v3.0.4 - Various fixes

What's Changed

• Port kernel_*.d_dkms to /bin/sh, shellcheck-clean by @nabijaczleweli in #192
• Respect PATH by @RealJohnGalt in #193
• Fallback to uncompressed module when compress fails by @deepskyblue86 in #194
• Fix systemd units key Before being ignored by @tgurr in #225
• dkms.service: use %v specifier and drop sh usage by @Tachi107 in #226
• Fix Typo in Install Example by @medelman17 in #223
• Rework signing #162 by @scaronni
• Add /etc/dkms/framework.conf.d directory (#116) by @scaronni
• Add Required-Stop to SysV init script (#133) by @scaronni
• Make sure the systemd unit runs before the network-pre and graphical target (#19) by @scaronni

New Contributors

• @nabijaczleweli made their first contribution in #192
• @RealJohnGalt made their first contribution in #193
• @deepskyblue86 made their first contribution in #194
• @tgurr made their first contribution in #225
• @Tachi107 made their first contribution in #226
• @medelman17 made their first contribution in #223

Full Changelog: v3.0.3...v3.0.4

v3.0.3 - Fixes for ldtarball

What's Changed

• Fix source only tarballs unpacked with ldtarball by @trixirt in #189
• {ld,mk}tarball: perform expansion when setting cleanup trap by @dadap in #191

New Contributors

• @dadap made their first contribution in #191

Full Changelog: v3.0.2...v3.0.3

v3.0.2 - More fixes, support for Clang and test infrastructure

What's Changed

• Silently consume the old --no-initrd option by @trixirt in #174
• Fix creation of temp build dir by @heftig in #175
• Enable using add, build and install with a directory again by @fishilico in #178
• Fix Linux distribution identification through /etc/os-release by @fishilico in #179
• Add a basic test infrastructure by @fishilico in #180
• Support CC=clang and LD=ld.lld by @nickdesaulniers in #169
• test: generalize matching lines with several dots by @fishilico in #186

New Contributors

• @heftig made their first contribution in #175
• @fishilico made their first contribution in #178
• @nickdesaulniers made their first contribution in #169

Full Changelog: v3.0.0...v3.0.2

v3.0.1 - Small fixes

What's Changed

• Silently consume the old --no-initrd option by @trixirt in #174
• Fix creation of temp build dir by @heftig in #175

New Contributors

• @heftig made their first contribution in #175

Full Changelog: v3.0.0...v3.0.1

v3.0.0 - Code cleanup and refactoring

• Clarify --all switch in the man page.
• Lots of code cleanups and refactoring.
• Fix root permissions checking for the various possible actions.
• The following variables have been deprecated:
  • REMAKE_INITRD
  • MODULES_CONF
  • MODULES_CONF_OBSOLETES
  • MODULES_CONF_ALIAS_TYPE
  • MODULES_CONF_OBSOLETE_ONLY

What's Changed

• Random selection of fixes and cleanups by @evelikov in #171
• Fixup root checking for add/remove/install... by @evelikov in #172

Full Changelog: v2.8.8...v3.0.0

Drop outdated distribution specific components

• Drop outdated distribution specific packaging
  • Creation of deb/rpm package
  • Module rpm/kmp/debian packaging and templates
  • Checks for old Suse versions
  • Driver disks
• Drop old kernel 2.x checks.
• Drop modules.conf handling.
• Use os-release and fallback to lsb_release for checking the distribution version.
• Set location for Arch modules.
• Rework makefile, use git archive for tarball generation.
• Do not modprobe built modules by default on successful installation.
• Do not support importing module tarballs created before May 2007 (pre 2.0).
• Fix remove --all command.
• Fix kernel removing.
• Improve installation targets.

Small fixes

• Remove Freshmeat/Freecode release publishing (site is read only since 2014).
• Fix kernel prerm.d for new output in dkms status.
• Other small fixes (typos etc.).

Documents improvements and small fixes

• Fix installation of /etc/kernel/install.d/dkms and /etc/dkms/sign_helper.sh script.
• Clean up Makefile, docs and man page.
• Be more consistent with versioning, fix creation of tarballs, properly expand man page variables.
• Use more condensed output for commands, print when invoking the signing hook.
• Add documentation for enabling signing of modules and enrolling MOK certificates.

Support for BLS and minor cleanups

• Simplify function for correct kernel using the modules folder and not the configuration files in /boot. This also adds support for the newer Boot Loader Specification (BLS): https://systemd.io/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION/
• Simplify function to detect newer kernels on Fedora and RHEL/CentOS systems and make it work with recent distributions (detection stuck at 2.6...).
• Use proper GPLv2 license from: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt
• Fix for module and module_version not being passed when using AUTOINSTALL=yes.

Small fixes

• Install the new kernel_install.d_dkms and sign_helper.sh scripts in all targets under /etc.
• Do not require root access for the build command as described in the manual page.
• Fix support for /etc/sysconfig/kernel directory.
• Improve test dkms.conf file.
• Add support for zstd compressed modules.
• Document NO_WEAK_MODULES in the man page.
• Use kmod as a package dependency on Debian when available.
• Be more verbose when failing due to missing module.