X-Git-Url: http://git.tuebingen.mpg.de/?p=paraslash.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;fp=NEWS;h=8f1b91da487d945548b1a8cb16fea0e07f6f40d6;hp=d38b977c60dcb73cc32370177dddd20b50c9cd6e;hb=b66dfd41e268e64b65d2990bdec3d3a7e119e234;hpb=146316482306dc68ca4ecb4ff2658d2380a75338 diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index d38b977c..8f1b91da 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -2,14 +2,24 @@ 0.4.11 (to be announced) "mutual diversity" ------------------------------------------- +The major feature in this release is the new sideband API for +client-server communication. This API will be used exclusively starting +with 0.5.0, which breaks backward compatibility but allows to get rid +of quite some compatibility code. Other noteworthy changes include +decoder latency improvements and a long-standing bug fix for the +ALSA writer. + - Sideband connections: If both para_server and para_client support this feature, data is sent as a multiplexed stream. - The --no_default_filters option of para_filter has been removed. - Several fixes and latency improvements to various decoders. - - The alsa writer now limits the prebuffer time to 500ms. + - The ALSA writer now limits the prebuffer time to 500ms. - Documentation improvements. - Overhaul of the command_util.sh script. + - Fixes for some minor problems found by the clang analyzer. + - Compiles (almost) without warnings on gcc-3. + - Robustness improvements of the buffer tree code. ------------------------------------------ 0.4.10 (2012-03-30) "heterogeneous vacuum"