rBuilder:Release Notes/2

The following release notes apply to 2.x versions of rBuilder.

rBuilder 2.1.1

Added the VMware ESX image type.
Groups may now be cooked with the Xen DomU flavor.
It is now possible to preload a mirrored external project using a USB hard disk drive or similar device.
It is now possible to kill running jobs from the Manage Jobs administration screen in the web interface.
Projects now contain a simple RSS feed for new package commits to the repository. (RBL-913)
External projects may be edited after creation.
Inbound mirroring supports mirroring multiple labels.
VMware images are created with SCSI disks by default.
VMware images can be created with either NAT or bridged networking.
"Add Outbound Mirror" dialog input is validated for correctness
Mirror and package index update processes now log to /srv/rbuilder/logs/ as appropriate.
Internet Explorer rendering/Javascript fixes (multiple issues)
Improved error message displayed when an error occurs contacting external repositories.
The build name is now used to brand installable ISOs. The build name defaults to the project's name.
Several database deadlocks identified and fixed.
Several other bug fixes and UI enhancements.

The "search/browse entries per page" setting now properly applies to browse pages.

The Help link at the bottom of rBuilder web pages now takes the user directly to the rPath wiki. (RBL-794)
rBuilder now allows the selection of specific versions of the media-template and anaconda-custom troves during the image creation process. It is also possible to indicate that a particular image build should not use these troves. (RBL-813)
rBuilder now includes support for the rMake build system. For more information on rMake, refer to the rPath wiki: http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Conary:About_rMake (RBL-819)
rBuilder now includes a basic command-line interface, making it possible to script the creation of builds and users. See the rbuilder(1) man page for more details. (RBL-821)
Files used during a mirror preload are now properly removed after mirror preload completes. (RBL-830)
Deleting a build now prompts a user for confirmation. (RBL-834)
Deleting a build now deletes its directory in /srv/rbuilder/finished-images/projectname/buildId if and only if the directory was empty. (RBL-839)
Following a URL to a release that no longer exists will now direct to the releases summary page for the project. (RBL-871)
Shutting down multiple chrooted jobservers now shuts those jobservers down gracefully one at a time. (RBL-888)
rBuilder is now automatically restarted whenever it is updated through Conary. (RBL-902)