X-Git-Url: http://git.tuebingen.mpg.de/?p=paraslash.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=7c3ac3ce2a9e727f24bf0f5e5829cb1762d7545c;hp=2b56453ff9a23d0d5f1cb3784e45af3b24f57512;hb=1abbc74e1e6fd98957fd90777e5e8eb92a88ddac;hpb=5e7290a0c4288ec0509a3e6af934653da4df36b7 diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 2b56453f..7c3ac3ce 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,3 +1,153 @@ +----------------------------------------------- +0.4.10 (to be announced) "heterogeneous vacuum" +----------------------------------------------- + + - The --no_default_filters option of para_filter has been + depricated. It still works but has no effect and will be + removed in the next version. + - Cleanup and consolidation of the various wrappers for + write(), writev(), send() and friends. + - The obscure error messages on mmap() failures have been + replaced by meaningful messages. This affects mainly + para_afh. + - para_audioc: Cleanups and memory leak fixes. + - Test 0004-server no longer fails if para_server is not + being built. + - New configure options: --with-id3tag-{headers,libs}. + + +------------------------------------- +0.4.9 (2011-12-06) "hybrid causality" +------------------------------------- + +Support for another audio format, interactive mode for para_client +and para_audiod and many small improvements/fixes all over the place. + + - Support for flac, the free lossless audio codec. + - Fix for an endless loop in the mp3 decoder for certain + (corrupt) mp3 files. + - When executed without specifying a command, para_client + and para_audioc start an interactive shell (requires + libreadline being installed). The interactive mode offers + full tab completion and command line history. + - autogen.sh now detects a distcc setup and adjusts the + parameter for the -j option of make accordingly. + - Shared memory areas are no longer restricted to 64K. We now + detect the maximal size of a shared memory area at runtime. + - cleanup of the internal uptime API. + - para_server prefaults the mmapped audio file to avoid + delays on slow media. + - A new test for the test-suite that exercises the + communication between para_server and para_audiod. + - The alsa writer eats up less CPU cycles when configured to + use the DMIX plugin. + - Simplified and unified receiver code. + - Makefile cleanups. + - Commands which print a list of matching audio files now + emit a meaningful error message if no audio file matched the + given pattern(s). + +-------------------------------------- +0.4.8 (2011-08-19) "nested assignment" +-------------------------------------- + +Gcrypt support, the overhauled osx writer and regex format specifiers +are the highlights of this release. + + - support for libgcrypt as a drop-in replacement for openssl. + Run configure --enable-cryptolib=gcrypt to link against + libgcrypt. The two crypto implementations are compatible to + each other, i.e. a para_client executable linked against + gcrypt can connect to para_server linked against libssl + and vice versa. + - Rewrite of the osx writer (output plugin for Mac OS). + - audiod: The format specifier for receivers, filters and + writers is now treated as a regular expression. This allows + to replace 5 lines in the config file (one for each audio + format) by one single line. See the manual for details. + - The *.cmdline.[ch] files are no longer contained in the released + tarballs. This reduces the size of the tarballs but requires + gengetopt to build the tarball. + - Compiles cleanly also with llvm/clang. + - Corrupt mp3 files are handled more gracefully. + - The alsa writer uses poll fds instead of computing timeouts. + - Cleanup of the generic writer API. + - sched: Optimized zero timeouts. + - vss timeout cleanups. + - oggdec fixes and improvements. + +-------------------------------------- +0.4.7 (2011-06-01) "infinite rollback" +-------------------------------------- + +The new ao writer, support for ssh RSA keys and a couple of other +enhancements. + + - Support for ESD, Pulseaudio, AIX, Solaris, IRIX and other + platforms through the libao audio library. + - Support for RSA keys generated with ssh-keygen. + - configure: improved options for ogg/vorbis/speex. + - The git version reported by --version always matches HEAD. + - The autogen script detects the number of processors and + runs a parallel make if possible. + - Major cleanup of the crypto API. + - Documentation updates. + +------------------------------------------ +0.4.6 (2011-03-31) "deterministic entropy" +------------------------------------------ + +Lots of ogg/vorbis improvements, the new test suite, enhancements +for para_gui and a fair amount of other bug fixes. + + - For DCCP/OGG streams the audio file header is only sent once + at the beginning of the stream rather than periodically + every five seconds. This reduces network traffic and the + FEC group size. + - The vorbis comment header is replaced by an empty dummy header + before the header is sent over the network. This also results in + less network traffic and smaller FEC groups. + - The new "test" make target allows to perform some sanity checks prior + to installing the package. + - ogg timing fixes and performance improvements + - Scheduler improvements + - Proper exit codes for para_write + - para_gui: New option --theme to select a startup theme. Several + other improvements and fixes. + - aacdec error message cleanups + - simplified color error handling + +-------------------------------------------- +0.4.5 (2010-12-17) "symmetric randomization" +-------------------------------------------- + +Bug fixes, internal cleanups and variable-sized FEC slices. + + - Contains a fix for an invalid-free-bug in the ogg audio format + handler code. + - Switching off the DCCP sender works again. + - para_audiod handles crashes of para_server more robustly. + - Internal scheduler and writer cleanups. + - Reduced latency due to variable-sized FEC slices. + - Improved documentation and error diagnostics. + - The build of para_server is now optional, allowing the build + to succeed in case libosl is not installed. + +------------------------------------------ +0.4.4 (2010-08-06) "persistent regularity" +------------------------------------------ + +Support for yet another audio format, para_write improvements and +bug fixes. + + - Support for the speex codec. + - Support for sample formats other than 16 bit little endian. + - error2.h is now created by a perl script which speeds up configure + considerably. + - Fix a bug in the aac decoder which could lead to segfaults in + para_filter/para_audiod. + - Fixes for autoconf-2.66. + ---------------------------------------- 0.4.3 (2010-07-05) "imaginary radiation" ----------------------------------------