X-Git-Url: https://wimlib.net/git/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=b5dd7dae72742272df1d0dbc28f636f0f5a511d2;hb=55f1b41f8c2e4b53fbdd1f601389abc49795e4d4;hp=b6125877f73233847ce313abab49c809bb06f037;hpb=27b30056e4520e9b5b9d0846f438311746345f83;p=wimlib diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index b6125877..b5dd7dae 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,9 +1,12 @@ Only the most important changes more recent than version 0.6 are noted here. -Version 1.6.3-BETA: - Improved compatibility with version 3584 WIM / ESD files. +Version 1.7.0-BETA: + Improved compatibility with version 3584 WIM / ESD files: + - Add support for reading and writing multiple solid blocks per + archive, which WIMGAPI/DISM can create when appending an image. + - Correctly create solid blocks larger than 4 GiB. - Performance improvements, including for extraction. + Improved decompression, compression, and extraction performance. 'add' commands passed to wimupdate will now replace existing nondirectory files by default. Use the --no-replace option to get the @@ -13,10 +16,14 @@ Version 1.6.3-BETA: 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. @@ -29,7 +36,14 @@ Version 1.6.3-BETA: The 'mkwinpeimg' script now supports writing the ISO image to standard output. + The element in WIM XML data will now be exported correctly. + On Windows, sparse file attributes are no longer set on extracted files. + Oddly enough, this actually saves disk space in some cases. + + 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: @@ -51,13 +65,19 @@ Version 1.6.3-BETA: wimlib_extract_files(), and wimlib_print_metadata(). - Removed extraction flags: WIMLIB_EXTRACT_FLAG_HARDLINK, - WIMLIB_EXTRACT_FLAG_SYMLINK, and - WIMLIB_EXTRACT_FLAG_FILE_ORDER. + WIMLIB_EXTRACT_FLAG_SYMLINK, WIMLIB_EXTRACT_FLAG_FILE_ORDER, + and WIMLIB_EXTRACT_FLAG_SEQUENTIAL. - Removed progress messages: WIMLIB_PROGRESS_MSG_APPLY_TIMESTAMPS, WIMLIB_PROGRESS_MSG_EXTRACT_DIR_STRUCTURE_BEGIN, - WIMLIB_PROGRESS_MSG_EXTRACT_DIR_STRUCTURE_END. + WIMLIB_PROGRESS_MSG_EXTRACT_DIR_STRUCTURE_END. Numbering + stays the same. + + - Removed some error codes. Numbering stays the same. + + - Replaced WIMLIB_UNMOUNT_FLAG_LAZY with + WIMLIB_UNMOUNT_FLAG_FORCE. - WIM paths passed to progress functions now have a leading slash.