X-Git-Url: http://git.tuebingen.mpg.de/?p=paraslash.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=92a18a7030378d98dc48695d0b135738cd5146f8;hp=66ce1f3fa8102c733bb77257388e7867ed594a99;hb=836b440ab58128761a4b3ab6fe9a9c49a2ae3b5e;hpb=4e84e9b35b8e45314d779ff6353e826ebda31483 diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 66ce1f3f..92a18a70 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,5 +1,156 @@ -NEWS -==== +-------------------------------------- +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" +---------------------------------------- + +Many improvements for the DCCP and the UDP transport, the new user +manual and the usual mix of bug fixes and internal improvements. + + - FEC support for the DCCP sender (Gerrit Renker). The new + --dccp_max_slice_size, --dccp_data_slices_per_group and + --dccp_slices_per_group options can be used to set the FEC + parameters for the DCCP transport. + - DNS lookups for UDP targets (Gerrit Renker). + - The new user manual replaces the README, README.afs, REQUIREMENTS + and INSTALL documents. + - Fix an end-of-file detection bug in the oggdec filter. + - The new nonblock API. + - Both options of the oggdec filter have been removed. + - New debug mode for the internal scheduler. + +------------------------------------------ +0.4.2 (2010-04-23) "associative expansion" +------------------------------------------ + +It's been some time since the last release, but finally here is +paraslash-0.4.2. The bulk of the changes comes from the new buffer +tree API, but there are changes all over the tree. Mainly performance +and usability improvements, but also quite some bug fixes. + + - The new buffer tree API. + - DCCP: Support for CCID negotiation (Gerrit Renker). + - UDP robustness fixes. + - The --bufsize option for mp3dec is gone as it no longer makes sense + for the new buffer tree API. + - Fix audible buffer underruns for wma streams. + - The alsa writer no longer prints meaningless underrun durations. + - audiod: Defaults work also for udp streams. If no filter is + given for an audio format that is received via upd, fecdec is + automatically added as the first filter (along with the decoder). + +--------------------------------------- +0.4.1 (2009-12-22) "concurrent horizon" +--------------------------------------- + +Support for another audio format, minor feature enhancements and lots of bug +fixes. All fixes that have been accumulated in the maint branch (in particular +those mentionened in the 0.3.6 release notes) appear in this release as well. + + - wma support. + - new afh option: --human to activate human-readable output. + - new server/audiod option: --log-timing to print timing information. + - build system improvements. + - source code documentation updates. ------------------------------------- 0.3.6 (2009-12-07) "cubic continuity" @@ -19,6 +170,28 @@ another 0.3.x release. No new features. - http/dccp: Do not send the audio file header twice. - FEC: Timing improvements. +---------------------------------------------- +0.4.0 (2009-11-10) "simultaneous independence" +---------------------------------------------- + +Two significant changes which require the new version number: The +improved authentication dialog and the fact that the database code +has been moved to a library, libosl. To use the new version, you have +to generate new RSA keys, see INSTALL for details. A shell script is +provided for conversion of the 0.3 database to the new 0.4 format. + + - stronger crypto for client authentication + - the database code has been moved to a library + - improved status item handling + - cleanup of the build system + - The "-V" option now also prints the git version + - the new parser-friendly listing mode for the ls and stat commands + - mandatory rc4 encryption + - major audio format handler cleanups + - (id3,...) tags are no longer stored as a combined string in the database + - new mood methods: artist_matches, title_matches, comment_matches, + album_matches, year_maches, year. + -------------------------------------------- 0.3.5 (2009-09-21) "symplectic separability" --------------------------------------------