Extended Module Player

File Release Notes and Changelog

Release Name: 2.6.0

Notes:
Patches:

- xmp-2.6.0-fix_xmms_plugin.patch: fix build of the XMMS plugin 

Changes:
- cleanup: remove rarely used Unix IPC code that difficults porting
- cleanup: remove per-module configuration that nobody uses
- cleanup: moved Prowizard depacking to loader section
- don't abort loading if IT sample magic not found (fixes loading
  of use-brdg.it and use-funk.it, reported by Mirko Buffoni)
- multichannel mods written with Scream Tracker don't use Amiga note
  limits (fixes Earth Mountains, reported by Samuli Sorvakko)
- fix start option in DeusEx's .umx files (by erlk ozlr)
- add OpenBSD sndio driver (by Thomas Pfaff)
- fix memory leak: free extra pattern allocated by the XM loader
- fix memory leak: free temporary pointer arrays in the IT loader
- fix memory leak: free temporary pointer arrays in the S3M loader
- fix memory leak: free header and filename when file is invalid
- fix memory leak: free temporary buffer in MDL loader
- fix memory leak: move UNIC check to test section of mod loader
- fix memory leak: free Digital Symphony extra empty track
- fix memory leak: free Music Module Compressor buffers
- fix memory access violation freeing list nodes using list_for_each
- fix memory access violation in MDL track allocation
- fix memory access violation in MDL sample decompression
- fix memory access violation in LIQ pattern loading
- fix memory access violation in P18A format test
- fix free of unallocated block in IT sample-only mode
- fix buffer overflow in OXM/DTT loaders (reported by Luigi Auriemma)
- rename oss_mix driver to oss and alsa_mix to alsa
- restrict MMD0/MMD1 non-synth instrument note range to 3 octaves
  (reported by Daniel Åkerud and Mirko Buffoni)
- assume wav driver if output filename ends in .wav
- fix volume slides with 00 parameter (by Mirko Buffoni)
- fix crash when S3M C2spd is zero (by Mirko Buffoni)
- merged Mirko Buffoni's Windows Visual C++ port
- don't process tone portamento in first frame of each row, fixes
  Space Debris.mod (by Mirko Buffoni)
- add amplification factor option (by Mirko Buffoni)
- improved Winamp plugin (by Mirko Buffoni)
- don't unlink open files (for Windows port, by Mirko Buffoni)
- add experimental DxF/DFx handling with volume slides in all frames
- add better Archimedes .arc compressed file test
- reverted to older YM3812 emulator for license compliance
- fix byte swap error in HSC to SBI Adlib OPL2 instrument conversion
- fix Reality Adlib tracker loader
- implement Adlib OPL2 synth volume setting
- improve tempo, tuning and envelope of HSC modules
- fix scanning of patterns containing short tracks
- don't play notes outside the valid 8 octave note range
- enable The Player 5.0A loader (tested with Full Moon mods)
- enable ProPacker 2.1 loader (tested with Cool World mods)
- fix endianism issues in The Player 5.0 and 6.0 loaders
- fix AMF track remapping error
- enable instrument retriggering quirk in IT loader
- configuration file moved back to /etc
- fix estimated tempo for S3M/IT modules with BPM changes