From 64f21c31bf5df798c0f5a2dc70c46f5ad9e2b778 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wayne Davison Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 04:21:59 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Mention new hard-link optimization. --- NEWS | 11 +++++++++-- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index a4e7a1d2..eee0116d 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ Changes since 2.6.0: * Implemented a new algorithm for hard-link handling that speeds up the code significantly. (J.W. Schultz and Wayne Davison) + * The --hard-link option now uses the first existing file in the + group of linked files as the basis for the transfer. This + prevents the sub-optimal transfer of a file's data when a new + hardlink is added on the sending side and it sorts alphabetically + earlier in the list than the files that are already present on the + receiving side. + * Got rid of support for protocol versions 17 and 18 (which are both over 6 years old). (Wayne Davison) @@ -77,9 +84,9 @@ Changes since 2.6.0: * More optimal data transmission for --checksum (protocol 28). - * Less memory used for holding --checksum data. + * Less memory is used when --checksum is specified. - * Less memory used per-file in the file list. + * Less memory is used in the file list (a per-file savings). * The 2 pipes used between the receiver and generator processes (which are forked on the same machine) were reduced to 1 pipe -- 2.34.1