BIRD 2.0.8

[Skyler Mäntysaari]

Hello!

When should there be a new Debian package built for it?

Best regards,
Skyler

On 22/03/2021 0.57, Ondrej Filip wrote:
> Hello!
> I have great news for you! My colleagues did a fantastic job and after
> a while we can present a new BIRD release - 2.0.8. Here is a list of
> changes:
>
>   o Automatic channel reloads based on RPKI changes
>
>   o Multiple static routes with the same network
>
>   o Use bitmaps to keep track of exported routes
>
>   o Per-channel debug flags
>
>   o CLI commands show info from multiple protocols
>
>   o Linux: IPv4 routes with IPv6 nexthops
>
>   o Filter: Optimized redesign of prefix sets
>
>   o Filter: Improved type checking of user filters
>
>   o Filter: New src/dst accessors for Flowspec and SADR
>
>   o Filter: New 'weight' route attribute
>
>   o Filter: BGP path mask loop operator
>
>   o Filter: Remove quitbird command
>
>   o RIP: Demand circuit support (RFC 2091)
>
>   o BGP: New 'allow as sets' and 'enforce first as' options
>
>   o BGP: Support for BGP hostname capability
>
>   o BGP: Support for MD5SIG with dynamic BGP
>
>   o BFD: Optional separation of IPv4 / IPv6 BFD instances
>
>   o BFD: Per-peer session options
>
>   o RPKI: Allow build without libSSH
>
>   o RPKI: New 'ignore max length' option
>
>   o OSPF: Redesign of handling of unnumbered PtPs
>
>   o OSPF: Allow key id 0 in authentication
>
>   o Babel: Use onlink flag for routes with unreachable next hop
>
>   o Many bugfixes
>
>
>
>   Notes:
>
>
>
>   Automatic channel reloads based on RPKI changes are enabled by
>   default,
>  but require import table enabled when used in BGP import
>   filter.
>
>
>
>   BIRD now uses bitmaps to keep track of exported routes instead of
>
>   re-evaluation of export filters. That should improve speed and
>   accuracy in
>  route export handling during reconfiguration, but takes
>   some more memory.
>
>
>
>   Per-channel debug logging and some CLI commands (like 'show ospf
>   neighbors')
>  defaulting to all protocol instances lead to some minor
>   changes in log and
>  CLI output. Caution is recommended when logs or
>   CLI output are monitored by
>  scripts.
>
>
>
>
> So please test it, run it and write your feedback!
>
> Cheers
>     Ondrej
>