[chef] Re: Chef Client 12.4.0 Release Candidate

[Thom May < >]

Hi,

after finding some API changes and regressions, I'm very happy to announce a second release candidate for Chef 12.4.0. We took the decision to catch up to current master, so the list of changes going into this RC is quite lengthy; I urge you to check out the release notes[1] and changelog[2] and give this release a thorough test!

Some highlights are:

* Integrated Syslog/Windows Event Log logging

* Fixed exception handlers

* WindowsPackage resource supports URLs

* An awful lot of work on making writing resources and providers more cromulent

I should note I lost a fight with our CI system, so the version number here is 12.4.0.rc.2, not .1 as the avid reader might expect. 

For more information on these changes, see the release notes [1]. For a more complete list of changes, see the changelog [2]

We'd love to get your feedback on this RC. There are many ways to get it:
* Install the latest release candidate
curl -L https://www.getchef.com/chef/install.sh | sudo bash -s -- -p

* Specify a specific release candidate
curl -L https://www.getchef.com/chef/install.sh | sudo bash -s — -p -v 12.4.0

* On Windows, pull down the MSI
   Set require_chef_omnibus in your .kitchen.yml to 12.4.0.rc.0

As always, if you run into any problems, please file them on Github [3].
Thanks!

[1] https://github.com/chef/chef/blob/12.4.0.rc.2/RELEASE_NOTES.md
[2] https://github.com/chef/chef/blob/12.4.0.rc.2/CHANGELOG.md
[3] https://github.com/chef/chef/issues/new

On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 5:58 PM, Thom May < " target="_blank"> > wrote:

Ohai Chefs!

We’ve just released the first Release Candidate for Chef 12.4.0.  A more detailed blog post will be available with the final release, however for now, some of the highlights from the release notes [1] are below:

* Integrated Syslog/Windows Event Log logging

* Fixed exception handlers

For more information on these changes, see the release notes [1]. For a more complete list of changes, see the changelog [2]

We'd love to get your feedback on this RC. There are many ways to get it:
* Install the latest release candidate
curl -L https://www.getchef.com/chef/install.sh | sudo bash -s -- -p

* Specify a specific release candidate
curl -L https://www.getchef.com/chef/install.sh | sudo bash -s — -p -v 12.4.0

* On Windows, pull down the MSI
   Set require_chef_omnibus in your .kitchen.yml to 12.4.0.rc.0

As always, if you run into any problems, please file them on Github [3].
Thanks!

[1] https://github.com/chef/chef/blob/12.4.0rc/RELEASE_NOTES.md
[2] https://github.com/chef/chef/blob/12.4.0rc/CHANGELOG.md
[3] https://github.com/chef/chef/issues/new