2 Release Notes for Bacula 1.32
4 Bacula code: Total files = 259 Total lines = 77,702 (*.h *.c *.in)
6 Major Changes this Release:
7 - Implemented forward space file/block whenever possible
8 during restore. Restoring a small number of files is now
10 - There is a new option to restore that allows you
11 to restore files based on their Filename. You can
12 also specify a file to read which contains the list.
13 - Added ClientRunBeforeJob and ClientRunAfterJob.
14 - Implemented Include | and < in File daemon.
15 - Automatic labeling of tape Volumes should work now.
16 - Recycling has been completely restructured and should work.
17 - Implemented full length time interval qualifiers (e.g
18 "5n is now "5 min" or "5 minutes". A modifier is now required!
19 - Fixed gnome-console to compile with RH9 (Gnome 2.0)
20 - Implemented "list nextvol job=xxx", which displays the
21 next volume to be used by job xxx. The Volume name to
22 be used is also added to the "status dir" output.
23 - Lots of fixes with variable expansion and counter variables
24 - Implemented a new Include/Exclude syntax.
27 Other Changes this Release:
28 - A warning message is sent when a job starts that will be
29 blocked because the user did an "unmount".
30 - Block checksum errors if any are printed in the job report.
31 - Implemented a single routine to read_records. It also returns
32 a different record packet for each session. This means
33 that multiple simultaneous jobs should work.
34 - Added SDConnectTimeout to FD.
35 - Lots of doc enhancements
36 - Fixed a PurgeOldestVolume bug (VolStatus not returned)
37 - Don't crash if DB address record not specified.
38 - Return VolStatus on find_next_volume.
39 - Use alist for incexe name_list.
40 - Use bget_dirmsg() everywhere possible when talking to FD.
41 - Delete old semaphore job and workq job scheduling code.
42 - edit_run_codes in one place (/lib) Add Job name
43 - Update query.sql to find current backups correctly.
44 - Correct ambiguous SQL statement for pruning.
45 - Set heartbeat interval to zero by default.
46 - Fix a possible race condition in stopping the
48 - Eliminate gnome2-console directory. Everything is in gnome-console
49 - Enhanced "packet too big" message to indicate who sent it.
50 - Corrected console prompt problem in non-readline versions.
51 - Correct a number of variable expansion problems.
52 - Added a number of new regression tests.
53 - In an attempt to make configuration a bit less confusing, I've changed
54 the name of a number of variables. The old ones still work, but will
55 be phased out over time. FDAddress, FDPassword, SDAddress SDPassword,
56 SDDeviceName, and DBPassword.
57 - A possible fix to the very intermittent SD crashes that Alex gets.
62 - Modifiers (sec, min, hour, day, ...) are now required on conf file
63 time interval specifications.
64 - Duplicate names within the same conf resource are prohibited.
65 - If you have used a prior BETA version of 1.32, please do
66 the following to cleanup any zero length spool files:
68 cd <working-directory-as-in-Bacula-conf>
71 Please be sure there are no spaces between the asterisks