X-Git-Url: https://mattmccutchen.net/rsync/rsync.git/blobdiff_plain/cc17fbfe7dbe8f603f53a3957e2369802f0bd81f..30e50494bbb057d4191e4636b963c6b7b0770ece:/NEWS diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index f3b34f66..db03fc11 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,73 +1,66 @@ -NEWS for rsync 2.6.4 (UNRELEASED) -Protocol: 28 (unchanged) -Changes since 2.6.3: +NEWS for rsync 3.0.0 (UNRELEASED) +Protocol: 30 (changed) +Changes since 2.6.9: BUG FIXES: - - Restore the list-clearing behavior of "!" in a .cvsignore file (2.6.3 - was only treating it as a special token in an rsync include/exclude - file). + - Fixed the output of -ii when combined with one of the --*-dest options: + it now itemizes all the items, not just the changed ones. - - Avoid a mkdir warning when removing a directory in the destination - that already exists in the --backup-dir. + - Made the output of all file types consistent when using a --*-dest + option. Prior versions used to output too many creation events for + matching items. - - An OS that has a binary mode for its files (such as cygwin0 needed - setmode(fd, O_BINARY) called on the temp-file we opened with - mkstemp(). (Fix picked up from the cygwin package.) + - The code that waits for a child pid now handles being interrupted by + a signal. This fixes a problem with the pre-xfer exec function not + being able to get the exit status from the script. - - Fixed a potential hang when verbosity is high, the client side is - the sender, and the file-list is large. + - A negated filter rule now sends the negation option when sending the + filter rules. - - We now check if the OS doesn't support using mknod() for creating - FIFOs and sockets, and compile-in using mkfifo() and socket() when - necessary. - - - Fixed an off-by-one error in the handling of --max-delete=N. - - - One place in the code wasn't checking if fork() failed. - - - The "ignore nonreadable" daemon parameter no longer affects symlinks - that are being copied, even if they point nowhere. - - - If the OS does not have lchown() and its chown() tries to set the - referent of a symlink (as it should), we no longer try to set the - user and group of a symlink. + - Fixed a problem with -vv (double --verbose) and --stats when "pushing" + files (which includes local copies). Version 2.6.9 would complete the + copy, but exit with an error when the receiver output its memory stats. ENHANCEMENTS: - - Rsync now supports popt's option aliases, which means that you can - use /etc/popt and/or ~/.popt to create your own option aliases. + - Added the --delete-delay option, which is a more efficient way to + delete files at the end of the transfer without needing a separate + delete pass. + + - You may specify --max-delete=0 to a 3.0.0 client as long as the + receiving side is at least version 3.0.0. This means that you + can pull from an older rsync with this option, but pushing to an + older rsync will generate an error. *Be sure to never specify a 0 + value to an older rsync client, or it will be silently ignored.* - - Added the --copy-dest option, which works like --link-dest except - that it includes copies of identical files. + - The --hard-link option now uses less memory on both the sending and + receiving side for all protocol versions. For protocol 30, the use + of a hashtable on the sending side allows us to more efficiently + convey to the receiver what files are linked together. This reduces + the amount of data sent over the socket by a considerable margin, and + moves the in-memory storage of the device+inode information from the + receiving side (for protocols < 30) to the sending side (note that + older rsync versions kept the device+inode information on both + sides). - - Added support for specifying multiple --compare-dest, --copy-dest, or - --link-dest options, but only of a single type. (Promoted from the - patches dir and enhanced.) + INTERNAL: - - Added the --max-size option. (Promoted from the patches dir.) + - Added some isType() functions that make dealing with signed characters + easier without forcing variables via casts. - - The daemon-mode options were separated from the normal rsync options - so that they can't be mixed together. This makes it impossible to - start a daemon that had improper default option values that could - cause problems (such as a hang or an abort) when a client connects. + - Upgraded the included popt version to 1.10.2 and improved its use of + string-handling functions. - - The --bwlimit option may now be used in combination with --daemon - to specify a default value for the daemon side and also a value - that cannot be exceeded by a user-specified --bwlimit option. + - Added missing prototypes for compatibility functions from the lib dir. - - Added the "port" parameter to the rsyncd.conf file. (Promoted from - the patches dir.) + - Configure determines if iconv() has a const arg, allowing us to avoid a + compiler warning. - - In _exit_cleanup(): when we are exiting with a partially-received - file, we now flush any data in the write-cache before closing the - partial file. + - Made the sending of some numbers more efficient for protocol 30. - - Added support/atomic-rsync -- a perl script that will transfer some - files using rsync, and then move the updated files into place all at - once at the end of the transfer. Only works when pulling, and uses - --link-dest. + - Improved the use of "const" on pointers. - BUILD CHANGES: + DEVELOPER RELATED: - - Handle an operating system that use mkdev() in place of makedev(). + - ...