X-Git-Url: http://git.tuebingen.mpg.de/?p=paraslash.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=8dd5474dd7aa5b22ced8c51600ca96785bbe6c4d;hp=9750b12d32839b0cbf5da7f82c3aee0b8997e6d0;hb=73aebb78da7297053f41dba5b3f0cefb33ad248e;hpb=bf2d3cc6a7364067ce9386e4ab63353ca058510a diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 9750b12d..8dd5474d 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,24 +1,151 @@ NEWS ==== +------------------------------------------ +0.3.0 (to be announced) "solar saturation" +------------------------------------------ + +paraslash.0.3.0 -- 'WWDBND --what would databases never do?'. + + +Usually one might expect lots of new features AND a big increase in size +for a major release like this. + +However, this release is smaller than the latest 0.2.x releases. The +decrease in size is mostly due to the removal of some graphical tools +(which were only quick hacks anyway). But also the fact that the +mysql code is gone cuts down the size a bit. + +Being independent of mysql comes at a cost: The fact that paraslash +now contains its own database (the object storage layer, osl) increases +the (stripped) binary size of para_server by ~50K on i386. + + - no more restrictions on unique basenames. + - independent of mysql: The new self-contained object + storage layer (osl) replaces the mysql database. + - New executable para_fsck: Check integrity of osl tables. + - Lyrics support. + - Reliable audio file move/rename detection. + - More portable than ever: Tested on Linux (x86_32, x86_64, sparc64), + MacOS (ppc32, x86_32), FreeBSD (x86_32), NetBSD (x86_32) and + Solaris (sparc64). + - the new osl-based audio file selector (afs) replaces the random, + the playlist and the mysql selector of paraslash-0.2.x. + - IPv6 support (thanks to Gerrit Renker). + - paraslash-0.2.x streams are now called "moods". Writing + 0.3.x-mood definitions should be both easier and more + powerful than writing 0.2.x-stream definitions. + - para_krell, para_slider, para_para_sdl_gui, para_dbadm have + been removed. The world is a better place without them. However, + para_gui is still there. + - afs tracks audio file selection also in playlist mode. + - few easy-to-use afs commands replace the many not-so-easy-to-use + mysql commands (and are available also in playlist mode). + - Improved error subsystem. + - The earth-shaking new logo. + +----------------------------------------- +0.2.17 (2007-11-20) "isotropic threshold" +----------------------------------------- + +Mainly bugfixes and cleanups in this version which marks the end of +the 0.2.x series if no serious bugs show up after the release. + + - mysql_selector: fix a locking bug. + - universal chunk queueing. + - dccp sender uses chunk queueing if write() returns EAGAIN (thanks + to Gerrit Renker). + - be more carful wrt. signed vs. unsigned argument passing. + - cleanup error.h and fix some references to invalid error + codes. + - update to gengetopt-2.21. + - update to ortp-0.13.1. + - autoconf: extend checks for headers, library functions and + compiler characteristics. + - Fix streaming of large mp3 files. + - Fix an off-by-one bug in playlist handling. + +-------------------------------------- +0.2.16 (2007-04-05) "neural discharge" +-------------------------------------- + +The main change in this release is the major audio format handler +cleanup which removes some similar/duplicate code and makes it easier +to implement plugins for other audio formats. Of course, the usual mix +of other improvements/changes/bugfixes also made it into the release. + + - simplified audio format handlers (most of the handling functions + were moved one layer up to the virtual streaming system). + - para_server uses mmap to read audio files + - repositioning of mp3 streams is much faster, in particular for + jumping near the end of large mp3 files. + - permission flags DB_READ,DB_WRITE have been renamed to AFS_READ + and AFS_WRITE. + - fix a bug in para_filter that caused decoding of aac files + to start only after a few seconds. + - fix osx_writer hangs + - simplified dccp code (thanks to Gerrit Renker) + - the compress filter works also on big endian systems (ppc) + +----------------------------------------- +0.2.15 (2007-02-16) "inductive resonance" +----------------------------------------- + +Minor improvements, more documentation and a bunch of bug fixes. + + - para_server: The server.users file is only read once on server + startup rather than for each connection + - mp3dec: Fix decoding of corrupt mp3 files + - afs (audio file sender) is now called vss (virtual streaming + system). Consequently, the permission flags specified in + ~/.paraslash/server.users have also changed: AFS_READ and AFS_WRITE + become VSS_READ and VSS_WRITE respectively. + - para_audiod/para_filter: Fix a bug that caused the last chunk + of audio data not being written under certain circumstances + - audiod: compute the difference of server time and local time + correctly + - para_server/para_audiod: Fix some memory leaks + - documentation improvements + - configure.ac: fix checks for para_krell + - new man pages + ------------------------------------------- -0.?.? (to be announced) "sonic convolution" +0.2.14 (2006-10-15) "transient singularity" ------------------------------------------- +The only major enhancement of this version is the osx writer which completes +the Mac OS Port and was originally planned already for 0.2.13 but had to wait +until now for reasons beyond the scope of this changelog entry. + + - new output plugin for Mac Os: the osx writer + - rename configure command line options from --enable-xxx-headers to + --with-xxx-headers and --enable-xxx-libs to --with-xxx-libs + - configure: new command line options: --with-mad-headers, + --with-mad-libs, --with-oggvorbis-headers, and --with-oggvorbis-libs + - some robustness fixes + - dymamic audio format recognition for audiod + - para_server: new command line option: --autoplay_delay + - para_audiod: new command line option: --clock_diff_count + +--------------------------------------- +0.2.13 (2006-07-14) "sonic convolution" +--------------------------------------- + A bunch of new features and core changes. - the new paraslash scheduler, short and sweet. - - Support for m4a files via the new aac filter/ and audio - format handler (requires libfaad). + - Support for m4a/mp4 files via the new aac audio format + handler/filter (requires libfaad). - each writer has its own command line parser, just like para_recv and para_filter. - - new writer: osxplay (thanks to Gerd Becker) - para_client and para_audioc use the error subsystem - - writers are integrated in para_audiod + - writers are integrated in para_audiod (currently linux-only) - para_client is integrated in para_audiod - random/playlist selector: improved info strings - new audiod commands: tasks, kill - - update to libortp-0.10.0 + - update to libortp-0.10.1 + - para_fade: wake time defaults to 8 hours from now + - update to autoconf-2.60 ------------------------------------------ @@ -182,7 +309,7 @@ the internal find command and several other improvements and cleanups. ------------------------------------------ -0.2.5 (2005-10-13) "aggressive_resolution" +0.2.5 (2005-10-13) "aggressive resolution" ------------------------------------------ This release adds internal senders, i.e. no more external programs are