-rsync 2.4.7 (sometime in 2001, maybe :)
+NEWS for rsync 3.0.0 (UNRELEASED)
+Protocol: 30 (changed)
+Changes since 2.6.9:
- ANNOUNCEMENTS
-
- * Martin Pool <mbp@samba.org> is now a co-maintainer.
-
- NEW FEATURES
-
- * Support for LSB-compliant packaging <http://www.linuxbase.org/>
-
- * Shell wildcards are allowed in "auth users" lines.
-
- * Merged UNC rsync+ patch to support creation of standalone patch
- sets. By Bert J. Dempsey and Debra Weiss, updated by Jos
- Backus. <http://www.ils.unc.edu/i2dsi/unc_rsync+.html>
-
- * Merged IPv6 patch from KAME.net. This is off by default, but
- can be enabled with ./configure --enable-ipv6.
-
- ENHANCEMENTS
-
- * Include/exclude cluestick: with -vv, print out whether files are
- included or excluded and why.
-
- * Many error messages have more friendly explanations and more
- details.
-
- * Manual page improvements plus scanty protocol documentation.
+ BUG FIXES:
- * When running as --daemon in the background and using a "log
- file" rsyncd.conf directive, close the log file every time it is
- open when going to sleep on the socket. This allows the log
- file to get cleaned out by another process.
+ - Fixed the output of -ii when combined with one of the --*-dest options:
+ it now itemizes all the items, not just the changed ones.
- * Change to using libpopt rather than getopt for processing
- options. This makes the code cleaner and the behaviour more
- consistent across platforms. popt is included and built if not
- installed on the platform.
+ - Made the output of all file types consistent when using a --*-dest
+ option. Prior versions used to output too many creation events for
+ matching items.
- * More details in --version, including note about whether 64-bit
- files, symlinks and hardlinks are supported.
+ - The code that waits for a child pid now handles being interrupted by
+ a signal. This fixes a problem with the pre-xfer exec function not
+ being able to get the exit status from the script.
- * MD4 code may use less CPU cycles.
+ - A negated filter rule now sends the negation option when sending the
+ filter rules.
- * Use mkstemp on systems where it is secure. If we use mktemp,
- explain that we do it in a secure way.
+ - Fixed a problem with -vv (double --verbose) and --stats when "pushing"
+ files (which includes local copies). Version 2.6.9 would complete the
+ copy, but exit with an error when the receiver output its memory stats.
- * --whole-file is the default when source and target are on the
- local machine.
+ ENHANCEMENTS:
- BUG FIXES:
+ - Added the --delete-delay option, which is a more efficient way to
+ delete files at the end of the transfer without needing a separate
+ delete pass.
- * Fix for various bugs causing rsync to hang.
+ - You may specify --max-delete=0 to a 3.0.0 client as long as the
+ receiving side is at least version 3.0.0. This means that you
+ can pull from an older rsync with this option, but pushing to an
+ older rsync will generate an error. *Be sure to never specify a 0
+ value to an older rsync client, or it will be silently ignored.*
- * Attempt to fix Large File Summit support on AIX.
+ - The --hard-link option now uses less memory on both the sending and
+ receiving side for all protocol versions. For protocol 30, the use
+ of a hashtable on the sending side allows us to more efficiently
+ convey to the receiver what files are linked together. This reduces
+ the amount of data sent over the socket by a considerable margin, and
+ moves the in-memory storage of the device+inode information from the
+ receiving side (for protocols < 30) to the sending side (note that
+ older rsync versions kept the device+inode information on both
+ sides).
- * Attempt to fix error handling lockup bug.
+ INTERNAL:
- * Give a non-0 exit code if *any* of the files we have been asked
- to transfer fail to transfer
+ - Added some isType() functions that make dealing with signed characters
+ easier without forcing variables via casts.
- * For log messages containing ridiculously long strings that might
- overflow a buffer rsync no longer aborts, but rather prints an
- ellipsis at the end of the string. (Patch from Ed Santiago.)
+ - Upgraded the included popt version to 1.10.2 and improved its use of
+ string-handling functions.
- PLATFORMS:
+ - Added missing prototypes for compatibility functions from the lib dir.
- * Improved support for UNICOS (tested on Cray T3E and Cray SV1)
+ - Configure determines if iconv() has a const arg, allowing us to avoid a
+ compiler warning.
- * autoconf2.52 (or later) is now required to rebuild the autoconf
- scripts. It is not required to simply build rsync.
+ - Made the sending of some numbers more efficient for protocol 30.
- TESTING:
+ - Improved the use of "const" on pointers.
- * The existing test.sh script by Phil Hands has been merged into a
- test framework that works from both "make check" and the Samba
- build farm.
+ DEVELOPER RELATED:
+ - ...
Matt McCutchen's Web Site / rsync / rsync.git / blobdiff