Hello Eric, Thank you very much for the time and effort put into this project. It's nice to see rdiff-backup moving forward.
I will continue to test this new beta version with Rdiffweb and Minarca which should be 100% compatible with this new version soon. On Fri, Sep 16, 2022 at 7:41 AM <ewl+rdiffbac...@lavar.de> wrote: > Hi, > > after the slightly pear-shaped first beta, here is the 2nd beta in a > better shape. Please use the chance to test whatever you can and report > issues [1]! It is your chance to make sure that rdiff-backup works in > your environment and for your use-case before it gets released. > > And if someone wonders what I'll be doing while you'll test, well there > is still enough to be done, and I could use some help as well [2]. > > Any question, doubt, kudos, etc, this mailing list is the right place to > be. > > Have a nice week-end, > Eric > > [1] https://github.com/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup/issues > [2] https://github.com/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup/milestone/2 > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > 2nd beta v2.1.2b2 just fixing Windows > <https://github.com/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup/releases/tag/v2.1.2b2> > > Repository: rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup > <https://github.com/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup> · Tag: v2.1.2b2 > <https://github.com/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup/tree/v2.1.2b2> · Commit: > 6d8e038 > < > https://github.com/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup/commit/6d8e038b37605dcca0a314c80cdcfd1ce50a0fb7> > > · Released by: github-actions[bot] <https://github.com/apps/github-actions > > > > This is a beta release so that many people can test before this becomes > the next stable release. All changes are documented in the changelog > < > https://github.com/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup/blob/v2.1.2b2/CHANGELOG.adoc#new-in-v2.1.2b2>. > > Check especially the changes (marked with /CHG/) which might impact your > workflow. Since the last alpha: > > * support for Python 3.6 has been dropped, support for Python 3.10 added > * return codes have changed and are now more detailed, see man-page > for details, > * more stability around failed file handling, > * a lot of code changes under the hood (which you shouldn't notice but > just that you don't think we were lazy), > * and we even found some time for new features (only using the new > API), like better locking of repositories and being able to regress > the last backup even if it was successful, possibly one of the > longest standing RFEs. > > *NOTE:* the only difference to the first beta is that the Windows > installer has been fixed. > > Please use this release to test and report issues > < > https://github.com/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup/issues/new?assignees=&labels=&template=bug_report.md&title=%5BBUG%5D>, > > especially regarding: > > * usage in client/server in combination with version v2.0.5 of > rdiff-backup > * usage under Windows (and MacOS/X) > * usage of the new API with |--api-version 201| > > It's a beta version, it should be feature-stable but still have some > bugs. Here is what remains to be done before 2.2.0 can be released > < > https://github.com/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+milestone%3A2.2.0>, > > planned to be done before end of the year. > > The installation procedure hasn't changed much and is available from the > readme > <https://github.com/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup/blob/v2.1.2b2/README.adoc> > (beta packages might or might not be offered by the maintainers, in > doubt install via |pip install rdiff-backup==2.1.2b2| under Linux and > use the attached binaries under Windows). You might want to use the > side-by-side installation > < > https://github.com/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup/blob/v2.1.2b2/docs/migration.adoc#side-by-side-installation> > > to safeguard your productive installation. > > — > > This release has 19 assets: > > * rdiff-backup-2.1.2b2.tar.gz > * rdiff-backup-2.1.2b2.win32exe.zip > * rdiff-backup-2.1.2b2.win64exe.zip > * > rdiff_backup-2.1.2b2-cp310-cp310-manylinux_2_12_i686.manylinux2010_i686.whl > * > > rdiff_backup-2.1.2b2-cp310-cp310-manylinux_2_12_x86_64.manylinux2010_x86_64.whl > * > > rdiff_backup-2.1.2b2-cp310-cp310-manylinux_2_17_x86_64.manylinux2014_x86_64.whl > * rdiff_backup-2.1.2b2-cp310-cp310-win32.whl > * rdiff_backup-2.1.2b2-cp310-cp310-win_amd64.whl > * > rdiff_backup-2.1.2b2-cp37-cp37m-manylinux_2_12_i686.manylinux2010_i686.whl > * > > rdiff_backup-2.1.2b2-cp37-cp37m-manylinux_2_12_x86_64.manylinux2010_x86_64.whl > * > > rdiff_backup-2.1.2b2-cp37-cp37m-manylinux_2_17_x86_64.manylinux2014_x86_64.whl > * > rdiff_backup-2.1.2b2-cp38-cp38-manylinux_2_12_i686.manylinux2010_i686.whl > * > > rdiff_backup-2.1.2b2-cp38-cp38-manylinux_2_12_x86_64.manylinux2010_x86_64.whl > * > > rdiff_backup-2.1.2b2-cp38-cp38-manylinux_2_17_x86_64.manylinux2014_x86_64.whl > * > rdiff_backup-2.1.2b2-cp39-cp39-manylinux_2_12_i686.manylinux2010_i686.whl > * > > rdiff_backup-2.1.2b2-cp39-cp39-manylinux_2_12_x86_64.manylinux2010_x86_64.whl > * > > rdiff_backup-2.1.2b2-cp39-cp39-manylinux_2_17_x86_64.manylinux2014_x86_64.whl > * Source code (zip) > * Source code (tar.gz) > > Visit the release page > <https://github.com/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup/releases/tag/v2.1.2b2> to > download them. > > -- IKUS Software https://www.ikus-soft.com/ 514-971-6442 St-Colomban, QC J5K 1T9