-rsync changes since last release
+NEWS for rsync version 2.5.7
+Protocol: 27 (changed)
+Changes since version 2.5.6:
+
+ ENHANCEMENTS:
+
+ * Added --files-from, --no-relative, --no-implied-dirs, and --from0.
+ Note that --from0 affects the line-ending character for all the
+ --*-from options. (Wayne Davison)
+
+ * Length of csum2 is now per-file starting with protocol verison
+ 27. (J.W. Schultz)
+
+ * Per-file dynamic block size is now sqrt(file length).
+ The per-file checksum size is determined according
+ to an algorythm provided by Donovan Baarda which
+ reduces the probability of rsync algorithm
+ corrupting data and falling back using the whole md4
+ checksums. (J.W. Schultz, Donovan Baarda)
+
+ * The --stats option no longer includes the (debug) malloc summary
+ unless the verbose option was specified at least twice.
+
+ BUG FIXES:
+
+ * The exclude list specified in the daemon's config file is now
+ properly applied to the pulled items no matter how deep the
+ user's file args are in the source tree. (Wayne Davison)
+
+ * For protocol version >= 27, mdfour_tail() is called when the
+ block size (including checksum_seed) is a multiple of 64.
+ Previously it was not called, giving the wrong MD4 checksum.
+ (Craig Barratt)
+
+ * For protocol version >= 27, a 64 bit bit counter is used in
+ mdfour.c as required by the RFC. Previously only a 32 bit bit
+ counter was used, causing incorrect MD4 file checksums for
+ file sizes >= 512MB - 4. (Craig Barratt)
+
+ * Fixed a crash bug when interacting with older rsync versions and
+ multiple files of the same name are destined for the same dir.
+ (Wayne Davison)
+
+ * Keep tmp names from overflowing MAXPATHLEN.
+
+ * Make --link-dest honor the absence of -p, -o, and -g.
+
+ * Made rsync treat a trailing slash in the destination in a more
+ consistent manner.
+
+ * Fixed some exclude/include matching bugs when using wild-cards.
+ For instance, "**/foo" now matches at the root, "CVS/R*" now
+ matches beyond the root, and "foo**bar" is matched against the
+ path, not just the trailing name. (Wayne Davison)
+
+ * Fixed file I/O error detection. (John Van Essen)
+
+ * Fixed a compression (-z) bug when syncing a mostly-matching file
+ that contains already-compressed data. (Yasuoka Masahiko and
+ Wayne Davison)
+
+ INTERNAL:
+
+ * Eliminated vestigial support for old versions that we stopped
+ supporting. (J.W. Schultz)
+
+ * Simplified some of the option-parsing code. (Wayne Davison)
+
+ * Some cleanup made to the exclude code, as well as some new
+ defines added to enhance readability. (Wayne Davison)
+
+
+NEWS for rsync version 2.5.6, aka the dwd-between-jobs release
+Protocol: 26 (unchanged)
+Changes since version 2.5.5:
ENHANCEMENTS:
* Properly support IPv6 addresses in the rsyncd.conf "hosts allow"
and "hosts deny" fields. (Hideaki Yoshifuji)
- * Set the default value of --modify-window to 1 on Cygwin. (Lapo
- Luchini)
-
- * Open config files in text mode when O_TEXT is defined. This helps
- on Cygwin when the config files are on a filesystem that are mounted
- in binary mode. (Ville Herva)
+ * Changed exclude file handling to permit DOS or MAC style line
+ terminations. (J.W. Schultz)
* Ignore errors from chmod when -p/-a/--preserve-perms is not set.
(Dave Dykstra)
BUG FIXES:
-
+
* Fix "forward name lookup failed" errors on AIX 4.3.3. (John
L. Allen, Martin Pool)
broken. (Dave Dykstra)
* Prevent infinite recursion in cleanup code under certain circumstances.
- (Sviatoslav Sviridov)
+ (Sviatoslav Sviridov and Marc Espie)
* Fixed a bug that prevented rsync from creating intervening directories
when --relative-paths/-R is set. (Craig Barratt)
+ * Prevent "Connection reset by peer" messages from Cygwin. (Randy O'Meara)
+
INTERNAL:
- * Many code cleanups and improved internal documentation. (Martin
+ * Many code cleanups and improved internal documentation. (Martin
Pool, Nelson Beebe)
* Portability fixes. (Dave Dykstra and Wayne Davison)