X-Git-Url: http://git.annexia.org/?p=libguestfs.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=RELEASE-NOTES;h=cba6c9bab5bbed862ad32a73742d41abffa2c715;hp=8174f67ea308c8feb1553ba0d4b0bcf2ec56ff31;hb=d36504e1bbe7d1379b7dd7b97ae2fcb0d78d9a83;hpb=1acb82e9f70a81982c7c2ad8b7966bffc4fcfa8a diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES index 8174f67..cba6c9b 100644 --- a/RELEASE-NOTES +++ b/RELEASE-NOTES @@ -1,69 +1,102 @@ 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 - - virt-ls -lR option allows complex file iteration and guest analysis. + guestfish: + + - guestfish strings can use escapes, + eg. > 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\ and HKEY_USERS\. + - 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\ and HKEY_USERS\. - - 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 - [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 - 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 @@ -77,15 +110,25 @@ Internals - 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 - + - 721275 virt-resize in F16 should support btrfs Release notes for libguestfs 1.10.0