Make idev, hlink and file_struct + strings use allocation

[rsync/rsync.git] / NEWS

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 69875ee..82f734b 100644 (file)
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+++ b/NEWS
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ Changes since 2.6.0:
 
   BUG FIXES:
 
 
   BUG FIXES:
 

+    * When -x (--one-file-system) is combined with -L (--copy-links)
+      or --copy-unsafe-links, no symlinked files are skipped, even
+      if the referant file is on a different filesystem.
+

     * The --link-dest code now works properly for a non-root user
       when the UIDs of the source and destination differ and -o was
       specified, and when the group of the source can't be used on
     * The --link-dest code now works properly for a non-root user
       when the UIDs of the source and destination differ and -o was
       specified, and when the group of the source can't be used on


@@ -47,12 +51,19 @@ Changes since 2.6.0:
 
     * When transferring a file that has group 0 with -g specified
       (typically via -a) and not enough privs to retain the group,
 
     * When transferring a file that has group 0 with -g specified
       (typically via -a) and not enough privs to retain the group,

-      rsync no longer complains about chown failing.
+      rsync no longer complains about "chown" failing.

 
     * When specifying the USER@HOST: prefix for a file, the USER
       part can now contain an '@', if needed (i.e. the last '@'
       is used to find the HOST, not the first).
 
 
     * When specifying the USER@HOST: prefix for a file, the USER
       part can now contain an '@', if needed (i.e. the last '@'
       is used to find the HOST, not the first).
 

+    * Fixed some bugs in the handling of group IDs for non-root
+      users:  (1) It properly handles a group that the sender didn't
+      have a name for (it would previously skip changing the group
+      on any files in that group).  (2) If --numeric-ids is used,
+      rsync no longer attempts to set groups that the user doesn't
+      have the permission to set.
+

   INTERNAL:
 
     * Most of the I/O is now buffered, which results in a pretty
   INTERNAL:
 
     * Most of the I/O is now buffered, which results in a pretty


@@ -89,6 +100,10 @@ Changes since 2.6.0:
 
     * Less memory is used in the file list (a per-file savings).
 
 
     * Less memory is used in the file list (a per-file savings).
 

+    * Changed hardlink info and file_struct + strings to use
+      allocation pools.  This reduces memory use for large
+      filesets and permits freeing memory to the OS.  (J.W. Schultz) 
+

     * The 2 pipes used between the receiver and generator processes
       (which are forked on the same machine) were reduced to 1 pipe
       and the protocol improved so that (1) it is now impossible to
     * The 2 pipes used between the receiver and generator processes
       (which are forked on the same machine) were reduced to 1 pipe
       and the protocol improved so that (1) it is now impossible to


@@ -105,6 +120,9 @@ Changes since 2.6.0:
       mount-point directories we encounter (it no longer scans the
       contents of the mount-point dirs, just to throw away the data).
 
       mount-point directories we encounter (it no longer scans the
       contents of the mount-point dirs, just to throw away the data).
 

+    * Improved the internal uid/gid code to be more portable and
+      a little more optimized.
+

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 NEWS for rsync 2.6.0 (1 Jan 2004)
 Protocol: 27 (changed)
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 NEWS for rsync 2.6.0 (1 Jan 2004)
 Protocol: 27 (changed)