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 Release notes for libguestfs 1.12.0
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 Release notes for libguestfs 1.12.0
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-LAST UPDATED TO COMMIT 1e9e351f178dcb425c4796c90fe7c8c5c250d100
-

 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-win-reg supports HKEY_USERS\<SID> and HKEY_USERS\<username>.
+  virt-inspector:

 
 

- - virt-win-reg new option --unsafe-printable-strings allows printable
-   strings to be displayed in the output (unsafely: read the documentation
-   before using).
+   - Inspection API can get an icon or logo for certain guests.

 
 

- - Inspection API can get an icon or logo for certain guests.
+   - virt-inspector includes the logo and hostname 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.

 
 

- - 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-edit has been rewritten in C.
+  virt-resize:

 
 

- - 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-resize can now handle btrfs.

 
 

- - virt-resize can now handle btrfs.
+   - New virt-resize --ntfsresize-force option allows Windows VMs to be
+     resized multiple times.

 
 

- - guestfish strings can use escapes, eg. ><fs> write /foo "line 1\nline 2\n"
+  other virt tools:

 
 

- - guestfish write-append command can be used to append to files.
+   - 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.

 
 

- - guestfs_close now appears in trace messages.
+   - virt-ls -lR option allows complex file iteration and guest analysis.

 
 

- - Long-running file uploads and downloads can be cancelled through the
-   API or by hitting ^C in guestfish.
+   - virt-win-reg supports HKEY_USERS\<SID> and HKEY_USERS\<username>.

 
 

- - Python binding adds explicit g.close() method.
+   - virt-win-reg new option --unsafe-printable-strings allows printable
+     strings to be displayed in the output (unsafely: read the documentation
+     before using).

 
 

- - Python programs can now use the new event API.
+   - virt-edit has been rewritten in C.

 
 

- - Python GIL is released during libguestfs calls, allowing multithreaded
-   Python programs to work properly.
+  API and language bindings:

 
 

- - New guestfish "display" command for displaying graphical files
-   inside guests.
+   - Java is now completely supported.
+     See http://libguestfs.org/guestfs-java.3.html

 
 

- - 9pfs (Plan 9 filesystems exported from the host) are now supported.
+   - JRuby is supported via the Java bindings.

 
 

- - Add -DGUESTFS_WARN_DEPRECATED=1 to warn about use of deprecated API
-   functions in C programs.
+   - guestfs_close now appears in trace messages.

 
 

- - New manual page guestfs-recipes(1) with recipes.
+   - Python binding adds explicit g.close() method.

 
 

- - CentOS and Scientific Linux are now treated as separate distros by
-   the inspection API.
+   - Python programs can now use the new event API.

 
 

- - mkfs-opts can now set inode size and sector size on created filesystems
-   (thanks Nikita Menkovich).
+   - Python GIL is released during libguestfs calls, allowing multithreaded
+     Python programs to work properly.

 
 

- - In guestfish, tab completion now works on /dev/mapper devices.
+   - 9pfs (Plan 9 filesystems exported from the host) are now supported.

 
 

- - New virt-resize --ntfsresize-force option allows Windows VMs to be
-   resized multiple times.
+   - 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
 


@@ -108,9 +124,9 @@ Internals
 
  - Use ./configure --enable-install-daemon to install /usr/sbin/guestfsd.
 
 
  - Use ./configure --enable-install-daemon to install /usr/sbin/guestfsd.
 

-Bugs fixed
+ - po-docs directory now covers all man pages.

 
 

-  ./bugs-in-changelog.sh 1.10.0.. | sort -n
+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"
 
  - 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"


@@ -118,6 +134,7 @@ Bugs fixed
  - 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
  - 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