core-extra/wiki/ReleaseNotes.wiki

#summary Changelog and notes about CORE releases.

Refer to the NamespaceKernels and CustomKernels pages for info on good/bad kernels and supported networking features.

= 4.6 =
CORE 4.6 will be released on 8/XX/13 (TBD). Packages are available for the following Linux distributions:
 * debs for Ubuntu 13.04 (raring), 12.10 (quantal), *12.04 (precise)*
 * RPMs for Fedora 19 (fc19), 18 (fc18), 17 (fc17)
 * RPMs for CentOS/RHEL/Scientific Linux 6.x (el6)

The high-level changes since version 4.5 are:

*NOTE:* `cored` is now `core-daemon` and `core` is now `core-gui` (for Debian acceptance)

*NOTE:* /etc/init.d/core is now /etc/init.d/core-daemon (for insserv compatibility)

*EMANE*
 * don't start EMANE locally if no local NEMs
 * EMANE poststartup() to re-transmit location events during initialization
 * added debug port to EMANE options
 * added a basic EMANE 802.11 CORE Python script example
 * expose transport XML block generation to EmaneModels
 * expose NEM entry to the EmaneModel so it can be overridden by a model
 * add the control interface bridge prior to starting EMANE, as some models may depend on the controlnet functionality
 * added EMANE model to CORE converter
 * parse lat/long/alt from node messages, for moving nodes using command-line
 * fix bug #196 incorrect distance when traversing UTM zones 
 
*GUI*
 * added Cut, Copy, and Paste options to the Edit menu; paste will copy selected services and take care of node and interface renumbering
 * implement Edit > Find dialog for searching nodes and links
 * when copying existing file for a service, perform string replacement of: "~", "%SESSION%", "%SESSION_DIR%", "%SESSION_USER%", "%NODE%", "%NODENAME%"
 * use CORE_DATA_DIR insteadof LIBDIR
 * fix Adjacency Widget to work with OSPFv2 only networks
 
*BUILD*
 * build/packaging improvements for inclusion on Debian
 * fix error when running scenario with a mobility script in batch mode
 * include Linux kernel patches for 3.8
 * renamed core-cleanup.sh to core-cleanup for Debian conformance
 * don't always generate man pages from Makefile; new manpages for coresendmsg and cored
 
*BUGFIXES*
 * don't auto-assign IPv4/IPv6 addresses when none received in Link Messages (session reconnect)
 * fixed lock view
 * fix GUI spinbox errors for Tk 8.5.8 (RHEL/CentOS 6.2)
 * fix broker node count for distributed session entering the RUNTIME state when (non-EMANE) WLANs or GreTapBridges are involved
 * fix "file exists" error message when distributed session number is re-used and servers file is written
 * fix bug #194 configuration dialog too long, make dialog scrollable/resizable
 * allow float values for loss and duplicates percent
 * fix the following bugs: 166, 172, 177, 178, 192, 194, 196, 201, 202, 206, 210, 212, 213, 214, 221


= 4.5 =
CORE 4.5 was released on 4/11/13. Packages are available for the following Linux distributions:
 * debs for Ubuntu 12.10 (quantal), 12.04 (precise)
 * RPMs for Fedora 18 (fc18), 17 (fc17)
 * RPMs CentOS/RHEL/Scientific Linux 6.4 (el6)

The high-level changes since version 4.4 are:

*GUI*
 * improved behavior when starting GUI without daemon, or using File New after connection with daemon is lost
 * fix various GUI issues when reconnecting to a session
 * support 3D GUI via output to SDT3D
 * added "Execute Python script..." entry to the File Menu
 * support user-defined terminal program instead of hard-coded xterm
 * added session options for "enable RJ45s", "preserve session dir"
 * added buttons to the IP Addresses dialog for removing all/selected IPv4/IPv6
 * allow sessions with multiple canvases to enter RUNTIME state
 * added "--addons" startup mode to pass control to code included from addons dir
 * added "Locked" entry to View menu to prevent moving items
 * use currently selected node type when invoking a topology generator
 * updated throughput plots with resizing, color picker, plot labels, locked scales, and save/load plot configuration with imn file
 * improved session dialog

*EMANE*
 * EMANE 0.8.1 support with backwards-compatibility for 0.7.4
 * extend CommEffect model to generate CommEffect events upon receipt of Link Messages having link effects

*Services*
 * updated FTP service with root directory for anonymous users
 * added HTTP, PCAP, BIRD, RADVD, and Babel services
 * support copying existing files instead of always generating them
 * added "Services..." entry to node right-click menu
 * added "View" button for side-by-side comparison when copying customized config files
 * updated Quagga daemons to wait for zebra.vty VTY file before starting

*General*
 * XML import and export
 * renamed "cored.py" to "cored", "coresendmsg.py" to "coresendmsg"
 * code reorganization and clean-up
 * updated XML export to write NetworkPlan, MotionPlan, and ServicePlan within a Scenario tag, added new "Save As XML..." File menu entry
 * added script_start/pause/stop options to Ns2ScriptedMobility
 * "python" source sub-directory renamed to "daemon"
 * added "cored -e" option to execute a Python script, adding its session to the active sessions list, allowing for GUI connection
 * support comma-separated list for custom_services_dir in core.conf file
 * updated kernel patches for Linux kernel 3.5
 * support RFC 6164-style IPv6 /127 addressing

*ns-3*
 * integrate ns-3 node location between CORE and ns-3 simulation
 * added ns-3 random walk mobility example
 * updated ns-3 Wifi example to allow GUI connection and moving of nodes

 * fixed the following bugs:<br>54, 103, 111, 136, 145, 153, 157, 160, 161, 162, 164, 165, 168, 170, 171, 173, 174, 176, 184, 190, 193

Known issues with 4.5:
 * known issues will be listed here

= 4.4 =
CORE 4.4 was released on 9/25/12. Packages are available for Ubuntu 12.04/11.10 and Fedora 17/16.

The high-level changes since version 4.3 are:

*GUI*
 * real-time bandwidth plotting tool
 * added Wireshark and tshark right-click menu items
 * X,Y coordinates shown in the status bar
 * updated GUI attribute option to link messages for changing color/width/dash
 * added sample IPsec and VPN scenarios, how many nodes script
 * added jitter parameter to WLANs
 * renamed Experiment menu to Session menu, added session options
 * use 'key=value' configuration for services, EMANE models, WLAN models, etc.
 * save only service values that have been customized
 * copy service parameters from one customized service to another
 * right-click menu to start/stop/restart each service

*EMANE*
 * EMANE 0.7.4 support
 * added support for EMANE CommEffect model and Comm Effect controller GUI
 * added support for EMANE Raw Transport when using RJ45 devices

*Services*
 * improved service customization; allow a service to define custom Tcl tab
 * added vtysh.conf for Quagga service to support 'write mem'
 * support scheduled events and services that start N seconds after runtime
 * added UCARP service

*Documentation*
 * converted the CORE manual to reStructuredText using Sphinx; added Python docs

*General*
 * Python code reorganization
 * improved cored.py thread locking
 * merged xen branch into trunk
 * added an event queue to a session with notion of time zero
 * added UDP support to cored.py
 * use UDP by default in coresendmsg.py; added '-H' option to print examples
 * enter a bash shell by default when running vcmd with no arguments 
 * fixes to distributed emulation entering runtime state
 * write 'nodes' file upon session startup
 * make session number and other attributes available in environment
 * support /etc/core/environment and ~/.core/environment files
 * added Ns2ScriptedMobility model to Python, removed from the GUI
 * namespace nodes mount a private /sys

 * fixed the following bugs:<br>80, 81, 84, 99, 104, 109, 110, 122, 124, 131, 133, 134, 135, 137, 140, 143, 144, 146, 147, 151, 154, 155

Known issues with 4.4:
 * GUI segfault under Ubuntu 11.10 with Tcl/Tk 8.5.10 (see 4.3 release notes).
 * Fedora 17 stock kernel 3.3.4-6.fc17 is missing the sch_tbf module, needed to properly set up the tc qdiscs; fix by updating to 3.5.3-1.fc17 or newer

= 4.3 =
CORE 4.3 was released on 3/7/12. Packages are available for Ubuntu 11.10/11.04/10.10/10.04 and Fedora 14/15/16. 

The high-level changes since version 4.2 are:
 * EMANE 0.7.2 and 0.7.3 support
 * hook scripts: customize actions at any of six different session states
 * Check Emulation Light (CEL) exception feedback system
 * added FTP and XORP services, and service validate commands
 * services can flag when customization is required
 * Python classes to support ns-3 simulation experiments
 * write state, node X,Y position, and servers to pycore session dir
 * removed over 9,000 lines of unused GUI code
 * performance monitoring script
 * batch mode improvements and --closebatch option
 * export session to EmulationScript XML files
 * basic range model moved from GUI to Python, supports 3D coordinates
 * improved WLAN dialog with tabs
 * added PhysicalNode class for joining real nodes with emulated networks
 * fixed the following bugs:<br>50, 75, 76, 79, 82, 83, 85, 86, 89, 90, 92, 94, 96, 98,<br>100, 112, 113, 116, 119, 120

Known issues with 4.3
 * CORE will segfault under Ubuntu 11.10 with Tcl/Tk 8.5.10. There is a known bug in the tk-8.5.10 package, the workaround is to uninstall it and install tk-8.5.11 from [http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/tk8.5 here]; see [http://code.google.com/p/coreemu/issues/detail?id=90 bug #90]
 * the libimg-1.2.4_8 port under FreeBSD 9.0 causes icons in the CORE GUI to appear in black; there is an error showing gif files; see [http://code.google.com/p/coreemu/issues/detail?id=108 bug #108]
 * the vcore-4.3.zip (md5sum: b10758ede92db7fa8cf1fa6537d88fbb) had a problem where the UUID listed in the VirtualBox XML did not match the vmdk disk file. This was corrected on 3/26/12 (md5sum: 2282036b2cd6416159c70165e824c36d). An old vmdk disk file was used having CORE 4.2 instead of 4.3; this was corrected on 4/2/12 (md5sum: 5d85dc5da5f12f98206905ff772c48f3)
 * CORE 4.3 fails to build under Ubuntu 12.04 due to changes in the Linux 3.2.x include files; this was fixed in r429, so you can use the development snapshot when using a newer distro.

= 4.2 =
CORE 4.2 was released on 8/19/11.

The high-level changes since version 4.1 are:
 * EMANE 0.7.1 support<br>support for Bypass model, Universal PHY, logging, realtime
 * configurable MAC addresses
 * control interfaces (backchannel between node and host)
 * service customization dialog improved (tabbed)
 * new testing scripts for MDR and EMANE performance testing
 * improved upgrading of old imn files
 * new coresendmsg.py utility (deprecates libcoreapi and coreapisend)
 * new security services, custom service becomes UserDefined
 * new services and Python scripting chapters in manual
 * fixes to distributed emulation, linking tunnels/RJ45s with WLANs/hubs/switches
 * fixed the following bugs:<br>18, 32, 34, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49,<br>52, 53, 55, 57, 58, 60, 62, 64, 65, 66, 68, 71, 72, 74

Known issues with 4.2:
 * the CORE 4.2 source tarball fails to build on Fedora. <br>Fix this by changing this line in configure.ac: `AC_SUBST(libev_CFLAGS,)` to `AC_SUBST(libev_CFLAGS, [-I/usr/include/libev])`<br>This was due to an attempt to remove pkg-config as a dependency, but has been fixed in SVN and newer.
 * Fedora 15 does not add the hostname to the 127.0.0.1 localhost line of the `/etc/hosts` file, which causes CORE to print an error: "couldn't open socket: can't assign requested address" when the execute button is pressed.
 * [http://code.google.com/p/coreemu/issues/detail?id=39 issue 39] OSPF hellos become synchronized after 1 hr of running
 * [http://code.google.com/p/coreemu/issues/detail?id=56 issue 56] wait for services shutdown
 * [http://code.google.com/p/coreemu/issues/detail?id=63 issue 63] EMANE events not restricted to localhost lo device


= 4.1 =
CORE 4.1 was released on 1/5/11.

The high-level changes since version 4.0 are:
 * new icons for toolbars and nodes
 * node services introduced, node models deprecated
 * customizable node types
 * traffic flow editor with MGEN support
 * user configs moved from /etc/core/`*` to ~/.core/
 * allocate addresses from custom IPv4/IPv6 prefixes
 * distributed emulation using GRE tunnels
 * FreeBSD 8.1 now uses cored.py
 * EMANE 0.6.4 support
 * numerous bugfixes

Known issues with 4.1:
 * kernel hanging under Ubuntu 10.10 [http://code.google.com/p/coreemu/issues/detail?id=38 issue 38]
 * Tunnel node not implemented under FreeBSD [http://code.google.com/p/coreemu/issues/detail?id=37 issue 37]
 * OSPF hellos become synchronized after running emulation for about one hour [http://code.google.com/p/coreemu/issues/detail?id=39 issue 39]
 * CPU widget has been removed
 * Mobility tool has been removed
 * FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE kernel warns "freed uma keg was not empty" and eventually crashes [http://code.google.com/p/coreemu/issues/detail?id=40 issue 40]
 * "no common network" error when reconnecting to a session having point-to-point links and trying to modify/delete these links
 * imn files made from older CORE versions not working in 4.1; see the [http://coreemu.blogspot.com/2010/11/node-types-and-services.html announcement about new CORE services]
 * `sample1.imn` hanging under FreeBSD 8.1 with Quagga MDR 1.0. On node7, the `vtysh -b` command is blocking waiting for ospf6d, which seems to be waiting for a lock



= 4.0 =
CORE 4.0 was released on 8/17/10.

Here are some of the high-level changes since version 3.5:
 * Python framework with Linux network namespace (netns) support (Linux netns is now the primary supported platform)
 * ability to close the GUI and later reconnect to a running session (netns only)
 * EMANE integration (netns only)
 * new topology generators, host file generator
 * user-editable Observer Widgets
 * use of /etc/core instead of /usr/local/etc/core
 * various bugfixes

Link to the [http://pf.itd.nrl.navy.mil/pipermail/core-users/2010-August/000209.html 4.0 release announcement].

= 3.5 =
CORE 3.5 was released on 9/15/09.

Link to the [http://pf.itd.nrl.navy.mil/pipermail/core-users/2009-September/000062.html 3.5 release announcement].

= 3.4 =
CORE 3.4 was released on 6/23/09.

Link to the [http://pf.itd.nrl.navy.mil/pipermail/core-users/2009-June/000019.html 3.4 release announcement].

= 3.3 =
CORE 3.3 was released on 3/11/09.

Link to the [http://pf.itd.nrl.navy.mil/pipermail/core-users/2009-March/000010.html 3.3 release announcement].