-rsync 2.5.1 (sometime in 2001?)
+rsync changes since last release
- BUG FIXES:
-
- * Fix for segfault in --daemon mode configuration parser by Paul
- Mackerras.
+ ENHANCEMENTS:
- * Correct string<->address parsing for both IPv4 and 6. Thankyou
- to YOSHIFUJI Hideaki, SUMIKAWA Munechika and Jun-ichiro "itojun"
- Hagino.
+ * With --progress, when a transfer is complete show the time taken;
+ otherwise show expected time to complete. (Cameron Simpson)
- * Various fixes for IPv6 support by Dave Dykstra.
+ * Make "make install-strip" works properly, and "make install"
+ accepts a DESTDIR variable for help in building binary packages.
+ (Peter Breitenlohner, Greg Louis)
- * rsync.1 typo fix by Matt Kraai.
- * Test suite typo fixes by Tom Schmidt.
+ BUG FIXES:
- * rsync.1 grammar and clarity improvements. Thanks to Edward
- Welbourne.
+ * Fix situation where failure to fork (e.g. because out of process
+ slots) would cause rsync to kill all processes owned by the
+ current user. Yes, really! (Paul Haas, Martin Pool)
- * Correction to ./configure tests for inet_ntop. Thankyou to Jeff
- Garzik.
+ * Fix test suite on Solaris. (Jos Backus, Martin Pool)
- ENHANCEMENTS:
+ * Fix minor memory leak in socket code. (Dave Dykstra, Martin
+ Pool.)
- * --progress and -P now show estimated data transfer rate (in a
- multiple of bytes/s) and estimated time to completion. Based
- on a patch by Rik Faith.
-
- * --no-detach option, required to run as a W32 service and also
- useful when running on Unix under daemontools, AIX's SRC, or a
- debugger. Thanks to Max Bowsher and Jos Backus.
+ * Fix --whole-file problem that caused it to be the default even
+ for remote connections. (Martin Pool, Frank Schulz)
- * Clearer error messages for some conditions.
+ * Work around bug in Mac OS X mkdir(2), which cannot handle
+ trailing slashes.
+ <http://www.opensource.apple.com/bugs/X/BSD%20Kernel/2734739.html>
+ (Martin Pool)