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> On 7. Nov 2017, at 18:06, Jan Lehnardt <j...@apache.org> wrote: > > Update, the release notes links for 1.7.0 will be valid in a few days, > until then, you can use: http://docs.couchdb.org/en/latest/whatsnew/1.6.html > > Best > Jan > -- > >> On 7. Nov 2017, at 17:58, Jan Lehnardt <j...@apache.org> wrote: >> >> Dear CouchDB Community, >> >> The Apache CouchDB development team is proud to announce the >> immediate availability of versions 2.1.1 and 1.7.0. >> >> Both releases are security releases and fix multiple CRITICAL >> issues. Updates are mandatory. >> >> Due to the severity of the issues and the limited options for >> workarounds, we will delay the release of detailed descriptions >> by seven (7) days and publish a full report on Tuesday, November >> 14th. We expect all CouchDB users to update their installations >> before then. >> >> We are working with various package managers to ensure a smooth >> update path, but we can not make any promises. We advise all >> users to prepare to update from source, instructions can be >> found in the CouchDB documentation: >> >> http://docs.couchdb.org/en/2.1.1/install/index.html (2.1.1) and >> https://github.com/apache/couchdb/tree/1.7.0/share/doc/src/install (1.7.0). >> >> For download options, see the download section of the main CouchDB >> website: >> >> >> http://couchdb.apache.org/#download >> >> >> * * * >> >> >> ## Release Details >> >> In addition to the security fix, both releases include a number of >> additional features and bugfixes. >> >> # New features in 2.1.1 >> >> - Support compilation and running under Erlang/OTP 20.x. >> - Improve compaction speed by 10-40%. >> - Improve design doc cache performance. >> - Add support for partial indexes in Mango. >> - Add bookmark pagination to Mango. >> - Add execution_stats option to Mango queries for performance analysis. >> - The cookie domain for AuthSession cookies, used in a proxy authentication >> configuration, can now be customised via the ini file >> - The current node's local interface can now be accessed at >> /_node/_local/{endpoint} as well as at >> /_node/<nodename>@<hostname>/{endpoint}. >> - Fauxton now uses a version of React with a BSD license. >> - See the full list here: >> https://github.com/apache/couchdb-documentation/blob/0c804c8b15ae0008ee1ef042cb812d1e16e4144b/src/whatsnew/2.1.rst#version-2-1-1. >> >> # Other Bug Fixes in 2.1.1 >> >> - The couch_peruser functionality is now really fixed. Really. >> - It is now possible to modify shard maps for system databases. >> - Fix issue on macOS with mounted volumes that have a space in their name. >> - 50+ bug fixes and performance improvements, see the full list here: >> https://github.com/apache/couchdb-documentation/blob/0c804c8b15ae0008ee1ef042cb812d1e16e4144b/src/whatsnew/2.1.rst#version-2-1-1 >> >> # New features in 1.7.0 >> >> - Support Erlang Versions 18, 19, & 20. >> - Support glibc >= 2.20. >> - support for the _bulk_get endpoint to improve replication performance with >> PouchDB. >> - Replace etap test suite with EUnit. >> - Support for user configurable SSL ciphers. >> - Upgrade Coffeescript to version 1.10. >> - See the full list here: >> http://docs.couchdb.org/en/1.7.0/whatsnew/1.7.html#version-1-7-0 >> >> # Other Bug Fixes in 1.7.0 >> >> - Disable Nagle’s algorithm by default. >> - Wrong Expires header weekday. >> - Bind both to IPv4 and IPv6. >> - Duplicate document _ids created under high edit load. >> - See the full list here: >> http://docs.couchdb.org/en/1.7.0/whatsnew/1.7.html#version-1-7-0 >> >> * * * >> > > -- > Professional Support for Apache CouchDB: > https://neighbourhood.ie/couchdb-support/ > -- Professional Support for Apache CouchDB: https://neighbourhood.ie/couchdb-support/
