[Trustedqsl-testing] TQSL 2.7 beta version available for testing

[Rick M. <k1...@ar...>]

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
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Rick Murphy, D.Sc., CISSP-ISSAP, K1MU/4, Annandale VA USA