Fix creating large solid blocks

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@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 Only the most important changes more recent than version 0.6 are noted here.
 
 Version 1.7.0-BETA:
-       Improved compatibility with version 3584 WIM / ESD files.
+       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.
 
@@ -13,10 +16,14 @@ Version 1.7.0-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 1.7.0-BETA:
        The 'mkwinpeimg' script now supports writing the ISO image to standard
        output.
 
+       The <ARCH> 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 1.7.0-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.