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@@ -1,9 +1,36 @@ +2021-01-02 Antonio Diaz Diaz <antonio@gnu.org> + + * Version 1.22 released. + * New options '-e, --reproduce', '--lzip-level', '--lzip-name', + '--reference-file', and '-E, --debug-reproduce'. + * Remove '--dump-tdata', '--remove-tdata', and '--strip-tdata'. + * main.cc (main): Report an error if a file name is empty. + Make '-o' behave like '-c', but writing to file. + Make '-c' and '-o' check whether the output is a terminal only once. + Do not open output if input is a terminal. + * main.cc (decompress): With '-i', ignore data errors, keep files. + * range_dec.cc: '-i -D' now decompresses a truncated last member. + * '-i -D' now returns 0 if only ignored errors are found. + * '-i' now considers any block > 36 with header a member, not a gap. + * Replace 'decompressed', 'compressed' with 'out', 'in' in output. + * Fix several compiler warnings. (Reported by Nissanka Gooneratne). + * lzip_index.cc: Improve messages for corruption in last header. + * New debug options '-M, --md5sum' and '-U, --unzcrash'. + * main.cc: Set a valid invocation_name even if argc == 0. + * Document extraction from tar.lz in manual, '--help', and man page. + * New files lunzcrash.cc, md5.h, md5.cc, nrep_stats.cc, reproduce.cc. + * lziprecover.texi: New chapter 'Reproducing one sector'. + New sections 'Merging with a backup' and 'Reproducing a mailbox'. + Document the debug options for experts. + * check.sh: Lzip 1.16 or newer is required to run the tests. + * testsuite: Add 9 new test files. + 2019-01-04 Antonio Diaz Diaz <antonio@gnu.org> * Version 1.21 released. - * File_* renamed to Lzip_*. - * Added new options '--dump', '--remove' and '--strip'. They - replace '--dump-tdata', '--remove-tdata' and '--strip-tdata', + * Rename File_* to Lzip_*. + * New options '--dump', '--remove', and '--strip'. They + replace '--dump-tdata', '--remove-tdata', and '--strip-tdata', which are now aliases and will be removed in version 1.22. * lzip.h (Lzip_trailer): New function 'verify_consistency'. * lzip_index.cc: Lzip_index now detects gaps between members, @@ -17,22 +44,20 @@ * Improve and add new diagnostic messages. * Print '\n' instead of '\r' if !isatty( 1 ) in merge, repair. * main.cc: Compile on DOS with DJGPP. - * lziprecover.texi: Added chapter 'Tarlz'. + * lziprecover.texi: New chapter 'Tarlz'. * configure: Accept appending to CXXFLAGS, 'CXXFLAGS+=OPTIONS'. * INSTALL: Document use of CXXFLAGS+='-D __USE_MINGW_ANSI_STDIO'. - * Added new test files fox.lz fox6_sc[1-6].lz. + * New test files fox.lz, fox6_sc[1-6].lz. 2018-02-12 Antonio Diaz Diaz <antonio@gnu.org> * Version 1.20 released. - * split.cc: Fixed splitting of files > 64 KiB broken since 1.16. - * Added new option '--dump-tdata'. - * Added new option '--remove-tdata'. - * Added new option '--strip-tdata'. - * Added new option '--loose-trailing'. - * Improved corrupt header detection to HD=3. + * split.cc: Fix splitting of files > 64 KiB broken since 1.16. + * New options '--dump-tdata', '--remove-tdata', '--strip-tdata', and + '--loose-trailing'. + * Improve corrupt header detection to HD=3. * main.cc: Show corrupt or truncated header in multimember file. - * Replaced 'bits/byte' with inverse compression ratio in output. + * Replace 'bits/byte' with inverse compression ratio in output. * Show progress of decompression at verbosity level 2 (-vv). * Show progress of decompression only if stderr is a terminal. * main.cc: Show final diagnostic when testing multiple files. @@ -49,14 +74,14 @@ * main.cc: Show trailing data in both hexadecimal and ASCII. * lzip_index.cc: Improve detection of bad dict and trailing data. * lzip_index.cc: Skip trailing data more efficiently. - * lzip.h: Unified messages for bad magic, trailing data, etc. + * lzip.h: Unify messages for bad magic, trailing data, etc. * New struct Bad_byte allows delta and flip modes for bad_value. - * unzcrash.cc: Added new option '-e, --set-byte'. + * unzcrash.cc: New option '-e, --set-byte'. 2016-05-12 Antonio Diaz Diaz <antonio@gnu.org> * Version 1.18 released. - * Added new option '-a, --trailing-error'. + * New option '-a, --trailing-error'. * merge.cc (open_input_files): Use CRC to test identical files. * repair.cc (repair_file): Detect gross damage before repairing. * repair.cc: Repair a damaged dictionary size in the header. @@ -64,25 +89,22 @@ * Decompression time has been reduced by 2%. * main.cc (decompress): Print up to 6 bytes of trailing data when '-tvvvv' is specified. - * decoder.cc (verify_trailer): Removed test of final code. + * decoder.cc (verify_trailer): Remove test of final code. * main.cc (main): Delete '--output' file if infd is a terminal. * main.cc (main): Don't use stdin more than once. * Use 'close_and_set_permissions' and 'set_signals' in all modes. * range_dec.cc (list_file): Show dictionary size and size of trailing data (if any) with '-lv'. - * Added new option '-A, --alone-to-lz'. - * Added new option '-W, --debug-decompress'. - * Added new option '-X, --show-packets'. - * Changed short name of option '--debug-delay' to '-Y'. - * Changed short name of option '--debug-repair' to '-Z'. - * unzcrash.cc: Added new option '-B, --block'. - * unzcrash.cc: Added new option '-d, --delta'. - * unzcrash.cc: Added new option '-t, --truncate'. - * unzcrash.cc: Added new option '-z, --zcmp'. + * New options '-A, --alone-to-lz', '-W, --debug-decompress', and + '-X, --show-packets'. + * Change short name of option '--debug-delay' to '-Y'. + * Change short name of option '--debug-repair' to '-Z'. + * unzcrash.cc: New options '-B, --block', '-d, --delta', + '-t, --truncate', and '-z, --zcmp'. * unzcrash.cc: Read files as large as RAM allows. * unzcrash.cc: Compare output using zcmp if decompressor returns 0. * unzcrash.cc: Accept negative position and size. - * lziprecover.texi: Added chapter 'Trailing data'. + * lziprecover.texi: New chapter 'Trailing data'. * configure: Avoid warning on some shells when testing for g++. * Makefile.in: Detect the existence of install-info. * check.sh: Don't check error messages. @@ -93,19 +115,18 @@ * Version 1.17 released. * New block selection algorithm makes merge up to 100 times faster. * repair.cc: Repair time has been reduced by 15%. - * Added new option '-y, --debug-delay'. - * Added new option '-z, --debug-repair'. - * Makefile.in: Added new targets 'install*-compress'. - * testsuite/unzcrash.cc: Moved to top directory. - * lziprecover.texi: Added chapter 'File names'. + * New options '-y, --debug-delay' and '-z, --debug-repair'. + * Makefile.in: New targets 'install*-compress'. + * testsuite/unzcrash.cc: Move to top directory. + * lziprecover.texi: New chapter 'File names'. 2014-08-29 Antonio Diaz Diaz <antonio@gnu.org> * Version 1.16 released. * New class LZ_mtester makes repair up to 10 times faster. * main.cc (close_and_set_permissions): Behave like 'cp -p'. - * lziprecover.texinfo: Renamed to lziprecover.texi. - * License changed to GPL version 2 or later. + * lziprecover.texinfo: Rename to lziprecover.texi. + * Change license to GPL version 2 or later. 2013-09-14 Antonio Diaz Diaz <antonio@gnu.org> @@ -114,20 +135,20 @@ per member. * merge.cc: Merge multimember files. * main.cc (show_header): Don't show header version. - * lziprecover.texinfo: Added chapters 'Repairing files', - 'Merging files' and 'Unzcrash'. + * lziprecover.texinfo: New chapters 'Repairing files', + 'Merging files', and 'Unzcrash'. 2013-05-31 Antonio Diaz Diaz <antonio@gnu.org> * Version 1.14 released. - * Added new option '-i, --ignore-errors'. + * New option '-i, --ignore-errors'. * Option '-l, --list' now accepts more than one file. * Decompression time has been reduced by 12%. * split.cc: Use as few digits as possible in file names. * split.cc: In verbose mode show names of files being created. * main.cc (show_header): Show header version if verbosity >= 4. * configure: Options now accept a separate argument. - * Makefile.in: Added new targets 'install-as-lzip', 'install-bin'. + * Makefile.in: New targets 'install-as-lzip' and 'install-bin'. * main.cc: Use 'setmode' instead of '_setmode' on Windows and OS/2. 2012-02-24 Antonio Diaz Diaz <ant_diaz@teleline.es> @@ -136,64 +157,60 @@ * Lziprecover is now distributed in its own package. Until version 1.12 it was included in the lzip package. Previous entries in this file are taken from there. - * lziprecover.cc: Renamed to main.cc. + * lziprecover.cc: Rename to main.cc. * New files merge.cc, repair.cc, split.cc, and range_dec.cc. - * main.cc: Added decompressor options (-c, -d, -k, -t) so that - a external decompressor is not needed for recovery nor for + * main.cc: Add decompressor options (-c, -d, -k, -t) so that + an external decompressor is not needed for recovery nor for "make check". - * Added new option '-D, --range-decompress' which extracts a - range of bytes decompressing only the members containing the - desired data. - * Added new option '-l, --list' which prints correct total file - sizes even for multimember files. - * merge.cc repair.cc: Remove output file if recovery fails. - * Changed quote characters in messages as advised by GNU Standards. + * New option '-D, --range-decompress', which extracts a range of + bytes decompressing only the members containing the desired data. + * New option '-l, --list', which prints correct total file sizes + even for multimember files. + * merge.cc, repair.cc: Remove output file if recovery fails. + * Change quote characters in messages as advised by GNU Standards. * split.cc: Use Boyer-Moore algorithm to search for headers. - * configure: 'datadir' renamed to 'datarootdir'. + * configure: Rename 'datadir' to 'datarootdir'. 2011-04-30 Antonio Diaz Diaz <ant_diaz@teleline.es> * Version 1.12 released. * lziprecover.cc: If '-v' is not specified show errors only. * unzcrash.cc: Use Arg_parser. - * unzcrash.cc: Added new option '-b, --bits'. - * unzcrash.cc: Added new option '-p, --position'. - * unzcrash.cc: Added new option '-s, --size'. + * unzcrash.cc: New options '-b, --bits', '-p, --position', and + '-s, --size'. 2010-09-16 Antonio Diaz Diaz <ant_diaz@teleline.es> * Version 1.11 released. - * lziprecover.cc: Added new option '-m, --merge' which tries to - produce a correct file merging the good parts of two or more - damaged copies. - * lziprecover.cc: Added new option '-R, --repair' for repairing - a 1-byte error in single-member files. - * decoder.cc (decode_member): Detect file errors earlier to - improve efficiency of lziprecover's new repair capability. + * lziprecover.cc: New option '-m, --merge', which tries to produce a + correct file by merging the good parts of two or more damaged copies. + * lziprecover.cc: New option '-R, --repair' for repairing a + 1-byte error in single-member files. + * decoder.cc (decode_member): Detect file errors earlier to improve + efficiency of lziprecover's new repair capability. This change also prevents (harmless) access to uninitialized memory when decompressing a corrupt file. - * lziprecover.cc: Added new option '-f, --force'. - * lziprecover.cc: Added new option '-o, --output'. - * lziprecover.cc: Added new option '-s, --split' to select the - until now only operation of splitting multimember files. - * lziprecover.cc: If no operation is specified, warn the user - and do nothing. + * lziprecover.cc: New options '-f, --force' and '-o, --output'. + * lziprecover.cc: New option '-s, --split' to select the until + now only operation of splitting multimember files. + * lziprecover.cc: If no operation is specified, warn the user and do + nothing. 2009-06-22 Antonio Diaz Diaz <ant_diaz@teleline.es> * Version 1.6 released. - * Added man page for lziprecover. + * lziprecover.1: New man page. * check.sh: Test lziprecover. 2009-01-24 Antonio Diaz Diaz <ant_diaz@teleline.es> * Version 1.4 released. - * Added 'lziprecover', a member recoverer program. + * Add 'lziprecover', a member recoverer program. * unzcrash.cc: Test all 1-byte errors. -Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Antonio Diaz Diaz. +Copyright (C) 2009-2021 Antonio Diaz Diaz. This file is a collection of facts, and thus it is not copyrightable, -but just in case, you have unlimited permission to copy, distribute and +but just in case, you have unlimited permission to copy, distribute, and modify it. |