[Discuss] GCT 6.2.20201212 released

[Frank Scheiner]

Dear community,

the GridCF is pleased to announce a new release of the GCT: GCT version 
6.2.20201212 is a maintenance release and includes all changes since the 
last maintenance release in September 2019.

# GCT 6.2.20201212 (maintenance release) #

## Changes ##

globus-common:
- If GLOBUS_HOSTNAME is set to an IP address, globus-domainname now 
returns an empty string (#113; #114).
- Check for LTO use in CFLAGS instead of LDFLAGS (#131)

globus-gass-copy:
- Document environment variables in globus-url-copy manpage (#135)

globus-gram-client-tools:
- Install globus-job-get-output-helper man page (#123).

globus-gram-job-manager-scripts:
- Add perl module man pages (#123).

globus-gram-protocol:
- Fix man page section for perl module man pages (#123).

globus-gridftp-server:
- Restore log transfer functionality that was accidentally removed 
(#110; #117).

globus-gridftp-server-control:
- Use example message from RFC 2428 for response to EPSV (#132)

globus-gsi-cert-utils:
- Fix format for grid-cert-info -issuer (#126).

globus-gss-assist:
- Add force option to grid-mapfile-add-entry if the users do not exist 
(#134)

globus-gssapi-gsi:
- Disallow TLS 1.0/1.1 by default again (#105).
- Fix output payload check in gss_init_sec_context() after SSL handshake 
(#136)

globus-simple-ca:
- Check that hostname command succeeds in post install script (#106).

Multiple packages:
- Minor fixes to makefiles (#119, #120).
- Use a more robust way to extract the certificate subject name in 
scripts and tests by using the openssl -nameopt sep_multiline option (#128).

Source distribution and packaging:
- Add additional perl build dependencies for tests to RPM spec files (#122).
- Remove unused files from source tree (#122, #123).

## Commits ##

https://github.com/gridcf/gct/compare/v6.2.20190906...v6.2.20201212

## Documentation ##

Release: https://gridcf.org/gct-docs/latest/index.html
API: https://gridcf.org/gct-docs/api/latest/index.html

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**Corresponding CI build**

https://travis-ci.org/github/gridcf/gct/builds/749313786

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**Download URL for GCT full source tarball:**

https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/gct-6.2.1607800521.tar.gz

**SHA512 hash of tarball:**

`c76d41823c6a6e111fafe213f9fd7b4552aac9836d2055cdabb9711a0d08b9efd3ff50df6e5806d1f8f8a098cd8cbee4054358edcc89b6384704d58646744be0`

 > **NOTICE:** Singular source tarballs of GCT components can be found 
on https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/. New tarballs for this release 
are dated 2020-12-12 and also listed here:
 >
 > * https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_authz-4.4.tar.gz
 > * 
https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_authz_callout_error-4.2.tar.gz
 > * https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_callout-4.3.tar.gz
 > * https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_common-18.9.tar.gz
 > * https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_ftp_client-9.5.tar.gz
 > * https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_ftp_control-9.6.tar.gz
 > * https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_gass_cache-10.2.tar.gz
 > * https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_gass_copy-10.8.tar.gz
 > * https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_gass_transfer-9.2.tar.gz
 > * https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_gram_client-14.4.tar.gz
 > * 
https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_gram_client_tools-12.1.tar.gz
 > * 
https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_gram_job_manager-15.5.tar.gz
 > * 
https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_gram_job_manager_callout_error-4.2.tar.gz
 > * 
https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_gram_job_manager_scripts-7.3.tar.gz
 > * https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_gram_protocol-13.4.tar.gz
 > * https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_gridftp_server-13.21.tar.gz
 > * 
https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_gridftp_server_control-9.1.tar.gz
 > * https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_gridmap_callout-2.2.tar.gz
 > * 
https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_gridmap_callout_error-3.2.tar.gz
 > * https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_gsi_callback-6.2.tar.gz
 > * https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_gsi_cert_utils-10.7.tar.gz
 > * https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_gsi_credential-8.2.tar.gz
 > * 
https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_gsi_openssl_error-4.2.tar.gz
 > * https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_gsi_proxy_core-9.5.tar.gz
 > * https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_gsi_proxy_ssl-6.4.tar.gz
 > * https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_gsi_sysconfig-9.3.tar.gz
 > * https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_gss_assist-12.4.tar.gz
 > * https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_gssapi_error-6.2.tar.gz
 > * https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_gssapi_gsi-14.14.tar.gz
 > * https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_io-12.3.tar.gz
 > * https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_net_manager-1.5.tar.gz
 > * https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_openssl_module-5.2.tar.gz
 > * https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_rsl-11.2.tar.gz
 > * 
https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_scheduler_event_generator-6.3.tar.gz
 > * https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_simple_ca-5.2.tar.gz
 > * https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_xio-6.4.tar.gz
 > * 
https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_xio_gridftp_driver-3.4.tar.gz
 > * https://repo.gridcf.org/gct6/sources/globus_xio_gsi_driver-5.3.tar.gz

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**Packages are available from:**

* [Debian](https://www.debian.org/) (for Debian unstable (Sid), 
excluding gsi-openssh)
* [EPEL](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL) (for Red Hat Enterprise 
Linux and CentOS 7 and 8 and Scientific Linux 7 (**currently in 
updates-testing!**))
* [Fedora](https://fedoraproject.org/) (for Fedora 32 and 33 
(**currently in updates-testing!**))
* [openSUSE Build 
Service](https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:frank_scheiner:gct) 
(for SLES 12 (SP2), 12 (SP3), 12 (SP4), 15, 15 (SP1), 15 (SP2) and 
OpenSUSE Leap 15.1, 15.2 and OpenSUSE Tumbleweed)

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All details about this release can also be found on the corresponding 
GitHub releases page ([1])

[1]: https://github.com/gridcf/gct/releases/tag/v6.2.20201212

Merry Christmas and a happy new year and best regards,
The GridCF


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