Mention the new keep-alive handling and the devices-size fix.

[rsync/rsync.git] / NEWS

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@@ -99,6 +99,15 @@ Changes since 2.6.3:
       is creating (e.g. dirs, symlinks) is now integrated into the progress
       output without overlapping it.  (Requires protocol 29.)
 
       is creating (e.g. dirs, symlinks) is now integrated into the progress
       output without overlapping it.  (Requires protocol 29.)
 

+    - When --timeout is specified, lulls in the transfer while the
+      generator scanning the file system (either looking for files to send
+      or files to delete) now generate a new keep-alive packet that will
+      keep the transfer going (as long as the generator continues to make
+      progress).  (Requires protocol 29.)
+
+    - The stat size of a device is not added to the total file size of the
+      items we encounter since it might be undefined on some OSes.
+

   ENHANCEMENTS:
 
     - Rsync now supports popt's option aliases, which means that you can
   ENHANCEMENTS:
 
     - Rsync now supports popt's option aliases, which means that you can


@@ -307,6 +316,12 @@ Changes since 2.6.3:
       option.  Also, the shell script created by --write-batch will use the
       --filter option instead of --exclude-from to capture any filter rules.
 
       option.  Also, the shell script created by --write-batch will use the
       --filter option instead of --exclude-from to capture any filter rules.
 

+    - An index equal to the file-list count is sent as a keep-alive packet
+      from the generator to the sender, who then forwards it on to the
+      receiver.  This normally invalid index is only a valid keep-alive
+      packet if the 16-bit flag-word that follows it contains a single bit
+      (ITEM_IS_NEW, which is normally an illegal flag to appear alone).
+

   BUILD CHANGES:
 
     - Handle an operating system that use mkdev() in place of makedev().
   BUILD CHANGES:
 
     - Handle an operating system that use mkdev() in place of makedev().