- Release Notes for Bacula 1.28
+ Release Notes for Bacula 1.29
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.