Version Description
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1.3.2 * Released 150824
* wmppp.app uses now the new library libdockapp that includes the old
wmgeneral library.
* Add note about libdockapp to INSTALL.
1.3.1 * Released 150519
* Now maintained by Window Maker Developers Team
<wmaker-dev@googlegroups.com>.
* Update Free Software Foundation address and GPL2 text
in COPYING.
* Remove getmodemspeed binary from source.
* Remove trailing whitespace.
* Add manpage (obtained from Debian package).
* Rename system wide fixed options configuration file
for consistency.
* Allow ISDN devices.
Users of ISDN dialup lines (such as me) cannot use
wmppp as shipped, because it rejects to use any
device except those beginning with `ppp'.
The patch attached solves this.
Based on the patch by Juan Cespedes <cespedes@debian.org> [1].
* Stampfile handling.
This patch adds support for "stampfile" in config
file, as described in manual page.
Based on the patch by Juan Cespedes <cespedes@debian.org> [1].
* Display speed in K when too high.
When the download speed is too high, wmppp can't
display it because it has only 5 digit. The most
significant digits are hidden !
This small patch display the speed in K when it is
too high.
Based on the patch by jguiton <jguiton@free.fr> [2].
* Use rm -f for make clean
This patch prevents "make clean" from failing when
the source tree is already clean.
* Use build flags.
Compile with CPPFLAGS and LDFLAGS and do not
overwrite CFLAGS.
This enables the Debian package to be built with
hardening options. See [3].
* Update to latest version of wmgeneral library.
* Move source files to top directory.
This way, users need only type "make" to build
instead of needing to "cd wmppp" first.
* Fix spelling mistakes.
Used codespell -w.
* Reduce scope of several variables.
Fixes several "(style) The scope of the variable 'p'
can be reduced" found by cppcheck.
* Switch ifs to #ifs for macros.
Fixes "warning: null argument where non-null
required" compiler warnings by not passing NULL to
strdup and "(warning) Conversion of string literal
to bool always evaluates to true" found by cppcheck.
* Remove unused parameter from get_statistics().
Fixes "warning: unused parameter ‘devname’" compiler
warning.
* Replace deprecated caddr_t cast with void*.
* Replace deprecated usleep with nanosleep.
* Remove C++ style comments.
* Use #includes from include-what-you-use.
We actually include <sys/socket.h> instead of
<bits/socket_type.h>, as it returns an error: "Never
include <bits/socket_type.h> directly; use
<sys/socket.h> instead."
* Update Makefile. Main change is to use $(INSTALL)
instead of cp in install target along with $(DESTDIR)
variable. We also remove installation of user
~/.wmppprc config file -- this isn't useful for
sysadmins or package maintainers.
We also update INSTALL to reflect the changes.
* Fix segfault when HOME undefined.
Instead, we exit with an error message. This fixes Debian bug #716472
[4].
* Fix segfault if stop_action or start_action strings are NULL.
* Add new command line options.
We add command line options for the user to change the start, stop,
speed, ifdown, and stampfile settings at runtime. This closes a
Debian wishlist bug [5].
Note that, in order to have the command line options overwrite the
defaults set in the configuration file, we split the command line
parsing code into a new function (parse_cmdline()). We then merged
main() and wmppp_routine().
We document the new options in the help text and in the man page. We
also take the opportunity to reformat the help text for the -i option
and add the -geometry option to the man page.
* Reread configuration file.
Based in part on a patch by Chris Gray [6] to fix Debian bug #50181
[7].
* Command line options take precedence over configuration files.
Since we now reread the configuration files on occasion, the options
given at the command line could be overwritten. To avoid this, we
save the command line options and always use them if present.
[1] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=97509
[2] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=328699
[3] https://wiki.debian.org/Hardening
[4] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=716472
[5] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=293839
[6] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?msg=12;filename=wmppp.diff;att=1;bug=50181
[7] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=50181
1.3.0 * Released 980916
* WMPPP is almost completely rewritten, WMPPP is now
also based on the WMGeneral code core;
* WMPPP now parces arguments from it's rc files;
* Major overall code cleanup;
* Added a bytes/sec Speed-O-Meter;
* Commandline option for loadgraph/meter update speed;
* Added createXBMfromXPM (maskless .xpm);
* Geometry support has been added (finally);
* Some cosmetic changes to the GUI;
* Multiple ppp devices support (EXPERIMENTAL!);
* getmodemspeed.c now reads /etc/ppp/connect-errors,
and scans for both CARRIER and CONNECT;
1.2p1 * Released 980502
* Updated the docs, sorry, we forgot to update some
of them, due to some last minute changes in the code
the docs where incorrect on some parts (systemrc).
* Updated the Makefile because the systemrc files
went to the wrong location (due to above changes).
* Updated the WMPPP rc files, again, due to some last
minute changes in the code, WMPPP's rc files where
no longer working properly.
1.2 * Released 980429
* Completely revamped the WMPPP & WMiFS GUI :)
* Added 'forceleft, forcemiddle and forceright'
options in WMiFS for 'real' multiuser systems,
when 'force*' is detected in /etc/wmifsrc the
user settings in ~/.wmifsrc are overridden
(useful for sites where users may not fiddle
with pppd's options :)
* WMPPP: Ditto, added 'force' facility here too
* WMPPP: now correctly redisplays time when killed
and restarted
* WMPPP: timer now starts to run when the actual
connection is made
* WMPPP: added BAUD CONNECT value display
* WMPPP: added 'getmodemspeed', a SUID proggie to
read the CONNECT value from /var/log/messages
* WMPPP: dropped the config GUI and added an
.wmppprc file instead > motivation to do so:
this way, WMPPP is much more platform and
distribution independent :)
* WMPPP: enhanced the status LED, yellow means
dialing, green means online, red means error
* WMPPP: added -display commandline option
* WMPPP: added -t commandline option, default
the timer will display HH:MM, -t will display
MM:SS and switch to HH:MM after 60 minutes
* WMiFS: added support for all interfaces in
/proc/net/, now all interfaces are supported :)
* WMiFS: added -display commandline option
* WMiFS: added -w commandline option, this will
draw the graph in our new 'waveform' look :)
* WMiFS: fixed the coredump problems that occurred
on some systems with or without .wmifsrc file
typo's, errors, etc. in the .wmifsrc file are
now also being ignored/rejected, the worst
thing that can happen now is that the scripts
do not execute (i.e. luser error) ;-)
* WMiFS: when monitoring a ppp interface, bytes
are used to draw the graph, otherwise packets
* WMiFS: made the RX/TX/Status LED box identical
to the one in WMPPP, the right LED is the status
LED, green means interface is working, red means
error (interface down, NIC broken, etc.)
1.1 - Released 980407
- Added WMiFS, the no button more stats version
- All ppp/eth load graphs are now autoscaling
- Autosensing of all active ppp/eth interfaces
- 99 hours --> 00 hours is now okay
- Now detects already running WMPPP(s)
- WMIFS has 'mousebutton' script launch support
- Now reads pppsocket instead of /proc/dev/net
- WMIFS reads ~/.wmifsrc (optional)
1.0 - Released 980315
- Total rewrite of WMPPP-1.0pre2
- WMPPP dock.app again redesigned
improved timer display readability
Some code cleanups
1.0pre7 - Not released, developers release
Started writing documentation
Enhanced Makefile
Bugfixes
1.0pre6 - Not released, developers release
Redesigned WMPPP's dock.app GUI
Added failsave Yes/No disconnect
requester
Some code cleaning
Configuration GUI is ready
1.0pre5 - Not released, developers release
Bugfixes
Enhanced configuration GUI
1.0pre4 - Not released, developers release
Bugfixes
Enhanced configuration GUI
1.0pre3 - Not released, developers release
- WMPPP dialup frontend is now a
dock.app with online timer.
1.0pre2 - Released 980115
First initial public release
Bugfixes and some cosmetic stuff
0.5b - Not released, developers release
Bugfixes and cosmetic changes
0.3b - Not released, developers release
First working WMPPP version