-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:
+
+ * 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 versios 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.
+
+
+ INTERNAL:
+
+ * Eliminated vestigial support for old versions that we stopped
+ supporting. (J.W. Schultz)
+
+ * Simplified some of the option-parsing code. (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)
-
* Changed exclude file handling to permit DOS or MAC style line
terminations. (J.W. Schultz)
(Dave Dykstra)
BUG FIXES:
-
+
* Fix "forward name lookup failed" errors on AIX 4.3.3. (John
L. Allen, Martin Pool)
* Prevent "Connection reset by peer" messages from Cygwin. (Randy O'Meara)
- * Prevent some hangs at the end of a run on Cygwin. (Anthony Heading)
-
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)