[BackupPC-users] BackupPC 3.0.0beta2 released

[Craig B. <cba...@us...>]

I have released BackupPC 3.0.0beta2 on SF at:

    http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/   =20

A new version 0.68 of File::RsyncP that is needed for rsync
hardlink support has also been released on SF and CPAN.

I've attached the ChangeLog with the changes since 3.0.0beta1.

3.0.0beta2 has some substantial new features compared to 2.1.2.
New features include:

* Added configuration and host CGI editor.

* Added rsync hardlink support.  Requires latest version of
  File::RsyncP (0.68).

* Decoupled BackupPC_dump from BackupPC_nightly by making
  asynchronous file linking/delete robust to race conditions.
  Now only BackupPC_nightly and BackupPC_link are mutually
  exclusive so only one runs at a time, and BackupPC_dump and
  BackupPC_restore can run anytime.

* Added support for multi-level incrementals.  In the style of dump(1),
  the level of each incremental can be specified.  Each incremental
  backups up everything since the most recent backup of a lower level
  (fulls are always level 0).  Previous behavior was all incrementals
  were level 1, meaning they backed up everything since the last full
  (level 0).  Default configuration is all incrementals are level 1.

* Server file names are now in utf8 and optional conversion
  to/from client name charsets can be configured.  All CGI
  pages now use the utf8 charset.

* Added RSS support from Rich Duzenbury.

* Added optional checking of exit status of Dump/Restore/Archive Pre/Post=

  UserCmd.

* For new installations configure.pl places all the configuration
  files below /etc/BackupPC, bringing it more in line with the
  File System Hierarchy Standard (FHS).

I am hoping this is the final beta releases prior to the offical
3.0.0 release.

Enjoy!
Craig

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# Version 3.0.0beta2, 18 Nov 2006
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* Fix for final md4 digest check on rsync transfers >=3D 512MB when proto=
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  version >=3D 27 and checksums are not cached.  Reported by Garith Dugmo=
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  and Dale Renton.

* Config Editor "Save" button is now always visible, but greyed out
  until there are changes to save.

* Config editor allows other tabs to be selected when there is an
  error, which allows you to fix an error (eg: missing binary) in
  an exiting config file.  Errors are now displayed at the top of
  the page in addition to next to the erroneous setting.

* configure.pl checks version of Encode.pm.  Reported by Chris Stone.

* Several fixes to bin/BackupPC_fixupBackupSummary from Stian Jordet.

* Fixed config.pl editor writing to solve bug with multi-line text
  strings ending in newline.  Reported and root caused by Les Stott
  and Jerry Groendyke.

* Fixed error recovery case in BackupPC::PoolWrite, reported by
  Samuel Bancal.

* Fixed table width in backup browsing to avoid Firefox layout anomoly,
  provided by Jono Woodhouse.

* CSS file updates from Jono Woodhouse.  Prior (v2) version is included
  as BackupPC_stnd_orig.css in case people prefer the old skin.

* More compact host summary, including disabled host indication,
  from Jono Woodhouse.

* New directory/file/hardlink and symlink image icons from Sean Cameron
  and Jono Woodhouse, making directory browse more compact.

* BackupPC.pid is now world readable, suggested by Casper Thomsen.

* Reordered the Server navigation bar links, suggested by David Relson.

* Fixed typos in init.d/src/gentoo-backuppc, configure.pl and config.pl
  reported by David Relson.