dbus 1.16.0
The “one hundred pink frogs” release.
1.16.x is a new stable branch, superseding 1.14.x.
Summary of major changes between 1.14.x and 1.16.0
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Build system and dependencies:
• The Meson build system is the recommended way to build dbus on Unix.
This requires Meson 0.56 and Python 3.5.
· Projects that depend on libdbus can build it as a Meson subproject.
See tests/use-as-subproject/meson.build for suggested build options.
• CMake continues to be available as an alternative build system,
and is recommended on Windows. This requires CMake 3.10.
• A C99 compiler such as gcc, clang, or Visual Studio 2015 is required.
A C11 compiler such as gcc, clang, or Visual Studio 2019 is recommended.
• On platforms with larger-than-64-bit pointers, a C11 compiler is required
Behaviour changes:
• On Unix, the well-known system bus socket is in the runtime state
directory by default (normally /run)
(see 1.15.4 for more details)
• On Linux with systemd, dbus-daemon starts as the target user/group
(retaining `CAP_AUDIT_WRITE`) instead of starting as root and
dropping privileges
Feature removals:
• Autotools build system
• `pam_console`/`pam_foreground` integration
(Autotools `--with-console-auth`, CMake `-DDBUS_CONSOLE_AUTH_DIR`)
New features and significant bug fixes:
• `ProcessFD` in `GetConnectionCredentials()` on Linux
(see 1.15.8 for more details)
• On Unix, the system message bus now loads .service files from /etc and /run
• Use `close_range()` to close unwanted file descriptors or mark them
close-on-exec, if available
• Use 64-bit timestamps internally on 32-bit platforms, for Y2038 safety
• Use APIs that can return 64-bit timestamps and inode numbers on
32-bit glibc
• `AF_UNIX` sockets are available on sufficiently recent Windows
• dbus-send can send arrays of variants, variant values in dictionaries,
and nested variants
• Portability to CPU architectures with larger-than-64-bit pointers
Changes since 1.15.92 release candidate
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Dependencies:
• Building with CMake now requires CMake ≥ 3.10.
Bug fixes:
• Avoid deprecation warnings with newer Meson versions
(dbus!507, Simon McVittie)
• Avoid deprecation warnings with newer CMake versions
(dbus#541, Ralf Habacker)
Tests and CI enhancements:
• When building with CMake, set the same environment variables as Meson.
This improves test coverage. (dbus#533, Ralf Habacker)
• Remove a remaining reference to Debian 11, which is EOL
(dbus!508, Simon McVittie)
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