X-Git-Url: http://git.tuebingen.mpg.de/?p=paraslash.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=866904e32955d84a72ff8ba5d9e811a99de975fb;hp=4430343ec73e641f401263aee9e3dbefb2aa5993;hb=e2eebf654cae2fc004cee516a0e165127c0214ca;hpb=e01b2ffa28b6770cd8771860e1e05b9c75beabd9 diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 4430343e..866904e3 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,14 +1,160 @@ -------------------------------------------- -0.4.7 (to be announced) "infinite rollback" -------------------------------------------- +------------------------------------------ +0.?.? (to be announced) "spectral gravity" +------------------------------------------ + + - UTF8 support for para_gui and the mp3 audio format handler. + - Scheduler improvements and fixes. + - The obsolete gettimeofday() function has been replaced + by clock_gettime() on systems which support it. + - Speed and usability improvements for para_gui. + - para_client now restores the fd flags of stdin and stdout + on shutdown. + - Improved manual pages. + - Consistent version strings for all executables. + - Reduced depencies on generated files result in fewer + recompilations on changes. + - Performance improvements for the compress filter. + - Improved downloads web page. + +----------------------------------------- +0.4.12 (2012-12-20) "volatile relativity" +----------------------------------------- +The new command line player, the resample filter, ALSA support for +para_fade, and the improved build system are the highlights of this +release which probably marks the end of the 0.4.x series. + + - The afh receiver and the para_play executable. + - The resample filter: A sample rate converter based on + libsamplerate. + - The "versions" directory has been removed from the master + branch. The tarballs of the old releases are now available + in the new "releases" branch. + - Overhaul of the build system: All generated files are now + written to the "build" directory. + - The modular mixer API and the alsa mixer. + - Minor fixes for the osx writer. + +-------------------------------------- +0.4.11 (2012-07-20) "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. + - 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" +------------------------------------------ + +Nothing earth-shaking in this release, but quite a few usability +improvements and the usual mix of cleanups and fixes. + + - The --no_default_filters option of para_filter has been + deprecated. It still works but has no effect and will be + removed in the next version. + - para_gui now prints also the stderr output of the executing + command in the bottom window. + - 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" @@ -412,7 +558,6 @@ A bunch of new features and core changes. - para_fade: wake time defaults to 8 hours from now - update to autoconf-2.60 - ------------------------------------------ 0.2.12 (2006-05-12) "oriented abstraction" ------------------------------------------ @@ -466,7 +611,6 @@ they are now called "audio file selectors" instead. - X86_64 fixes (thanks to Steffen Klassert) - para_play fixes - -------------------------------------- 0.2.10 (2006-02-17) "cyclic attractor" -------------------------------------- @@ -488,7 +632,6 @@ to the new source documentation. for para_recv/para_audiod as this information is now encoded in each rtp packet sent by para_server. - ------------------------------------------- 0.2.9 (2006-01-24) "progressive turbulence" ------------------------------------------- @@ -510,7 +653,6 @@ a lot of small improvements. - the new error subsystem gives better error diagnostics and reduces code size. - ----------------------------------------- 0.2.8 (2006-01-02) "dynamic accumulation" ----------------------------------------- @@ -525,7 +667,6 @@ The new modular filter design and the para_play-hangs bugfix. - para_play: fix a stupid bug that caused it to hang under certain circumstances. - ------------------------------------------- 0.2.7 (2006-12-27) "transparent invariance" ------------------------------------------- @@ -549,7 +690,6 @@ Not many user-visible changes but a fair amount of internal improvements. - use of gcc-extensions that #define away for non-gcc and gcc < 3.0. - ------------------------------------------- 0.2.6 (2005-10-29) "recursive compensation" ------------------------------------------- @@ -572,7 +712,6 @@ the internal find command and several other improvements and cleanups. - para_client code cleanup - para_gui: faster display of output of display commands - ------------------------------------------ 0.2.5 (2005-10-13) "aggressive resolution" ------------------------------------------ @@ -602,7 +741,6 @@ in parallel. - com_ne(): ignore errors on remove - audiod: fix segfault on server restart - --------------------------------------- 0.2.4 (2005-09-21) "toxic anticipation" --------------------------------------- @@ -624,7 +762,6 @@ Several small improvements, fixes and the new grab command. - server: report total size of memory allocated with sbrk by malloc, new command line option: --announce_time - ----------------------------------------- 0.2.3 (2005-09-01) "hydrophilic movement" ----------------------------------------- @@ -647,7 +784,6 @@ Two new executables and major feature enhancements. a local network to syncronize the audio output of all clients that play the same stream. - ------------------------------------------ 0.2.2 (2005-08-19) "tangential excitation" ------------------------------------------ @@ -668,7 +804,6 @@ for the mysql database tool. (new entry), "snp" (set numplayed). Read the manual for more information. - --------------------------------------- 0.2.1 (2005-08-15) "surreal experience" --------------------------------------- @@ -691,8 +826,6 @@ surprise, only minor bug fixes. - audiod: 5 slots ought to be enough for everybody - audiod: new status item: Uptime, kill hup command - - ------------------------------------------ 0.2.0 (2005-08-06) "distributed diffusion" ------------------------------------------ @@ -721,7 +854,6 @@ self-contained than the old 0.1.x series. Enjoy! - para_krell: fix crash on server shutdown - switch from gzip to bzip2 - ---------------------------------------- 0.1.7 (2005-04-18) "melting penetration" ---------------------------------------- @@ -746,7 +878,6 @@ e.g. the dmix plugin which is provided by ALSA. deactivate a slot if it is idle for that many seconds (default=`5') - diffstats - --------------------------------------- 0.1.6 (2005-03-05) "asymptotic balance" --------------------------------------- @@ -831,7 +962,6 @@ Visible changes: - new command: csp (change stream and play) - para_gui also reports current database tool and server uptime - ------------------------------------------- 0.1.2: (2004-11-28) "spherical fluctuation" ------------------------------------------- @@ -853,7 +983,7 @@ Point release before the big dbtool changes go in. - several small fixes ------------------------------------- -0.1.0: (2204-10-22) "rotating cortex" +0.1.0: (2004-10-22) "rotating cortex" ------------------------------------- - fix logging bug for loglevel > VERBOSE