X-Git-Url: https://mattmccutchen.net/rsync/rsync.git/blobdiff_plain/759ac87019791378c4a97b541e7cdf1349dd4c69..09021eabb53aec92237116d57d3e2b4246ef8f86:/NEWS diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index e255d69d..d0f34e3a 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -7,20 +7,30 @@ rsync changes since last release * The --suffix option can now be used with --backup-dir. (Michael Zimmerman) + * Combining "::" syntax with the -rsh/-e option now uses the + specified remote-shell as a transport to talk to a (newly-spawned) + server-daemon. This allows someone to use daemon features, such + as modules, over a secure protocol, such as ssh. (JD Paul) + + * The rsync:// syntax for daemon connections is now accepted in the + destination field. + BUG FIXES: * Fix "forward name lookup failed" errors on AIX 4.3.3. (John L. Allen, Martin Pool) + * Generate each file's rolling-checksum data as we send it, not + in a separate (memory-eating) pass before hand. This prevents + timeout errors on really large files. (Stefan Nehlsen) + * Fix compilation on Tru64. (Albert Chin, Zoong Pham) * Better handling of some client-server errors. (Martin Pool) - * When -e is specified along with an rsyncd url, the client should - get a warning but it should not be treated as an error. (Bill - Nottingham) - - http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=62489 + * Fixed a crash that would occur when sending a list of files that + contains a duplicate name (if it sorts to the end of the file + list) and using --delete. (Wayne Davison) INTERNAL: @@ -29,3 +39,5 @@ rsync changes since last release * More test cases. (Martin Pool) + * Updated included popt to the latest vendor drop, version 1.6.4. + (Jos Backus)