2 Release Notes for Bacula 1.32b
4 Bacula code: Total files = 259 Total lines = 77,984 (*.h *.c *.in)
7 - Improve forward space file/block during restore, many
9 - Fix a bug that did not allow appending to a tape
13 Major Changes 1.32a Release:
14 - Implemented forward space file/block whenever possible
15 during restore. Restoring a small number of files is now
17 - There is a new option to restore that allows you
18 to restore files based on their Filename. You can
19 also specify a file to read which contains the list.
20 - Added ClientRunBeforeJob and ClientRunAfterJob.
21 - Implemented Include | and < in File daemon.
22 - Automatic labeling of tape Volumes should work now.
23 - Recycling has been completely restructured and should work.
24 - Implemented full length time interval qualifiers (e.g
25 "5n is now "5 min" or "5 minutes". A modifier is now required!
26 - Fixed gnome-console to compile with RH9 (Gnome 2.0)
27 - Implemented "list nextvol job=xxx", which displays the
28 next volume to be used by job xxx. The Volume name to
29 be used is also added to the "status dir" output.
30 - Lots of fixes with variable expansion and counter variables
31 - Implemented a new Include/Exclude syntax.
32 - While writing a tape, an end of file mark will be written
33 every 1Gb. This makes restores faster. If you want to
34 change this use "Maximum File Size" in the SD Device
38 Other Changes 1.32a Release:
39 - Fixed sparse file bug.
40 - A warning message is sent when a job starts that will be
41 blocked because the user did an "unmount".
42 - Block checksum errors if any are printed in the job report.
43 - Implemented a single routine to read_records. It also returns
44 a different record packet for each session. This means
45 that multiple simultaneous jobs should work.
46 - Added SDConnectTimeout to FD.
47 - Lots of doc enhancements
48 - Fixed a PurgeOldestVolume bug (VolStatus not returned)
49 - Don't crash if DB address record not specified.
50 - Return VolStatus on find_next_volume.
51 - Use alist for incexe name_list.
52 - Use bget_dirmsg() everywhere possible when talking to FD.
53 - Delete old semaphore job and workq job scheduling code.
54 - edit_run_codes in one place (/lib) Add Job name
55 - Update query.sql to find current backups correctly.
56 - Correct ambiguous SQL statement for pruning.
57 - Set heartbeat interval to zero by default.
58 - Fix a possible race condition in stopping the
60 - Eliminate gnome2-console directory. Everything is in gnome-console
61 - Enhanced "packet too big" message to indicate who sent it.
62 - Corrected console prompt problem in non-readline versions.
63 - Correct a number of variable expansion problems.
64 - Added a number of new regression tests.
65 - In an attempt to make configuration a bit less confusing, I've changed
66 the name of a number of variables. The old ones still work, but will
67 be phased out over time. FDAddress, FDPassword, SDAddress SDPassword,
68 SDDeviceName, and DBPassword.
69 - A possible fix to the very intermittent SD crashes that Alex gets.
74 - Modifiers (sec, min, hour, day, ...) are now required on conf file
75 time interval specifications.
76 - Duplicate names within the same conf resource are prohibited.
77 - If you have used a prior BETA version of 1.32, please do
78 the following to cleanup any zero length spool files:
80 cd <working-directory-as-in-Bacula-conf>
83 Please be sure there are no spaces between the asterisks