X-Git-Url: http://git.annexia.org/?p=libguestfs.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=RELEASE-NOTES;h=cba6c9bab5bbed862ad32a73742d41abffa2c715;hp=91b10a9af78918cbb6cfa183e46689cf336ab8a2;hb=02f3b53863871a8c37f41f691feb6f5ce7b3c2fc;hpb=cbc6b720a4e58d32b6089db05288f4a468742b47 diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES index 91b10a9..cba6c9b 100644 --- a/RELEASE-NOTES +++ b/RELEASE-NOTES @@ -1,7 +1,138 @@ -Release notes for libguestfs 1.10.0 +Release notes for libguestfs 1.12.0 ----------------------------------- -[Not complete. Last update commit 872e67ffdf6c7b19782514445d13e8f405e435c1] +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 + + 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. + + - New virt-resize --ntfsresize-force option allows Windows VMs to be + resized multiple times. + + other virt tools: + + - 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-ls -lR option allows complex file iteration and guest analysis. + + - virt-win-reg supports HKEY_USERS\ and HKEY_USERS\. + + - virt-win-reg new option --unsafe-printable-strings allows printable + strings to be displayed in the output (unsafely: read the documentation + before using). + + - virt-edit has been rewritten in C. + + API and language bindings: + + - Java is now completely supported. + See http://libguestfs.org/guestfs-java.3.html + + - JRuby is supported via the Java bindings. + + - guestfs_close now appears in trace messages. + + - Python binding adds explicit g.close() method. + + - Python programs can now use the new event API. + + - Python GIL is released during libguestfs calls, allowing multithreaded + Python programs to work properly. + + - 9pfs (Plan 9 filesystems exported from the host) are now supported. + + - 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 + + - 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 + + 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 + + - Coverity (a static analysis tool) was run across the codebase and + many fixes were made. + + - Generator can handle functions that return RBufferOut and have + optional arguments. + + - Compatible with Perl 5.14. + + - Compatible with gcc 4.6. + + - Perform safety checks on QEMU. + + - C API tests can now fully test calls that have optional arguments. + + - 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 +----------------------------------- These release notes only cover the differences from the previous stable/dev branch split (1.8.0). For detailed changelogs, please see @@ -24,6 +155,8 @@ New features - Drive letters can now be used in virt-edit and guestfish programs when operating on Windows guests. + - virt-resize now works on 32 bit hosts. + - You can now inspect the install disks and live CDs of many different operating systems. @@ -38,10 +171,6 @@ New features and allows nearly all log, debug and trace messages to be rerouted from stderr. - - A series of protocol fixes has fixed the old bug RHBZ#576879 - which used to cause errors during the upload command to lose - protocol synchronization. - - Greater FHS compliance for temporary files, including using /var/tmp for large cached files that should survive reboot (instead of /tmp). @@ -64,7 +193,7 @@ New features to completion generate "pulse mode" progress events. Progress bar in guestfish has been updated to display these. - - Publish example code in: C, Perl, Python, OCaml, Ruby. + - Publish new example code in: C, Perl, Python, OCaml, Ruby. - New virt-dhcp-address example program. @@ -88,6 +217,10 @@ New features - Inspection can detect 32 bit applications installed in 64 bit Windows, running on the WOW64 emulator. + - A series of protocol fixes has fixed the old bug RHBZ#576879 + which used to cause errors during the upload command to lose + protocol synchronization. + - New logo! Security @@ -96,20 +229,27 @@ Security New APIs - first-private, - get-attach-method, - inspect-get-drive-mappings, + first-private, get-attach-method, inspect-get-drive-mappings, inspect-get-product-variant, - inspect-get-windows-current-control-set, - next-private, - resize2fs-M, - set-attach-method, + inspect-get-windows-current-control-set, next-private, resize2fs-M, + set-attach-method. Internals - The 'HACKING' file is obsolete. The contents have been moved into a section of the guestfs(3) manual page. + - libguestfs-test-tool simplified. It no longer needs the static + binary or tries to construct an ISO. + + - rpcgen-generated files are compiled with -fno-strict-aliasing + which should be safer (thanks Matt Booth). + + - virt-resize was rewritten in OCaml. + + - guestfish and other tools tested with valgrind; some memory leaks + were fixed. + Bugs fixed - 502533 Updated Polish translation of libguestfs