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Release Notes for GBS 6.00

Interface changes since 5.00

1. You must run at least Perl version 5.16.3
2. gbsmaint 3 (Map network paths): Linux <-> Windows file mapping now resides in a separate file.
   

Build RMC-06.02: 2024-04-29

New/Changed Functionality

1. gbssettings: (Linux) Added support for konsole Terminal.
2. Redesign of Install mechanism
3. Implemented version-limit for backup files (<file>.nnnn.sav)
   - Keep first and last 5
4. Redesign of profile.(bat|sh) (split to config.ini)
   The following Profile entries were stripped of 'GBS_' and moved from profile.(bat|sh) to config.ini:
   • GBS_NOTIFY
   • GBS_EDITOR
   • GBS_BROWSER
   • GBS_VIEWER
   • GBS_NAVIGATOR
   • GBS_TERM (renamed to TERMINAL)
   • GBS_ADMINISTRATOR
   • GBS_INTEGRATOR
   They are not available as EnvVars anymore
   Added: COMPANY
   SKIPTYPES renamed to IGNORES
   Default for GBS_HOME_PATH is now MyDocuments for Linux also.
   
5. sys.gbs removed.
   'Ignores' content (SKIPTYPES) moved to config.ini.
   GBS_APP_* moved to site.gbs and switch.gbs
6. EnvVars GBS_VERSION, GBS_SCM_SKIPTYPES and GBS_WA_PLUGIN_PATH removed
7. gbsuninstall renamed to gbsmanage
8. gbssettings:
   • Added support for windows-terminal
   • 'Switch GBS Version' and 'Move GBS_BASE_PATH' moved to gbsmanage
     
   • 'Change GBS_ROOT_PATH' functionality is not available anymore.
     For the 'Change GBS_ROOT_PATH' you will have to reinstall the wanted GBS version
9. gbsnav: Now takes 1 argument: path
10. gbsaudit: You cannot specify --audit and/or --build anymore
11. gbsbuild and gbsmake: You cannot specify --build anymore
12. gbssysall, gbssysaudit, gbssysbuild, gbssysmake and gbssystool: Option --jobs replaced by --threads
13. Improved gbsdebug interface.
14. Adjustments for move to OpenSource
    
    • gbshelp: No use of HTML frames anymore. TOC is now part of page.
    • All occurrences of 'Randy Marques Consultancy' replaced by COMPANY value from config.ini
    • Install: New option: --company
    • _gbssetup.(bat|sh): New option: --company

Problems solved

1. Install as Administrator did not work properly.
2. gbsdebug added to gbshelp: All Commands

Build 06.01: 2021-03-20

New/Changed Functionality

1. gbssub script files renamed to subsys.gbs
2. .gbs files are not superseded by .usr files anymore.
   Check your .usr files!
3. gbssettings: New EnvVar GBS_NOTIFY
   (Linux) Added support for gnome-terminal and uxterm.
4. gbssysall, gbssysaudit, gbssysbuild and gbssysmake and gbssystool: Now accept 'CUR' as first parameter indicating Current SubSystem & Audit/Build/Tool.
5. pgrep: -n now defaults to -n+
6. Support for the Red 'GBS Beta Install' terminated
7. Improved Install and gbsmanage
8. wsudo: New command (Windows only)
9. gbssudo: New command
10. New gbssetup functionality: Setup GBS after Install (with Shortcut)
11. Command gbssetup has been renamed to gbssettings
    Total redesign.
12. Use Fuzzy logic to determine some defaults.
13. Improved GBS startup
14. Better support for User-defined Plugins. (requires gbsmaint 7 9 Upgrade)
    Each $GBS_SYSTEM_PATH/sys* directory now contains a plugins directory
    A plg.gbs file in that directory defines the plugin together with an audit.gbs, build.gbs or tool.gbs file.
15. Added documentation for Notepad++ Integration
16. gbsswr, gbssws, gbsswc, gbsswa, gbsswb and gbsswt now all handle the --delete option.
17. gbsmaint 7 1 (Administrator Tools → Plugins Handling) has a new layout with more functionality
18. gbsnav: New: Start the Navigator at the Current Working Directory (CWD)
19. gbshelp: Improved the layout of 'Constraints' in All Commands. E.g.: swr.
20. gbsedit: Now also checks glkbt files
21. glkbt: Improved error-messages
22. gbssysall: added option: --current
23. gbsall(.bat/.sh) replaced by broadcast.gbs and site.gbs(.bat/.sh)
24. Development: New Helpfile page

Problems solved

1. gbsswr: switch to old releases did not always work
2. gbswhich: failed when no current System
3. gbssystool: Solved a problem with multiple tools being unaffected by --tools=...

Build 6.00: 2020-03-05

New/Changed Functionality

1. The concept/naming of Root/System has changed.
   Now only System is used.
   As a consequence The EnvVar GBS_ROOT_PATH has been replaced by GBS_SYSTEM_PATH.
   swr still remains. We already have sws for SubSystems.
2. Support for WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)
   • New command gbsbash to open a GBS WSL bash window
3. New EnvVars
   • GBS_HOME_PATH
   • GBS_WSL_DISTRO
4. Changes in gbssetup: Change Profile Settings
   • New: Terminal settings
   • New: GBS_HOME_PATH
5. gbsmaint 3 (Map network paths): Linux <-> Windows file mapping now resides in a separate file.
   Run gbsmaint 7 9 (Upgrade) to fix this
6. gbssysall, gbssysaudit, gbssysbuild, gbssysmake and gbssystool do not support the 'send mail' option anymore.
   This is a security issue.
   If you still want to send a mail, you can use the GBS_BG_NOTIFIER EnvVar.
7. Performance improvements: Extensive reduction of subprocess depths
   • gbsbuild: The following options are not supported anymore: --mm (makemake) and -export
   • gbsmake: The following options are not supported anymore: --smm (start_makemake), --mm (makemake) and -export
   So in interactive mode you will have to call gbsmakemake and gbsexport separately...
8. pgrep: New functionality:
   • Read from STDIN is now supported
   • New context options -B, -A and -C
   • -R defaults to *.p? files
9. GLT files may now have a ^timeout=seconds directive.
   Default is 60 seconds
10. pgrep: New option: -s
11. gbssystool: New option: --tools
12. Templates: Improved. There are now separate templates for files in GBS (gbs.*) and outside GBS (any.*)
13. swr: New option: --delete
14. export.gbs: Improved chmod handling

Problems solved

1. None specific

Release Notes for Previous Releases

• Release 5
• Release 4
• Release 3
• Release 2