Packer v0.8.5 Release Notes

Release Date: 2015-08-10 // over 8 years ago
  • ๐Ÿ”‹ FEATURES:

    • [Beta] Artifice post-processor: Override packer artifacts during post- processing. This allows you to extract artifacts from a packer builder and use them with other post-processors like compress, docker, and Atlas.

    ๐Ÿ‘Œ IMPROVEMENTS:

    • โšก๏ธ Many docs have been updated and corrected; big thanks to our contributors!
    • ๐Ÿ— builder/openstack: Add debug logging for IP addresses used for SSH. [GH-2513]
    • ๐Ÿ— builder/openstack: Add option to use existing SSH keypair. [GH-2512]
    • ๐Ÿ“‡ builder/openstack: Add support for Glance metadata. [GH-2434]
    • ๐Ÿ— builder/qemu and builder/vmware: Packer's VNC connection no longer asks for an exclusive connection. [GH-2522]
    • provisioner/salt-masterless: Can now customize salt remote directories. [GH-2519]

    ๐Ÿ› BUG FIXES:

    • ๐Ÿ— builder/amazon: Improve instance cleanup by storing id sooner. [GH-2404]
    • ๐Ÿ builder/amazon: Only fetch windows password when using WinRM communicator. [GH-2538]
    • ๐Ÿ— builder/openstack: Support IPv6 SSH address. [GH-2450]
    • ๐Ÿ— builder/openstack: Track new IP address discovered during RackConnect. [GH-2514]
    • ๐Ÿ— builder/qemu: Add 100ms delay between VNC key events. [GH-2415]
    • ๐Ÿ”ง post-processor/atlas: atlas_url configuration option works now. [GH-2478]
    • ๐Ÿ‘ post-processor/compress: Now supports interpolation in output config. [GH-2414]
    • provisioner/powershell: Elevated runs now receive environment variables. [GH-2378]
    • provisioner/salt-masterless: Clarify error messages when we can't create or write to the temp directory. [GH-2518]
    • provisioner/salt-masterless: Copy state even if /srv/salt exists already. [GH-1699]
    • provisioner/salt-masterless: Make sure /etc/salt exists before writing to it. [GH-2520]
    • provisioner/winrm: Connect to the correct port when using NAT with VirtualBox / VMware. [GH-2399]