https://barn.pgsty.com/tags/farrow-0.8.0/ Recent content in Farrow 0.8.0 on Barn Hugo en-US Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://barn.pgsty.com/blog/release/farrow-0.8.0/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://barn.pgsty.com/blog/release/farrow-0.8.0/ <p>Farrow 0.8.0 reduces manual work after interrupted setup and partial VM starts. It also refreshes the Debian and Ubuntu images while retaining every previous Catalog artifact and the identity of existing VMs.</p> <h2 id="what-changed">What changed </h2> <ul> <li><strong>Host preparation follows the command.</strong> Interactive <code>start</code>, <code>restart</code>, and <code>reload</code> can prepare missing host tools and restore an intact Farrow network. On macOS, new network installation completes Homebrew discovery/installation or the verified archive download before requesting administrator authentication, so Homebrew cannot invalidate a credential acquired too early.</li> <li><strong>A failed node does not block independent peers.</strong> A missing host share fails its own node during <code>up</code> or <code>start</code>; stopped peers can still start when a new node fails to prepare. Errors name the source and mount, and Farrow does not create an empty replacement. Restart/reload/recreate check share access before stopping existing VMs.</li> <li><strong>Recovery preserves identity.</strong> A missing public key is derived from the original private key. A lost private key produces backup-recovery guidance instead of a new login identity. macOS vmnet log-directory recovery retains network ownership evidence and avoids false subnet-conflict reports.</li> <li><strong>Failures keep their context.</strong> Scoped retry commands preserve the inventory, repository, and applicable flags; a <code>start</code> retry remains <code>start</code>. Setup and its retry share one operation ID, and bounded event logs work before deployment state exists. Uncached image information no longer requires QEMU.</li> <li><strong>Cleanup reports the final result.</strong> Explicit persistent-disk deletion and purge no longer describe disks as both retained and deleted. Owned disks left by a previously removed node do not block destruction of the remaining lab.</li> </ul> <h2 id="september-images">September images </h2> <p>Embedded Catalog <code>2026092001</code> contains 37 artifacts across nine families, including all 27 previous artifacts. These new stable versions cover amd64 and arm64:</p>