This small release fixes the automake horror that was preventing the host from being correctly identified during the configuration. Suffice to say that as good as the automake tools can be they also have the ability to become your worst nightmare and forever chasing your tail.

I caught my tail and have update the link on  the download page to the new beta.

Enjoy!

This release is the first round of 1.6 and has a number of bug fixes that address the following issues:

1. Waldo files not being created or updated as expected.
2. MySQL reconnect issues and obscure looping.
3. The reference system file can now be explicitly set at the command line via “-R”.

There is still a known issue with compilation on FreeBSD (and I’m guessing *BSD/Mac machines) which has been tracked down to the autoconf files, configure.in and config.guess. That being said if you are an autoconf wizard and know why the barnyard2 configure does not call config.guess to ascertain the correct host then we want to hear from you. In the meantime you can explicitly set the host using:

# ./configure --host=`./config.guess`

Head over to the download page and test the new beta out. Your feedback is most welcome!