X-Git-Url: https://mattmccutchen.net/rsync/rsync.git/blobdiff_plain/e3f83953608c71db10d70ddb796b55b133d5f0eb..2fcc265c2fc409f29f2c924155f01582aedac981:/NEWS diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index ff1d4e9a..531e6f5a 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,63 +1,90 @@ -NEWS for rsync 2.6.7 (UNRELEASED) -Protocol: 29 (unchanged) -Changes since 2.6.6: +NEWS for rsync 3.0.0 (UNRELEASED) +Protocol: 30 (changed) +Changes since 2.6.9: BUG FIXES: - - Made hard-links work with symlinks and devices again. + - Fixed the output of -ii when combined with one of the --*-dest options: + it now itemizes all the items, not just the changed ones. - - If a device-file/special-file changes permissions, rsync now updates the - permissions without recreating the file. + - 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. - - If the user specifies a remote-host for both the source and destination, - we now output a syntax error rather than trying to open the destination - hostspec as a filename. + - 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. - - When --inplace creates a new destination file, rsync now creates it with - permissions 0600 instead of 0000 -- this makes restarting possible when - the transfer gets interrupted in the middle of sending a new file. + - A negated filter rule now sends the negation option when sending the + filter rules. - - Reject the combination of --inplace and --sparse since the sparse-output - algorithm doesn't work when overwriting existing data. + - Fixed a problem with the --out-format (aka --log-format) option: it + would output superfluous directory information for a non-daemon rsync. - - Fixed the directory name in the error that is output when pop_dir() - fails. + - 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. + + - If --password-file is used on a non-daemon transfer, rsync now complains + and exits. This should help users figure out that they can't use this + option to control a remote shell's password prompt. + + - Make sure that directory permissions of a newly-created destination + directory are handled right when --perms is left off. ENHANCEMENTS: - - Added the --append option that makes rsync append data onto files - that are longer on the source than the destination (this includes new - files). + - A new incremental-recursion algorithm is now used when rsync is talking + to another 3.0.0 version. This starts the transfer going more quickly + (before all the files have been found), and requires much less memory. + See the --recursive option in the manpage for some restrictions. + + - The default --delete algorithm is now --delete-during when talking to a + 3.x rsync. This is a faster scan than using --delete-before (which is + the default when talking to older rsync versions), and is compatible + with the new incremental recursion mode. + + - 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.* + + - 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 + (rather than adding more data), and limits the in-memory storage of + the device+inode information to just the sending side for the new + protocol 30, or to the receiving side when speaking an older protocol + (note that older rsync versions kept the device+inode information on + both sides). - - If lutimes() and/or lchmod() are around, use them to allow the - preservation of attributes on symlinks. + INTERNAL: - - Added two config items to the rsyncd.conf parsing: "pre-xfer exec" - and "post-xfer exec". These allow a command to be specified on a - per-module basis that will be run before and/or after a daemon-mode - transfer. + - Added some isType() functions that make dealing with signed characters + easier without forcing variables via casts. - - When using the --relative option, you can now insert a dot dir in - the source path to indicate where the replication of the source dirs - should start. For example, if you specify a source path of - rsync://host/module/foo/bar/./baz/dir with -R, rsync would only - replicate the "baz/dir" part of the source path (note: a trailing - dot dir is unaffected unless it also has a trailing slash). + - Upgraded the included popt version to 1.10.2 and improved its use of + string-handling functions. - - Added some new --no-FOO options that make it easier to override - unwanted implied or default options. For example, "-a --no-o" (aka - "--archive --no-owner") can be used to turn off the preservation of - file ownership that is implied by -a. + - Added missing prototypes for compatibility functions from the lib dir. - - Allow the --temp-dir option to be specified when starting a daemon, - which sets the default temporary directory for incoming files. + - Configure determines if iconv() has a const arg, allowing us to avoid a + compiler warning. - - Some minor documentation improvements. + - Made the sending of some numbers more efficient for protocol 30. - INTERNAL: + - Make sure that a daemon process doesn't mind if the client was weird and + omitted the --server option. + + - Improved the use of "const" on pointers. - - Some buffer sizes were expanded a bit, particularly on systems where - MAXPATHLEN is overly small (e.g. cygwin). + DEVELOPER RELATED: - - If io_printf() tries to format more data than fits in the buffer, exit - with an error instead of transmitting a truncated buffer. + - ...