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procenv now in Debian and Ubuntu: how you can use it

The procenv utility covered in a previous post is now at version 0.15 and also available in Debian Sid and Ubuntu Raring . So, you can do the usual " sudo apt-get install procenv " followed by simply " procenv " to run it. However, due to the way this utility is built, there is a little more you can do. Read on... procenv runs itself as part of its build (at the end of course :-). What this means is that you can now see what that build environment is like by looking at the build logs: Debian build logs Ubuntu build logs (you need to expand the "twistie" to see the log files. If you haven't already heard, for the Ubuntu Raring cycle, autopkgtest ( DEP-8 ) tests -- where package builds automatically trigger tests that run on an environment very similar to a "normal" system -- are a hot topic. procenv is DEP-8 enabled, so again, we get to see exactly what such an autopkgtest environment provides . With this information, you can

Procenv 0.8 released

Changes: expanded man page, more sizeof types shown and resource usage details added. Code is available here: https://launchpad.net/procenv If anyone is interested in contributing patches for the following, let me know: code to show network details. support for other platforms (I'd like to add AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, i5O/S, MVS/zO/S, VMS) but no longer have access to such systems).

Upstart 1.6 released

New Upstart Release Today we released Upstart 1.6, which includes the " stateful re-exec " feature, allowing Upstart to continue to supervise jobs after an upgrade of either itself, or any of its dependent libraries: https://launchpad.net/upstart/1.x/1.6 This will be available in Ubuntu Raring very soon. Thanks to all the contributors: A.Costa Colin Watson Eric S. Raymond Jason Conti Loïc Minier Steve Langasek   Like to get involved? If you'd like to get involved with Upstart Development... Take a look at the ideas page Study the Hacking Upstart Together presentation Read the Upstart Cookbook Read the code Subscribe to the mailing list Join us on #upstart on freenode Here's an early draft of what's planned for the next cycle: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FoundationsTeam/Specs/RaringUpstartUserSessions If you're interested in contributing, let me know! Update on Upstart in Debian ... But wait - there's m

Upstart Cookbook Updated for Developers!

The Upstart Cookbook now contains most of the UDS workshop " Hacking Upstart Together " in the form of a vastly-expanded development section: http://upstart.ubuntu.com/cookbook/#development-and-testing Also covered is the "friendly menu" for Upstart Developers: http://upstart.ubuntu.com/cookbook/#upstart-menu-sh