- Release Notes for Bacula 1.30
+ Release Notes for Bacula 1.30-22Apr03 BETA
- Bacula code: Total files = 231 Total lines = 65,064 (*.h *.c *.in)
+ Bacula code: Total files = 235 Total lines = 67,254 (*.h *.c *.in)
Major Changes this Release:
-- The Windows Client now uses Cygwin 1.3.20 and should be much more reliable.
+- The Windows Client now uses Cygwin 1.3.20 and should be much
+ more reliable.
- Implemented save/restore of chflags for FreeBSD systems.
- Support for FreeBSD tape drives.
- Support for SHA1 signatures in addition to MD5 (more secure).
+- The btape "test" command is much more comprehensive and automatically
+ tries different options.
+- Implemented support for barcodes ("label barcodes", "update slots").
+- Make Incremental and Differential saves backup all files changed as
+ well as all files moved into save path (added st_ctime to check).
+- Preliminary support for cleaning tapes in autochangers.
+- Restores directory permissions and times correctly.
Other Changes this Release:
- Added "BSF at EOM = yes/no" for supporting FreeBSD tape drives.
- The | and < options are now available for Excludes.
- Multiple Directors in the GNOME Console now work (thanks Lutz Kttler).
-- The btape "test" command is much more comprehensive and automatically
- tries different options.
+- Gnome console runs on GNOME 2.0 (haven't tried 2.2 yet).
- Installation on Cygwin systems is now supported.
- GNOME Console has font support thanks to Phil Stracchino.
- Solaris 2.6 now supported.
- Partial support for AIX systems.
- Cycle through tapes with "RecycleOldestVolume=yes" (dangerous).
- Support for Win95 systems (I hope).
-- Console program now supported on Win32 systems.
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+- Console program now supported on Win32 systems as well as
+ several other utility programs.
+- Full listing of most catalog records (llist command).
+- Relabel Purged tapes with the relabel command.
+- Correct backwards path separators on Win32 systems to
+ prevent creating files names with mixed conventions.
+- Print IP address on failed connections to servers.
+- Cancel command works much better (cancels waiting jobs in Dir
+ and in SD).
+- Now have reasonable (but still small) regression script.
+- New Console commands for aiding scripting (@input, @output, @tee,
+ @time, @version and wait).
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Items to note:
- Version 1.29 File daemons can be used with version 1.30. However,
there is an incompatibility if you use Exclude lists.