From: Rick M. <k1...@ar...> - 2022-11-15 16:05:47
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A new release of TQSL (2.7) is in progress. Beta versions of this release are now available for testing; these have all of the major changes expected for 2.7. Changes: 1. When the "uploads" database gets corrupted or is missing, try to recover it from a backup. In the past, TQSL would start over with an empty database, losing all upload history. The fact that TQSL by default performs an automatic backup when it's run means that a good source of upload data is often available. 2. Change the upload database from Oracle BerkeleyDB (BDB) to Lightning Memory-Mapped Database (LMDB). This removes a source of frequent errors because that database was getting corrupted, with many attempts to repair/recover by TQSL not working as hoped. LMDB has higher performance and does not have the licensing issues found with BDB. 3. Upgrade the Mac kits to support native Apple Silicon (arm64) and Intel 64-bit; the legacy kit is now only for 32-bit Intel and PowerPC. Some components of TQSL are lagging behind with this release as they will not build on these older systems. Input on the value of continuing to maintain the 32-bit Mac systems is of value. Please give these a spin. All feedback is gratefully accepted. This will go to a release candidate once the translator updates are completed, which probably means early December. Kits: https://www.rickmurphy.net/lotw/tqsl-2.7.msi - Windows https://www.rickmurphy.net/lotw/tqsl-2.7.pkg - Mac 64-bit https://www.rickmurphy.net/lotw/tqsl-legacy-2.7.pkg - Mac 32-bit https://www.rickmurphy.net/lotw/tqsl-2.7.tar.gz - Linux/BSD source https:/www.rickmurphy.net/lotw/tqsl-2.7_x86_64.AppImage - Linux pre-built 73, -Rick -- Rick Murphy, D.Sc., CISSP-ISSAP, K1MU/4, Annandale VA USA |