documentation for the new '--wimboot' option to wimcapture and wimapply
for more information.
- The format of UNIX data has been changed. If you captured any WIMs with
- the --unix-data option, to upgrade them you'll need to apply them with
- --unix-data using wimlib v1.6.2, then re-capture them with --unix-data
- using this version.
+ On UNIX-like systems, you can now backup and restore device nodes, named
+ pipes, and sockets. In addition, 32-bit user and group IDs are now
+ supported.
+
+ The way that UNIX data is stored in WIM files has been changed. If you
+ captured any WIMs with the --unix-data option, to upgrade them you'll
+ need to apply them with --unix-data using wimlib-imagex v1.6.2, then
+ re-capture them with --unix-data using this version.
wimlib now understands tagged metadata items, such as object IDs, that
can be stored in WIM directory entries.
On Windows, sparse file attributes are no longer set on extracted files.
+ On UNIX, configuring with --disable-xattr or --enable-xattr is no longer
+ supported. Mounting WIM images now always requires extended attribute
+ support. Use --without-fuse to disable support for mounting WIM images.
+
The shared library version has been bumped up. The main
incompatibilities are: