X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=50242231119c2c3d3d3a63a988c931f73faf76bc;hb=b6ea83cedbf3e034fa91d66a7f180f788f34f907;hp=02362b7ee8e241025f4b64791e056434e145d58b;hpb=94a044f90357edefa6f4ae9f0b1d5885b0e34aee;p=debian%2Famanda diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 02362b7..5024223 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,3 +1,54 @@ +Changes in release 2.6.1p1 + + * amplot: better output + * Don't include genversion.h in distribution tarballs. + * Many bugs fixed + o S3 device driver + o rait device driver + o amstatus + o configure + o application-api + o compilation on some platform + o others small bug + +Changes in release 2.6.1 + + * Application API: Allow to easily write wrappers around any backup program, + See the 'amanda-applications' man page. + o amgtar: Use GNU tar, it is a lot more configurable than the GNUTAR + program. See 'amgtar' man page. + o amstar: Use star to do a backup, it work only on a partition. See + 'amstar' man page. + o amsamba: Use smbclient to backup a cifs share, see amsamba man page. + o amzfs-sendrecv: Do a backup of a ZFS filesystem with 'zfs send'. + * Script API: Allow to run script before and after amanda process, see the + 'amanda-scripts' man page. + o amzfs-snapshot: Do a snapshot of a ZFS filesystem, then 'amgtar' + application will backup the snapshot. See 'amzfs-snapshot' man page. + o script-email: Simple script to send email. see 'script-email' man page. + * Changer API v2.0: perl-based changer interface supporting concurrent + use of multiple devices and changers. + o currently operating in "compatibility mode," calling old changer + shell scripts. + o under active development. + * Xfer API: generic library to move and filter data with maximal efficiency + o can read from and write to arbitrary devices, files, etc. + o only used in some applications. + * Amanda archive format: A simple archive format that an application can + use to create backup image. + * 'amarchiver' program to manipulate file in amanda archive format. + * Many improvements to report better error message to user. + * amtape subcommands 'slot prev' and 'slot last' are removed. + * Dozens more perl libraries, with more stable interfaces. + * Many bugs fixed and improvement. + * amgetconf '--client' option to retrieve config from + amanda-client.conf on a client. + * Amanda configuration file changes + o new application-tool section + o new script-tool section + o new device section + o new changer section + Changes in release 2.6.0 * configure --disable-shared doesn't work because perl modules require @@ -8,18 +59,14 @@ Changes in release 2.6.0 * 'amdd' and 'ammt' are deprecated. * Some Amanda files are now installed in new "amanda/" subdirectories: libraries are now installed in $libdir/amanda and internal programs - are now installed in $libexecdir/amanda. You can set --with-amlibdir - and --with-amlibexecdir if you don't want the amanda suffix. - If you mix 2.6.0 and earlier version with rsh/ssh auth, you need to - add an 'amandad_path' to the dumptype and to amanda-client.conf + are now installed in $libexecdir/amanda. * The amandates file, previously at /etc/amandates, is now at $localstatedir/amanda/amandates. You may want to move your existing /etc/amandates when you upgrade Amanda. * New 'amcryptsimple', 'amgpgcrypt' - encryption plugins based on gpg. * New 'amserverconfig', 'amaddclient' - Initial Amanda configuration tools these tools make assumptions, please see man page. - * Many bugs fixed and code rewrite/cleanup. - Speedup in 'amrecover find' and starting amrecover. + * Many bugs fixed and code rewrite/cleanup * glib is required to compile and run amanda. * Device API: pluggable interface to storage devices, supporting tapes, vtapes, RAIT, and Amazon S3