X-Git-Url: https://mattmccutchen.net/rsync/rsync.git/blobdiff_plain/d40fb72395de38e208ca3b454a11fba4e1f80d22..fcb69e5cdcfdfd0bdcea2127e5f4c9133a2282b9:/OLDNEWS diff --git a/OLDNEWS b/OLDNEWS index dc764f4e..a8ea8bf0 100644 --- a/OLDNEWS +++ b/OLDNEWS @@ -1,3 +1,60 @@ +rsync 2.5.5 "Snowy River" (2 April 2002) + + ENHANCEMENTS: + + * With --progress, when a transfer is complete show the time taken; + otherwise show expected time to complete. (Cameron Simpson) + + * Make "make install-strip" works properly, and "make install" + accepts a DESTDIR variable for help in building binary packages. + (Peter Breitenlohner, Greg Louis) + + * If configured with --enable-maintainer-mode, then on receipt of + a fatal signal rsync will try to open an xterm running gdb, + similarly to Samba's "panic action" or GNOME's bug-buddy. + (Martin Pool) + + + BUG FIXES: + + * 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) + + * Fix test suite on Solaris. (Jos Backus, Martin Pool) + + * Fix minor memory leak in socket code. (Dave Dykstra, Martin + Pool.) + + * Fix --whole-file problem that caused it to be the default even + for remote connections. (Martin Pool, Frank Schulz) + + * Work around bug in Mac OS X mkdir(2), which cannot handle + trailing slashes. + + (Martin Pool) + + * Improved network error handling. (Greg A. Woods) + + +rsync 2.5.4 (13 March 2002) + + "Imitation lizard skin" + + BUG FIXES: + + * Additional fix for zlib double-free bug. (Martin Pool, Andrew + Tridgell) (CVE CAN-2002-0059) + + ENHANCEMENTS: + + * Merge in changes from zlib 1.1.3 to zlib 1.1.4. (Jos Backus) + (Note that rsync still uses a custom version of zlib; you can + not just link against a system library. See zlib/README.rsync) + + * Additional test cases for --compress. (Martin Pool) + + rsync 2.5.3 (11 March 2002) "Happy 26" @@ -34,7 +91,7 @@ rsync 2.5.3 (11 March 2002) * Merge in changes from zlib 1.1.2 to zlib 1.1.3. (Note that rsync still uses a custom version of zlib; you can not just link against a system library. See zlib/README.rsync) - + * Command to initiate connections is only shown with -vv, rather than -v as in 2.5.2. Output from plain -v is more similar to what was historically used so as not to break scripts that try @@ -122,6 +179,7 @@ rsync 2.5.1 (2002-01-03) * Clearer error messages for some conditions. + rsync 2.5.0 (2001-11-30) ANNOUNCEMENTS