- Release Notes for Bacula 1.29
+ Release Notes for Bacula 1.30
- Bacula code: Total files = 228 Total lines = 62,662 (*.h *.c *.in)
+ Bacula code: Total files = 231 Total lines = 65,064 (*.h *.c *.in)
Major Changes this Release:
-- This release is primarily a bug fix release. I spent a great
- deal of time searching for any possible buffer overflow, stress
- testing the memory allocator, and eliminating places where bad
- input or strange characters could cause a crash.
-- All known 1.28 bugs have been fixed.
-- Allow dynamic input of files into Include statements via a
- program or reading a file. E.g.
- Include = {
- "|program input"
- "<file_input"
-- Allow backup of raw partitions.
-- Allow input of data for backup via a fifo -- good for doing a
- "hot" backup of a database.
-- Fixed a major bug that caused Bacula to crash if there were error
- messages in the catalog interface code and you started two jobs
- at the same time.
-- Fixed a buffer overrun bug found by James MacLean in filename quoting
- if you had very long filenames with many single quotes in it.
-- Fixed a number of "recursive" calls to the print routines that would
- eventually cause a crash -- pointed out by James MacLean.
-
+- 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).
Other Changes this Release:
-- Bigendian is detected in configure making porting easier.
-- Added beginning of Gentoo platform files
-- Improved mtx-changer for handling subtle differences between differen
- versions of mtx. Also beginning of handling Bar Code reading.
-- Quite a number of updates to the manual, with more examples ...
-- Documented tape drive modes expected by Bacula.
-- Enhanced the dbcheck program with a few more options and better
- user control as well as better display.
-- Fixed a bug in VolumeUseDuration reported by George Motter.
-- Implemented thread timer routines, currently used to time out FIFO's,
- but ultimately will monitor connections.
-- Improved error reporting. Initial errors no longer changed by later errors.
- Both FD and SD exit status reported in Backup output report.
-- Cancel now work within the File daemon (previously it always traversed all
- files).
-- New Volume Files option for "update" that allows correcting incorrect volume
- file count entries in catalog due to a program crash.
-- Removed virtually all sm_check()s -- should run a bit faster.
+- 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.
+- Installation on Cygwin systems is now supported.
+- GNOME Console has font support thanks to Phil Stracchino.
+- Solaris 2.6 now supported.
+- ./configure now supports more systems
+- Support for Darwin
+- Support connection to MySQL on address:port.
+- 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.
Items to note:
-- Version 1.28 File daemons can be used with version 1.29, but it
- is preferable to upgrade.
+- Version 1.29 File daemons can be used with version 1.30. However,
+ there is an incompatibility if you use Exclude lists.
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