build if fortran is enabled
+ #8916: LDFLAGS pass to openssh
+ #8941: "ls" of an NFSv4 share only works when pumped through strace
+ #8946: Valgrind fails to build with stack protection turned on
+ #9021: Kodi - Broken: Illegal instruction (core dumped)
+ #9096: rootfs.ubi not created
+ #9176: minnowboard : USB not mounted
+ #9196: raspberry pi 3 default build seem broken
+ #9201: Permission denied make: *** [core-dependencies] Error 126 in
+ Buildroot-2015.08.1
+ #9216: log4cpp package build fails to build within install
+ #9221: Kodi needs "Python .py and .pyc support" otherwise it crashes when
+ pressing buttons.
+ #9229: Firefly boot fails with: "failed to find part:boot"
+ #9256: [Config file] New device: Odroid-U2/U3
+ #9296: Buildroot Fails on applying patches
+ #9301: U-boot fails to build with default zynq_zed_defconfig configuration
+ #9316: U-boot fails to build if libssl-dev is not installed
+ #9321: Vanilla libcrypt++ v5.6.3 doesn't allow to work Nvidia Tegra's
+ flash utility (tegrarcm)
+ #9326: Odroid-C2 build results in non-bootable image
+ #9336: Improve iconv support for external toolchain based builds
+ #9356: gdb package
+ #9366: no link rootfs.ext4 -> rootfs.ext2
+ #9371: openssl: download failes with "Only allow downloads from primary
+ download site" + local server
+ #9381: check-host-rpath issues
2016.08, Released September 1st, 2016