Release Notes for Bacula 1.28 Bacula code: Total files = 228 Total lines = 62,042 (*.h *.c *.in) Major Changes this Release: - Bare Metal Recovery mostly automated for Linux systems and partially automated for Solaris - Optimized restore, forward spaces to correct tape file and stops reading the archive when all files are restored. - Schedule permits specification of 1st, 2nd, ... week e.g. 1st Sun ... Other Changes this Release: - Allow backup of raw partitions. - Fixed Restore options (never,ifnewer, ...). They now work. - Added a --enable-client-only option that will cause "make" to only build the File daemon and the libraries it needs. - Documented how to save the Catalog database (with included script). - Faster Storage daemon initialization (using pthreads) - Unlimited devices in Storage daemon (previously hard coded to 20). - Fixed bug that recognized only the last option specified on Include record. - Easier building of statically linked version of Bacula. - Fixed pruning bug. - Fixes for VolUseDuration (problems putting it in DB). - Fix for / specified as Where. - Enhanced WriteBootstrap (more precise parameters -- e.g. volfile, ...) - Improved handling of Differential jobs (now on par with Incremental) - User supplied script in examples directory for backing up AFS file system. - User supplied script for Sun-desktop autoloader (examples/devices). - Added configure options for building static versions of the daemons and the console program. - New bidirectional timed pipe mechanism for running child processes permits better error messages. - Removed last restrictions on filename length for catalog items. Previous maximum was 500 chars for path and 500 chars for filename. Now unlimited. - Improvements all over the code to prevent string overflows and to ensure that copied strings are properly terminated. - Improved handling of 64 bit integers especially concerning the DB. - Database now contains accurate tape file/block positions, and many other DB items are more correctly handled. - Improved bootstrap record generation (more detail). Items to note: - Nothing in particular.