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 Release notes for libguestfs 1.12.0
 -----------------------------------
 
 Release notes for libguestfs 1.12.0
 -----------------------------------
 

-LAST UPDATED TO COMMIT 76bd81820f50a390b7e853d65f41b29a37e63f43
-

 These release notes only cover the differences from the previous
 stable/dev branch split (1.10.0).  For detailed changelogs, please see
 the git repository, or the ChangeLog file distributed in the tarball.
 
 New features
 
 These release notes only cover the differences from the previous
 stable/dev branch split (1.10.0).  For detailed changelogs, please see
 the git repository, or the ChangeLog file distributed in the tarball.
 
 New features
 

- - virt-ls -lR option allows complex file iteration and guest analysis.
+  guestfish:
+
+   - guestfish strings can use escapes,
+     eg. ><fs> write /foo "line 1\nline 2\n"
+
+   - guestfish write-append command can be used to append to files.
+
+   - Long-running file uploads and downloads can be cancelled through the
+     API or by hitting ^C in guestfish.
+
+   - New guestfish "display" command for displaying graphical files
+     inside guests.
+
+   - In guestfish, tab completion now works on /dev/mapper devices.
+
+  virt-inspector:
+
+   - Inspection API can get an icon or logo for certain guests.
+
+   - virt-inspector includes the logo and hostname for certain guests.
+
+   - virt-inspector can now get the version and release numbers for RPM
+     packages.
+
+   - CentOS and Scientific Linux are now treated as separate distros by
+     the inspection API.
+
+  virt-resize:
+
+   - virt-resize can now handle btrfs.

 
 

- - virt-win-reg supports HKEY_USERS\<SID> and HKEY_USERS\<username>.
+   - New virt-resize --ntfsresize-force option allows Windows VMs to be
+     resized multiple times.

 
 

- - virt-win-reg new option --unsafe-printable-strings allows printable
-   strings to be displayed in the output (unsafely: read the documentation
-   before using).
+  other virt tools:

 
 

- - Inspection API can get an icon or logo for certain guests.
+   - guestfish, guestmount, virt-cat, virt-df, virt-edit, virt-filesystems,
+     virt-inspector, virt-ls and virt-rescue now allow you to use
+     "-d UUID" option to specify a guest by UUID.  This makes them more
+     robust to use from other programs.

 
 

- - virt-inspector includes the logo and hostname for certain guests.
+   - virt-ls -lR option allows complex file iteration and guest analysis.

 
 

- - virt-inspector can now get the version and release numbers for RPM
-   packages.
+   - virt-win-reg supports HKEY_USERS\<SID> and HKEY_USERS\<username>.

 
 

- - virt-edit has been rewritten in C.
+   - virt-win-reg new option --unsafe-printable-strings allows printable
+     strings to be displayed in the output (unsafely: read the documentation
+     before using).

 
 

- - guestfish, guestmount, virt-cat, virt-df, virt-edit, virt-filesystems,
-   virt-inspector, virt-ls and virt-rescue now allow you to use
-   "-d UUID" option to specify a guest by UUID.  This makes them more
-   robust to use from other programs.
+   - virt-edit has been rewritten in C.

 
 

- - guestfs_close now appears in trace messages.
+  API and language bindings:

 
 

- - Python binding adds explicit g.close() method.
+   - Java is now completely supported.
+     See http://libguestfs.org/guestfs-java.3.html

 
 

- - Python programs can now use the new event API.
+   - JRuby is supported via the Java bindings.

 
 

- - Python GIL is released during libguestfs calls, allowing multithreaded
-   Python programs to work properly.
+   - guestfs_close now appears in trace messages.

 
 

- - New guestfish "display" command for displaying graphical files
-   inside guests.
+   - Python binding adds explicit g.close() method.

 
 

- - 9pfs (Plan 9 filesystems exported from the host) are now supported.
+   - Python programs can now use the new event API.

 
 

- - Add -DGUESTFS_WARN_DEPRECATED=1 to warn about use of deprecated API
-   functions in C programs.
+   - Python GIL is released during libguestfs calls, allowing multithreaded
+     Python programs to work properly.

 
 

- - New manual page guestfs-recipes(1) with recipes.
+   - 9pfs (Plan 9 filesystems exported from the host) are now supported.

 
 

- - CentOS and Scientific Linux are now treated as separate distros by
-   the inspection API.
+   - Add -DGUESTFS_WARN_DEPRECATED=1 to warn about use of deprecated API
+     functions in C programs.
+
+   - New manual page guestfs-recipes(1) with recipes.
+
+   - mkfs-opts can now set inode size and sector size on created filesystems
+     (thanks Nikita Menkovich).
+
+   - guestfs_last_errno is now accessible from OCaml (as g#last_errno ()).

 
 Security
 
 
 Security
 

-  [none]
+ - optargs_bitmask is checked even for calls that have no optional
+   arguments.  This closes a possible exploit in the daemon from
+   untrusted callers.

 
 New APIs
 
 
 New APIs
 

-  inspect-get-icon
-  is-zero
-  is-zero-device
-  list-9p
-  mount-9p
+  btrfs-filesystem-resize, get-pgroup, inspect-get-icon, is-zero,
+  is-zero-device, list-9p, list-dm-devices, mount-9p, ntfsresize-opts,
+  set-pgroup, write-append

 
 Internals
 
 
 Internals
 


@@ -77,15 +110,25 @@ Internals
 
  - Compatible with gcc 4.6.
 
 
  - Compatible with gcc 4.6.
 

-Bugs fixed
+ - Perform safety checks on QEMU.
+
+ - C API tests can now fully test calls that have optional arguments.

 
 

-  ./bugs-in-changelog.sh 1.10.0.. | sort -n
+ - Use ./configure --enable-install-daemon to install /usr/sbin/guestfsd.

 
 

+ - po-docs directory now covers all man pages.
+
+ - stderr from qemu process is now captured by the event subsystem.
+
+Bugs fixed
+
+ - 602997 part-get-bootable gives wrong result with an unordered part layout
+ - 661280 virt-rescue: panic when shutting down: "/sbin/reboot: No such file or directory"

  - 700369 qemu-system-x86_64 says 'KVM not supported for this target'
  - 705200 guestmount attempt results in access denied
  - 714981 'list-filesystems' does not know about virtio 9p filesystems or detect existing mounts
  - 717786 libguestfs python bindings should have an explicit close call
  - 700369 qemu-system-x86_64 says 'KVM not supported for this target'
  - 705200 guestmount attempt results in access denied
  - 714981 'list-filesystems' does not know about virtio 9p filesystems or detect existing mounts
  - 717786 libguestfs python bindings should have an explicit close call

-
+ - 721275 virt-resize in F16 should support btrfs

 
 
 Release notes for libguestfs 1.10.0
 
 
 Release notes for libguestfs 1.10.0