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lcd4linux-0.98

- improved signal-handling: lcd4linux can be restarted by sendig a SIGHUP

- lcd4linux uses syslog for messages/warnings etc.

- support for GPO's (general purpose outputs, e.g. to connect a LED)
  The MatroxOrbital Displays have one GPO, and you can connect up to eight
  LED's to the parallel port using two IC's (see README.HD44780.GPO)

- new delay loop for parallel port displays: uses either gettimeofday() or
  rdtsc (time stamp counter on newer processors). This delay needs no longer
  a calibration! The 'Delay'-entry in lcd4linux.conf has gone.

- new raster driver for PNG creation

- new curses-based text driver

- security: lcd4linux.conf must have the same user/group than the executable, 
  and must not me accesible by group and other (i.e. mode 0600). This is 
  necessary because lcd4linux.conf can contain usernames and passwords for 
  POP and IMAP queries.

- support for plugins: new token 'x1'..'x9' for externel programs

- new token 'ic' (ISDN connected/offline, mainly for a LED connected to a GPO)

- APM client: new tokens 'bp', 'bs', 'bd' (battery percentage, status and 
  duration)

- mail client: new tokens 'e1'..'e9' for counting emails in local mailboxes

- new configure-options '--with-drivers=<list>', so you can compile a minimal
  executable which contains only the drivers you need.

- seti@home client: new tokens 'hc' (% completed) and 'ht' (cpu time needed)

- simple web-server driver (see README.Webinterface)

- uses new (kernel 2.4) ppdev system to access parallel port via ioctl()

- mail suport for pop3 and imap4, token 'u1' ..'u9' show unseen mail
  (which is propably incorrect for normal mbox)

- added another verbose level (-vvv) for debugging socket traffic
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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2002-08-19 09:11:34 +0000'>2002-08-19</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/lcd4linux.git/commit/USBLCD.c?id=ea9550a25fe75ddbe92ff807df0b7a2cdf9affca&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2002-08-19 09:11:34 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>2</td><td><span class='deletions'>-257</span>/<span class='insertions'>+51</span></td></tr>
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changed HD44780 to use generic bar functions

git-svn-id: https://ssl.bulix.org/svn/lcd4linux/trunk@161 3ae390bd-cb1e-0410-b409-cd5a39f66f1f


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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2002-08-19 07:52:19 +0000'>2002-08-19</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/lcd4linux.git/commit/bar.h?id=2e0aea4d5beae921b86b259adddae549955db036&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2002-08-19 07:52:19 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>3</td><td><span class='deletions'>-8</span>/<span class='insertions'>+17</span></td></tr>
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corrected type declaration of (*defchar)()

git-svn-id: https://ssl.bulix.org/svn/lcd4linux/trunk@160 3ae390bd-cb1e-0410-b409-cd5a39f66f1f


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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2002-08-19 07:36:29 +0000'>2002-08-19</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/lcd4linux.git/commit/bar.h?id=3459cefb2dcd1736f50e8134fdc2518aa8edc402&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2002-08-19 07:36:29 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>7</td><td><span class='deletions'>-359</span>/<span class='insertions'>+481</span></td></tr>
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finished bar.c, USBLCD is the first driver that uses the generic bar functions

git-svn-id: https://ssl.bulix.org/svn/lcd4linux/trunk@159 3ae390bd-cb1e-0410-b409-cd5a39f66f1f


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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2002-08-19 04:41:20 +0000'>2002-08-19</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/lcd4linux.git/commit/processor.c?id=d72755a9609479f9b3463a96c3a71fd7084f2fb3&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2002-08-19 04:41:20 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>20</td><td><span class='deletions'>-32</span>/<span class='insertions'>+166</span></td></tr>
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introduced bar.c, moved bar stuff from display.h to bar.h

git-svn-id: https://ssl.bulix.org/svn/lcd4linux/trunk@158 3ae390bd-cb1e-0410-b409-cd5a39f66f1f


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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2002-08-18 08:11:11 +0000'>2002-08-18</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/lcd4linux.git/commit/USBLCD.c?id=0d5e6f24b79e5127a66db4cf1e4155424ba26ded&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2002-08-18 08:11:11 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>1</td><td><span class='deletions'>-26</span>/<span class='insertions'>+28</span></td></tr>
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USBLCD buffered I/O

git-svn-id: https://ssl.bulix.org/svn/lcd4linux/trunk@157 3ae390bd-cb1e-0410-b409-cd5a39f66f1f


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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2002-08-17 14:14:21 +0000'>2002-08-17</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/lcd4linux.git/commit/udelay.c?id=35755c86f661f8af41911331567e7fd4520cdfe7&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2002-08-17 14:14:21 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>3</td><td><span class='deletions'>-67</span>/<span class='insertions'>+101</span></td></tr>
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USBLCD fixes

git-svn-id: https://ssl.bulix.org/svn/lcd4linux/trunk@156 3ae390bd-cb1e-0410-b409-cd5a39f66f1f


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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2002-08-17 13:10:23 +0000'>2002-08-17</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/lcd4linux.git/commit/lcd4linux.conf.sample?id=38316eabe17ef143a2951b72c7cdd318b99a6c71&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2002-08-17 13:10:22 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>9</td><td><span class='deletions'>-182</span>/<span class='insertions'>+765</span></td></tr>
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USBLCD driver added

git-svn-id: https://ssl.bulix.org/svn/lcd4linux/trunk@155 3ae390bd-cb1e-0410-b409-cd5a39f66f1f


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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2002-08-17 12:54:08 +0000'>2002-08-17</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/lcd4linux.git/commit/T6963.c?id=bbdb125fd6cdaf4acae3459b1b0e42e66bb9e96f&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2002-08-17 12:54:08 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>1</td><td><span class='deletions'>-7</span>/<span class='insertions'>+23</span></td></tr>
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minor T6963 changes

git-svn-id: https://ssl.bulix.org/svn/lcd4linux/trunk@154 3ae390bd-cb1e-0410-b409-cd5a39f66f1f


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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2002-04-30 07:20:15 +0000'>2002-04-30</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/lcd4linux.git/commit/M50530.c?id=55ca707f900b9df3a701129017e7ab85d243c94c&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2002-04-30 07:20:15 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>2</td><td><span class='deletions'>-173</span>/<span class='insertions'>+129</span></td></tr>
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implemented the new ndelay(nanoseconds) in all parallel port drivers

git-svn-id: https://ssl.bulix.org/svn/lcd4linux/trunk@153 3ae390bd-cb1e-0410-b409-cd5a39f66f1f


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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2002-04-29 11:00:28 +0000'>2002-04-29</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/lcd4linux.git/commit/udelay.h?id=e0bc8f47b964169bcbec3ce14d1aca38bc024cee&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2002-04-29 11:00:25 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>14</td><td><span class='deletions'>-2339</span>/<span class='insertions'>+5100</span></td></tr>
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added Toshiba T6963 driver
added ndelay() with nanosecond resolution

git-svn-id: https://ssl.bulix.org/svn/lcd4linux/trunk@152 3ae390bd-cb1e-0410-b409-cd5a39f66f1f


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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2001-09-14 05:57:06 +0000'>2001-09-14</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/lcd4linux.git/commit/TODO?id=c9a403a8364c906a54c24a9465299bb7e45e53f6&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2001-09-14 05:57:06 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>1</td><td><span class='deletions'>-1</span>/<span class='insertions'>+5</span></td></tr>
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git-svn-id: https://ssl.bulix.org/svn/lcd4linux/trunk@151 3ae390bd-cb1e-0410-b409-cd5a39f66f1f


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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2001-09-13 07:40:57 +0000'>2001-09-13</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/lcd4linux.git/commit/TODO?id=f54b102fdb2005e01be18a40d2952a13b442931b&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2001-09-13 07:40:57 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>1</td><td><span class='deletions'>-0</span>/<span class='insertions'>+6</span></td></tr>
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TODO update

git-svn-id: https://ssl.bulix.org/svn/lcd4linux/trunk@150 3ae390bd-cb1e-0410-b409-cd5a39f66f1f


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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2001-09-12 06:17:22 +0000'>2001-09-12</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/lcd4linux.git/commit/mail2.c?id=5d9989113b56376af1c7707b8a67088c44d42020&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2001-09-12 06:17:22 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>2</td><td><span class='deletions'>-1</span>/<span class='insertions'>+8</span></td></tr>
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git-svn-id: https://ssl.bulix.org/svn/lcd4linux/trunk@149 3ae390bd-cb1e-0410-b409-cd5a39f66f1f


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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2001-09-12 05:58:16 +0000'>2001-09-12</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/lcd4linux.git/commit/socket.c?id=3e02257318034a35959a9680159f1c99399fa0f7&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2001-09-12 05:58:16 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>3</td><td><span class='deletions'>-9</span>/<span class='insertions'>+27</span></td></tr>
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fixed bug in mail2.c

git-svn-id: https://ssl.bulix.org/svn/lcd4linux/trunk@148 3ae390bd-cb1e-0410-b409-cd5a39f66f1f


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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2001-09-12 05:37:22 +0000'>2001-09-12</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/lcd4linux.git/commit/socket.c?id=4340dc126ba0920dc93c0e74d48cfee769547399&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2001-09-12 05:37:22 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>4</td><td><span class='deletions'>-23</span>/<span class='insertions'>+99</span></td></tr>
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fixed a bug in seti.c (file was never closed, lcd4linux run out of fd's

improved socket debugging

git-svn-id: https://ssl.bulix.org/svn/lcd4linux/trunk@147 3ae390bd-cb1e-0410-b409-cd5a39f66f1f


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<tr class='logheader'><td><span title='2001-09-11 06:43:43 +0000'>2001-09-11</span></td><td class='logsubject'><a href='/lcd4linux.git/commit/TODO?id=9e49a79d95a7c61099ab86b6106d98a77b66a79e&amp;follow=1'>[lcd4linux @ 2001-09-11 06:43:43 by reinelt]</a></td><td>reinelt</td><td>1</td><td><span class='deletions'>-1</span>/<span class='insertions'>+10</span></td></tr>
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TODO items

git-svn-id: https://ssl.bulix.org/svn/lcd4linux/trunk@146 3ae390bd-cb1e-0410-b409-cd5a39f66f1f


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