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@@ -1,4 +1,107 @@ -------------- +polkit 0.106 +-------------- + +WARNING WARNING WARNING: This is a prerelease on the road to polkit +1.0. Public API might change and certain parts of the code still needs +some security review. Use at your own risk. + +This is polkit 0.106. There's a major change in this release which is +a switch from .pkla files (keyfile-format) to .rules files +(JavaScript), see + + http://davidz25.blogspot.com/2012/06/authorization-rules-in-polkit.html + +for more information. + +Build requirements + + glib, gobject, gio >= 2.30 + mozjs185 + gobject-introspection >= 0.6.2 (optional) + pam (optional) + ConsoleKit OR systemd + +Changes since polkit 0.105: + +Colin Walters (3): + build: Check for mozjs185, not libjs + autogen.sh: Fix check for libtool (we only need libtoolize) + agenthelper-pam: Fix newline-trimming code + +David Zeuthen (65): + Post-release version bump to 0.106 + Add experimental authority backend using JavaScript rule files + Include seat and session in Subject object + Pass details to JS functions and simplify how Subject instances are constructed + Clean up code a bit + Add a couple of more error checks + Collect garbage + Emit ::Changed signal after reloading rules + Reformat init.js and also avoid quoting non-string properties in toString() + Make it possible for JS code to change details + Add polkit.spawn() to spawn external programs + Make polkit.spawn() take an array of arguments instead of a command-line + Don't include command-line in spawning error messages + docs: add AUTHORIZATION RULES section to the polkit(8) man page + Also add an example of polkit.spawn() to polkit(8) man page + docs: clarify how rules files work + Also load rules from /usr/share/polkit/rules.d + Use addRule() and addAdminRule() + docs: emphasize that registered functions may actually never be called + Add test cases for evaluation order + Test that subject.isInGroup() works + Add netgroup support + Minor doc fixes + Mention unix-netgroup:xyz as a valid return value in addAdminRule() functions + Add test-cases and 10 second timeout for polkit.spawn() + Create rules.d directories + Update docs + docs: enclose local <citerefentry> in <link> to make links work + docs: update SEE ALSO to make each man page point to all other man pages + Clarify docs a bit + polkitd: add reference to polkit(8) from its man page + Fix speling + Fix a couple typos in the docs + Mention details["polkit.message"] and add an example using details + Use <variablelist> instead of <informaltable> for Subject attributes + Make polkit_details_insert() remove the key if passed value is NULL + Add real-world example featuring udisks2 and the drive.* variables it passes + Rename --enable-systemd to --enable-libsystemd-login + Fix distcheck + Add a systemd .service file + Nuke polkitbackend library, localauthority backend and extension system + Mention systemd(1) in the polkitd(8) man page + Store private binaries in /usr/lib/polkit-1 instead of /usr/libexec + Add default rules + Pass expanded identity list to the AuthenticationSession + Use "rules", not "scripts" to refer to files in rules.d + Terminate runaway scripts + Use a condition variable to signal that runaway killer thread is ready + Combine action and details parameters + Clarify pkexec(1) variables + Use g_unix_signal_add() from GLib 2.30 + Move polkitd into src/polkitbackend + Ensure polkitd is rebuilt if libpolkit-backend-1.la changes + Remove unused DBUS_GLIB_* and GIO_* variables + Run polkitd as an unprivileged user + Log when the name org.fd.PolicyKit1 has been acquired + Rewrite the "Writing polkit applications" chapter + Update links to udisks docs + Update pkexec(1) man page with example + Small updates to the "Writing polkit applications" chapter + State that authorization rules must not rely on SpiderMonkey features + Make it work when using ConsoleKit instead of libsystemd-login + Mention the implications of returning *_keep in an authorization rule + docs: add a "make sure your app works when there's no polkitd(8)" note + Update NEWS for release + +Thanks to our contributors. + +David Zeuthen, +June 7, 2012 + +-------------- polkit 0.105 -------------- |