[Netatalk-admins] Netatalk 4.3.0

[Daniel M. <da...@mi...>]

Netatalk 4.3.0, the first version in this new release series, is now available.
You can find release notes and tarballs here:

https://netatalk.io/4.3/ReleaseNotes4.3.0
https://github.com/Netatalk/netatalk/releases/tag/netatalk-4-3-0

For you who build or package netatalk, there are two major changes in 4.3.0 worth calling out here.

First, we now bundle a brand new sqlite CNID backend, which depends on the sqlite3 library.
This backend is currently flagged as experimental, and not meant for production environments.
We would love to get users using this backend in the wild and report back any issues.
At the same time, there is a small risk of data loss because the backend hasn't been tested at scale yet.

Second, the previously vendored bstring library has been removed, and a dependency of a shared bstring library introduced.
When building from source, the meson build system will look for the library and then fall back to building it as a subproject.
Packagers should consider packaging it separately, if not already available as a package on their platforms.

There are many more new features and bugfixes in this release version, so please check out the release notes and changelog!

We are looking forward to getting your feedback.

Daniel