Adding more calls to safe_fname().

[rsync/rsync.git] / NEWS

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@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ Changes since 2.6.3:
       it, it now appends a trailing slash to the name instead of (only
       sometimes) outputting a preceding "directory " string.
 
       it, it now appends a trailing slash to the name instead of (only
       sometimes) outputting a preceding "directory " string.
 

-    - The --stats output will contain time file-list time statistics if
-      both sides are 2.6.4, or if the local side is 2.6.4 and the files
-      are being pushed (since the stats come from the sending side).
+    - The --stats output will contain file-list time-statistics if both
+      sides are 2.6.4, or if the local side is 2.6.4 and the files are
+      being pushed (since the stats come from the sending side).

   
   BUG FIXES:
 
   
   BUG FIXES:
 


@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ Changes since 2.6.3:
       was only treating it as a special token in an rsync include/exclude
       file).
 
       was only treating it as a special token in an rsync include/exclude
       file).
 

+    - The --dry-run option (-n) now mentions changes in directories (w/-v).
+      It also now includes the normal uptodate output information for -vv.
+

     - Avoid a mkdir warning when removing a directory in the destination
       that already exists in the --backup-dir.
 
     - Avoid a mkdir warning when removing a directory in the destination
       that already exists in the --backup-dir.
 


@@ -50,6 +53,25 @@ Changes since 2.6.3:
       relative path), the backup code was erroneously trying to backup a
       file that was put into the partial-dir.
 
       relative path), the backup code was erroneously trying to backup a
       file that was put into the partial-dir.
 

+    - One call to flush_write_file() was not being checked for an error.
+
+    - The --no-relative option was not being sent from the client to a
+      server sender.
+
+    - If an rsync daemon specified "dont compress = ..." for a file and the
+      client tried to specify --compress, the libz code was not handling a
+      compression level of 0 properly.  This could cause a transfer failure
+      if the block-size for a file was large enough (i.e. rsync might have
+      exited with an error for large files).
+
+    - If a daemon can't open the specified log file (i.e. syslog is not
+      being used), die without crashing.  We also try to output an error
+      about the failure (which will only be seen if --no-detach was
+      specified).
+
+    - A local transfer no longer duplicates all its include/exclude options
+      by sending the forked process a copy of the list it already has.
+

   ENHANCEMENTS:
 
     - Rsync now supports popt's option aliases, which means that you can
   ENHANCEMENTS:
 
     - Rsync now supports popt's option aliases, which means that you can


@@ -61,7 +83,14 @@ Changes since 2.6.3:
       default, before-the-transfer behavior of --delete).  Note that the
       --del option is implemented as an internally-defined popt alias, so
       an rsync daemon that refuses "delete" (which, for safety's sake,
       default, before-the-transfer behavior of --delete).  Note that the
       --del option is implemented as an internally-defined popt alias, so
       an rsync daemon that refuses "delete" (which, for safety's sake,

-      really matches "delete*") will still refuse all delete options.
+      really matches "delete*") will still refuse all delete options.  The
+      default --delete behavior is also explicitly selectable via
+      --delete-before.
+
+    - All the --delete-WHEN options are now more memory efficient:
+      Previously an entire duplicate set of file-list objects was created
+      on the receiving side for the entire destination hierarchy.  The new
+      algorithm only creates a single directory of objects at a time.

 
     - Added the --copy-dest option, which works like --link-dest except
       that it includes copies of identical files.
 
     - Added the --copy-dest option, which works like --link-dest except
       that it includes copies of identical files.


@@ -78,11 +107,11 @@ Changes since 2.6.3:
       cause problems (such as a hang or an abort) when a client connects.
 
     - The --bwlimit option may now be used in combination with --daemon
       cause problems (such as a hang or an abort) when a client connects.
 
     - The --bwlimit option may now be used in combination with --daemon

-      to specify a default value for the daemon side and also a value
+      to specify both a default value for the daemon side and a value

       that cannot be exceeded by a user-specified --bwlimit option.
 
     - Added the "port" parameter to the rsyncd.conf file. (Promoted from
       that cannot be exceeded by a user-specified --bwlimit option.
 
     - Added the "port" parameter to the rsyncd.conf file. (Promoted from

-      the patches dir.)
+      the patches dir.)  Also added "address".

 
     - In _exit_cleanup(): when we are exiting with a partially-received
       file, we now flush any data in the write-cache before closing the
 
     - In _exit_cleanup(): when we are exiting with a partially-received
       file, we now flush any data in the write-cache before closing the


@@ -97,13 +126,17 @@ Changes since 2.6.3:
     - Added the --list-only option which is mainly a way for the client to
       put the server into listing mode without needing to resort to any
       option kluges (e.g. the age-old use of "-r --exclude="/*/*" for a
     - Added the --list-only option which is mainly a way for the client to
       put the server into listing mode without needing to resort to any
       option kluges (e.g. the age-old use of "-r --exclude="/*/*" for a

-      non-recursive listing).
+      non-recursive listing).  This option is used automatically when a
+      modern rsync speaks to a modern daemon, but may also be specified
+      manually if you want to force the use of the --list-only option over
+      a remote-shell connection.

 
     - Added the --omit-dir-times (-O) option which will avoid updating the
 
     - Added the --omit-dir-times (-O) option which will avoid updating the

-      modified time for directories when --times was specified.  For a
-      really large transfer, this option will avoid an extra pass through
-      the file-list at the end of the transfer to tweak all the directory
-      times.
+      modified time for directories when --times was specified.  This
+      option will avoid an extra pass through the file-list at the end of
+      the transfer (to tweak all the directory times), which can result in
+      an appreciable speedup for a really large transfer. (Promoted from
+      the patches dir.)

 
     - Added the --filter (-f) option and its helper option, -F.  Filter
       rules are an extension to the existing include/exclude handling
 
     - Added the --filter (-f) option and its helper option, -F.  Filter
       rules are an extension to the existing include/exclude handling


@@ -118,6 +151,16 @@ Changes since 2.6.3:
       --partial-dir=DIR option) until the end of the transfer.  This
       makes the updates a little more atomic for a large transfer.
 
       --partial-dir=DIR option) until the end of the transfer.  This
       makes the updates a little more atomic for a large transfer.
 

+    - If rsync is put into the background, any output from --progress is
+      reduced.
+
+    - Documented the "max verbosity" setting for rsyncd.conf.  (This
+      setting was added a couple releases ago, but left undocumented.)
+
+    - The sender and the generator now double-check the file-list index
+      they are given, and refuse to operate on a directory index (since
+      that would indicate that something had gone very wrong).
+

   SUPPORT FILES:
 
     - Added support/atomic-rsync -- a perl script that will transfer some
   SUPPORT FILES:
 
     - Added support/atomic-rsync -- a perl script that will transfer some


@@ -139,13 +182,28 @@ Changes since 2.6.3:
       perl script.  This helps to ensure that only certain rsync commands
       can be run by an ssh invocation.
 
       perl script.  This helps to ensure that only certain rsync commands
       can be run by an ssh invocation.
 

+    - Improved the option descriptions in the --help text.
+

   INTERNAL:
 
   INTERNAL:
 

-    - Added better checking of the checksum header values that come over
+    - Added better checking of the checksum-header values that come over

       the socket.
 
       the socket.
 

-    - Improved the type of some variables for consistency and proper size.
+    - Merged the various delete-file functions into a single function so
+      that it is easier to maintain.
+
+    - Improved the type of some variables (particularly blocksize vars) for
+      consistency and proper size.
+
+    - Got rid of the uint64 type (which we didn't need).
+
+    - Use a slightly more compatible set of core #include directives.
+
+    - Defined int32 in a way that ensures that the build dies if we can't
+      find a variable with at least 32 bits.

 
   BUILD CHANGES:
 
     - Handle an operating system that use mkdev() in place of makedev().
 
   BUILD CHANGES:
 
     - Handle an operating system that use mkdev() in place of makedev().

+
+    - Improved configure to better handle cross-compiling.