Fix issues #1531 #1532 #1533
Update ChangeLog Files
Add timestamp before & after helper VM's execution
Replace $(var) with ${var} in defaults file.
Fix a dangerous-use-of-xargs bug in create
Fix minor bugs, update AUTHORS
Make sure snf-image-host passes the magic argumentin the kernel command line of the helper VM to activate snf-image-helper,update AUTHORS.
Avoid activating snf-image-helper by mistake
Only activate the snf-image-helper automatically if the callerhas passed a magic argument in the kernel command line.
Require a '--force' argument to activate snf-image-helper,to avoid accidental execution of the script.
Minor fixes to documentation
Fix typos, remove reference to $windows_support
Replace losetup in update-helper with the $LOSETUP
This is really minor, but since we are using a bash var for losetup increate, which is overwritable from the defaults file, lets keep it thatway.
Fix some minor things in defaults file
Fix a var name bug introduced in the last commit
Mass cleanup and some bug fixing
Fix minor typos in update-helper script
Correct the IMAGE_DIR var in the defaults file
Beautify the output of update-helper script
Remove filesystem scan enforcement rules in helper
Helper image should never have filesystem checks. The default rule mkfsimplies is to check every 24 mounts or 180 days.
Reduce helper's timeout limits
Make helper boot from a temporary image snapshot
Make update-helper update the images /etc/rc.local
This is needed in order to make the helpers code autorun
Add further functionality in update-helper script
Fix a bug in common.sh
test returned !0 causing problems to the script!
Add install-mbr in configure's required packages
Move update-helper script to snf-image-host
Add script to construct a new helper VM image
The scripts runs debootstrap and creates a new disk image
Rename host to snf-image-host
Also add ChangeLog and COPYING info