rsync announce - Apr 2002 - rsync-2.5.5 released

A new version of rsync has been released.  Because this version fixes
an bug that broke rsync's delta-update capability we recommend that
users upgrade when convenient.


rsync 2.5.5 "Snowy River" (2 April 2002)

  ENHANCEMENTS:

    * With --progress, when a transfer is complete show the time taken;
      otherwise show expected time to complete. (Cameron Simpson)

    * Make "make install-strip" works properly, and "make
install"
      accepts a DESTDIR variable for help in building binary packages.
      (Peter Breitenlohner, Greg Louis)

    * If configured with --enable-maintainer-mode, then on receipt of
      a fatal signal rsync will try to open an xterm running gdb,
      similarly to Samba's "panic action" or GNOME's
bug-buddy.
      (Martin Pool)


  BUG FIXES:

    * Fix situation where failure to fork (e.g. because out of process
      slots) would cause rsync to kill all processes owned by the
      current user.  Yes, really!  (Paul Haas, Martin Pool)

    * Fix test suite on Solaris.  (Jos Backus, Martin Pool)

    * Fix minor memory leak in socket code.  (Dave Dykstra, Martin
      Pool.)

    * Fix --whole-file problem that caused it to be the default even
      for remote connections.  (Martin Pool, Frank Schulz)

    * Work around bug in Mac OS X mkdir(2), which cannot handle
      trailing slashes.
      <http://www.opensource.apple.com/bugs/X/BSD%20Kernel/2734739.html>
      (Martin Pool)

    * Improved network error handling.  (Greg A. Woods)



rsync source code can be downloaded from

   http://rsync.samba.org/ftp/rsync/
   ftp://ftp.samba.org/pub/rsync/

and numerous mirror sites.

GPG detached signature files are present on the server for all new
versions.  To be sure of the origin of a package before installation,
please run the command

  gpg --verify rsync-2.5.5.tar.gz.sig

in the directory containing both the .tar.gz and signature files.

-- 
Martin