              Technical notes on version 2.5.x

General:

Release Version 3.0.0:
05Apr09
kes  Fix Win32 make clean to clean correctly 
kes  Cleanup Win installer dialog messages a bit ...
04Apr09
kes  Separate object/binaries in Win32 and Win64 builds. More to be done.
kes  Add bconsole to Win64 installer.
03Apr09
kes  Implement more automatic build of Win64 client. Note, there are still
     lots of warning messages, but it seems to build a correct binary.
02Apr09
kes  Enhance Job messages from SD when the FD->SD protocol is incorrect
     and the SD hangs up. Previously this looked like a comm error.
mvw  Fixed problem in xattr and acl code trying to send empty acl or xattr
     streams.
mvw  Fix for bug #1261 where we send out a null stream when a file only an
     acl and xattr support is also turned on.
mvw  Added some warnings to configure when using libtool and static in
     one configure.
30Mar09
ebl  Fix small memory leak in fileregexp bsr code
29Mar09
kes  Correct bacula32.def entry point as specified by James.
kes  Add code to FD plugin driver to make a copy of the plugin
     filename to be saved to avoid save_file from zaping it.
28Mar09
kes  Directly mark all files saved by plugin as being seen for Accurate.
kes  Add checks on the plugin version and the plugin license. Currently
     only implemented for FD plugins.
kes  Add installation of /usr/share/doc/bacula
kes  Modify plugin checkFile to return bRC_Seen to cause file
     to remain.  Previously was true/false.
27Mar09
kes  Implement installation of bat help files
     The help files are installed in the htmldoc dir and can be set
     by --htmldoc=xxx on the ./configure. Default is:
     /usr/share/doc/bacula/html
kes  Update projects file
kes  Apply patch from  Pasi Karkkainen <pasik@iki.fi> that adds
     Previous Job name to migrate job report.
26Mar09
kes  Apply bacula-autoconf-db-m4.patch from Kjetil Torgrim Homme 
     <kjetilho@linpro.no> that doesn't *require* the static libraries
     for the SQL database engine. Fixes a build problem if the static
     libraries are not loaded.
25Mar09
ebl  Update Makefiles to compile win64 using "make WIN64=yes"
kes  Disable plugin options in ua_run.c
kes  Added the following to provide solutions to the plugin/Accurate
     problem -- bug #1236 Cannot restore incremental backups with 
     the Exchange plugin.
     - New Bacula read-only variable bVarAccurate -- returns accurate flag
     - New Bacula write-only variable bVarFileSeen -- marks a file as seen
     - New plugin entry point -- checkFile that is called at the end
       of an Accurate job and allows the plugin to mark a file as seen.
24Mar09
kes  Temporarly turn off comm timers because it causes bat to seg fault.
     Must research making SIGUSR2 work with bat and Qt.
24Mar09
ebl  Use MTIMEONLY fileset option in accurate check
23Mar09
ebl  Tweak code to compile win64 version with mingw
21Mar09
Kes  Attempt to correct timing problems with starting bat and obtaining
     lists. Maintain in_command counter to know when a list is coming.
20Mar09
kes  Convert seconds.seq separator into seconds_seq so that Bacula
     editing of the Job name from the full Job name works. This fixes
     bug #1255 'variable %n changed'.
kes  Second half of proposed fix for bug #1227 that does not
     mark virtual volumes for unloading.
kes  Proposed fix for bug #1227 Job and labeling new tape.

Beta Release 2.5.42-b2
16Mar09
kes  Increase timeout for unmounting DVD as suggested by reporter
     of bug #1250.
15Mar09
jh   Fix by James Harper to print error code when attempting to
     restore two databases (only one is permitted). This responds
     to bug #1234.
kes  Apply the nodump patch supplied by Frank Kardel that fixes
     the NODUMP flag problem. This fixes bug #1221
kes  Add more output if a user attempts to clone a job but does not
     uniquely specify the Job name.  This responds to bug #1248 which
     was not a bug, but improves user feedback.
14Mar09
kes  Fix problems with bug #1247 and 64 bit time_t OSes by not 
     editing (printf) time_t values.
12Mar09
kes  Install bacula (start/stop script) in sbindir in addition to
     scripts dir.
ebl  Tweak configure to remove bash specific code
ebl  Remove TCABD reference
11Mar09
ebl  Free lock manager in when btape exits
09Mar09
kes  Apply patch from bug #1224, which fixes waiting on max Storage
     jobs during migration.  Submitted by Alexandre Simon.
kes  On 03Mar08 (a year ago) applied patch from bug #1059 (kardel)
     to implement the NODUMP flag on FreeBSD.
07Mar09
kes  When deleting a Volume by MediaId require the Id to be
     prefixed by a * to avoid confusing with an integer volume
     name.
kes  Prevent bls from printing binary data when a plugin stream
     encountered. This fixes bug #1238
kes  Prepare to add JS_Warnings termination status.
kes  Attempt to resolve bwx-console Win32 crash. Not likely to
     work.
06Mar09
kes  Move src/win32/dll to src/win32/lib, which is much more logical.
kes  Fix the Win32 build.
kes  Fix broken casting in src/compat/print.cpp.
kes  Eliminate jcr Errors and always use jcr JobErrors.  This should
     ensure that SD and FD errors are correctly reported.  Also add
     JobErrors to SD returned values. This should fix bug #1242.
28Feb09
mvw  Implemented xattr support for Solaris 9 and above and extensible
     attributes for OpenSolaris.
mvw  Added some limits to the xattr code so that we don't blow up the
     filed on big xattrs.
mvw  Fixed some comments which changed due to xattrs being implemented.
mvw  Changed xattr support checking in configure to test first for
     generic solutions and when not found for specific OS functions.
25Feb09
mvw  Don't try to copy empty jobs (e.g. with jobbytes == 0)
     which gives Unable to get Job Volume Parameters errors.
     Which leads to copying the same job over and over again.
21Feb09
kes  Ensure that src/qt-console/.libs is cleaned properly
20Feb09
mvw  Use acl_data_len instead of seperate var for length
     of acl stream.
ebl  Add database update scripts to updatedb dir
19Feb09
ebl  Fix #1226 about bconsole segfault when using readline()
18Feb09
kes  Apply Eric's next-beta.patch that enables 64 bit FileIds and
     adds new columns to the catalog.
kes  Ensure that libtool directory always cleaned + reduce 
     unnecessary output during make clean.
15Feb09
ebl  Check postgresql database encoding that should be SQL_ASCII
     and print a warning if it's something else.
08Feb09
kes  Free name item in guid_to_name.c when already in list.
kes  Add more info to error message in ua_tree.c
05Feb09
kes  Make re-read last block fatal if block numbers differ by
     more than one.
30Jan09
ebl  Try to disable _FORTIFY_SOURCE by default
29Jan09
ebl  Tweak compat.h for new mingw
28Jan09
ebl  Add new ScratchPool directive to Pool. Thanks to Graham
ebl  Turn on db_get_file_list() single SQL because the failure
     was due to a full FS. And the accurate test fails with the
     other code.
27Jan09
ebl  Fix a bug that doesn't update RecyclePool all the time 
     during the first startup.
25Jan09
kes  Turn off db_get_file_list() giant SQL because if fails on
     my production machine.
kes  Fix bat.pro.in so that bat is properly installed rather
     than just copied.
24Jan09
kes  Modify search for .conf file so that if one is given on
     the command line, it will be used, otherwise it will use
     the SYSCONF directory.  It will no longer look in the current
     directory unless explicitly requested on the command line.
     This fixes bug #1189.
kes  Fail a job that references a plugin if no Plugin Directory is
     defined.
22Jan09
kes  Fix bug #1211 crash during reload with bad dird.conf file.
21Jan09
ebl  Add detection of intptr_t and uintptr_t to configure process
20Jan09
ebl  Change some cast to use intptr_t instead of long
18Jan09
kes  Apply acl_solaris_update.patch submitted by Marco (thanks).
kes  Remove configure check for resolv.h -- it is apparently not needed
     and causes build warnings on FreeBSD.
kes  Ensure that the installer and newinstaller Makefiles are called
     during a make clean.
12Jan09
kes  Apply Eric's fix for suppressing extended attributes error messages
     when dealing with deleted files.
11Jan09
kes  Add src/win32/newinstaller -- single file installer
kes  Attempt to explicitly call gmake when needed, or if not found
     skip the calls.  This should fix the FreeBSD regression/build.
10Jan09
kes  Fix bat.pro.in so that bat will install.
09Jan09
kes  Add more debug output to VSS init.
kes  Attempt to correct win32 debug in berrno.
09Jan09
kes  Fix bug reported by Dan where make fails in clean of src/win32. 
07Jan09
kes  Fix bug #1212, SD is unable to recycle purged volumes. fstat()
     was broken.
06Jan09
ebl  Despool attributes directly from the director if attribute
     spool file is present
Beta Release 2.5.28-b1
05Jan09
kes  Fix bat install broken by $DESTDIR change.
02Jan09
kes  Fix annoying compiler warnings in console/conio.c
kes  Fix win32 build (depended whether or not ./configure was run).
28Dec08
kes  Apply fix suggested by Bruno Friedmann to configure.in to
     find python2.5
26Dec08
kes  Turn on Eric's match_bsr tape block checking code.
kes  Correct values used for tape block numbers in record.c.
23Dec08
ebl  Fix a problem with PoolUncopiedJobs option which was broken
     by the new JT_JOB_COPY type.
kes  Fix bug #1206 -- Error: sql_update.c:194, which was probably
     caused by the user modifying the Bacula DB schema.
kes  Remove rogue line of C code.
kes  Fix bug #1208

Beta Release 2.5.28-b1
02Jan09
kes  Fix annoying compiler warnings in console/conio.c
kes  Fix win32 build (depended whether or not ./configure was run).
28Dec08
kes  Apply fix suggested by Bruno Friedmann to configure.in to
     find python2.5
26Dec08
kes  Turn on Eric's match_bsr tape block checking code.
kes  Correct values used for tape block numbers in record.c.
23Dec08
ebl  Fix a problem with PoolUncopiedJobs option which was broken
     by the new JT_JOB_COPY type.
kes  Fix bug #1206 -- Error: sql_update.c:194, which was probably
     caused by the user modifying the Bacula DB schema.
kes  Remove rogue line of C code.
kes  Fix bug #1208

Beta Release Version 2.5.26
20Dec08
kes  Correct typo in Win32 Makefile editing
kes  Correct typos in debug output.
kes  Improved error detection in creating bsrs.
kes  Add debug code to Win32 restore
19Dec08
kes  Fix Win32 build.
ebl  Cleanup director VolParam struct
18Dec08
ebl  Replace File:Block in BSR by Address to fix #1190
16Dec08
kes  Correct missing return in Darwin code.
15Dec08
ebl  Copy joblog after a Copy job
14Dec08
kes  Tweak block.c read to more closely simulate write for computing
     block addresses and turn on disk block testing.
kes  Implement a crude 'list joblog' mostly for debugging.
13Dec08
kes  Fix Migration bug #1206 sql error with NULL FileSetId when no jobs
     to migrate.
kes  Fix Migration JobLog bug #1171. Get the JobIds correct.
12Dec08
ebl  Fix segfault in bscan when using debug mode
11Dec08
kes  Fix configure to do minimum Win32 configure so that make clean
     works.
kes  Tweak modify FD header to use %ld instead of %d.
kes  Remove hand scanning of FD header in SD and use Bacula's
     sscanf, which is now OS independent.
kes  Define new object (file/dir) begin and end Volume label records 
     in SD.
kes  Use new method of defining XATTR #defines to avoid need for having
     them in config.h.in
10Dec08
ebl  Rename all STREAM_ACL_..._T into STREAM_ACL_..
09Dec08
ebl  Add a new lock manager that can detect deadlock situation
     This new option is activated with a --enable-lockmgr configure
     option.
ebl  Add new Director->MaxConsoleConnections directive
03Dec08
ebl  Fix bacula-sd hanging after tape gets full + unload 
02Dec08
ebl  Remove extra db_lock() in get_prune_list_for_volume()
ebl  Apply 2.4.3-prune-deadlock.patch that fixes a problem when
     using Catalog as message backend.
01Dec08
kes  Apply Marco's Darwin xattr patches.
28Nov08
kes  Fix Win32 build.
26Nov08
kes  Apply Marco's Extended attribute support patch.
kes  Update projects file
25Nov08
kes  More changes to ensure that during thread switches the jcr
     is removed from the TSD.
kes  Ensure that consoles attach jcr to thread, and that only the
     thread attached is removed from the TSD.
24Nov08
kes  Move definition of FileId_t to bc_types and define it once in the jcr.
22Nov08
kes  Remove all time_t from arguments in favor of utime_t, which is
     machine independent.
kes  Add more debug to match_bsr.c and use %u for unsigned debug editing.
20Nov08
ebl  Apply patch for bug #1182  about Recycle flag
     that is not updated after a pool change.
kes  Since the user has been warned, allow console purge command 
     to purge volumes that are in use.
kes  Fix Win32 build to add new sd_plugins.c
ebl  Apply patch from bug #1175 that reset the Slot and the Inchanger
     flag in db_make_inchanger_unique().
ebl  Remove a Emsg() after recieving a Fatal signal that can lock
     the catalog.
19Nov08
kes  Apply patch from bug #1187. It prints an error message if the
     Maximum Block Size in the SD is too big.  
kes  Increase Maximum Block Size to 2,000,000 bytes.
kes  Use doubly linked bsr list so that consumed bsrs may be
     removed.  Removing not yet implemented.
18Nov08
kes  Implement a fix that very likely fixes the undesired volume
     purge reported by Graham Keeling.
kes  Implement bsr block level checking for disk files. However,
     it does not work correctly in accurate tests, and all the
     migration and copy tests, so it is turned off.
ebl  Make SD plugins work.
14Nov08
ebl  Apply Riccardo's patch to compile bacula+mysql on mandriva
13Nov08
ebl  Add more variables accessible through the director plugin
     interface.
12Nov08
ebl  Do work on plugins
     - fix compilation of the director plugins
     - add plugin list to status dir output
     - add director plugin dump after a fatal signal
ebl  Apply Riccardo's patch that fix some win32 compilation errors 
     and a bug with bat version browser.
11Nov08
ebl  Add Plugin debug after a fatal signal.
ebl  Add db and rwlock debug after a fatal signal.
10Nov08
ebl  Fix maxwaittime to fit documentation, this time is now counted
     from the job start and group all wait periods.
ebl  Add tips for postgresql to improve performance when having
     multiple batch insert at the same time.
09Nov08
ebl  Remove extra debug for db lock.
07Nov08
kes  Apply Riccardo's second patch that cleans up the #include
     file order + a few Win32 particularities to make bat work
     on Win32.
ebl  Add allow_transactions flag to mysql db backend.
kes  Apply win32-fixes patch from Riccardo that makes the Win32
     bat more stable and faster (but still slow).
06Nov08
kes  Fix bug with job name duplication if more than 60 jobs created
     during a minute.
kes  Correct some bugs of cleanup in SD if the FD connection fails.
ebl  Add code to get more information after a fatal signal.
05Nov08
ebl  Apply Bastian's patch that add spooldata=yes|no option
     to run command.
04Nov08
ebl  Fix bash shell to sh shell in database creation script
02Nov08
kes  Fix orphaned jobs (possible deadlock) while pruning.
kes  Use jcr stored in bsock rather than searching in getmsg.c.
     This results in about a 5% speed improvement with four
     concurrent jobs.
kes  Implement win32_chmod that uses wide characters, if possible,
     to get and set the file attributes.
29Oct08
kes  Apply pane freezing during updates patch from Riccardo Ghetta.
kes  Rework next_vol and autoprune a bit due to failure in
     recycle-test.  prune_volumes() now returns no status,
     but should prune at least one Volume, if possible.
kes  Modify check_if_volume_valid_or_recyclable to reject a
     volume with Recycle set off.
kes  Modify prune_volumes() to continue if volume Recycle is off
     or if the volume has expired. Add more debug.
28Oct08
kes  Fix bug #1046 VolumeToCatalog incorrectly reports mounted 
     filesystems as missing on the Volume.
kes  Rewrite the set_jcr_job_status() code to include job status
     priorities so that more important status changes occur but
     lower priority status changes will not overwrite something
     more serious.  This could possibly cause reporting incorrect status
     reporting in some cases.  More testing is needed to ensure
     I have the right priorities. This vastly simplifies the previous
     contorted logic.
     Verify Diff status should now be correctly reported, whereas it
     was previously lost.
kes  Reduce some debug output.
kes  Apply Joao's patch to SQLite tables to make chars work.
27Oct08
ebl  Fix #1175 About update slots that don't reset InChanger flag when 
     slot is empty.
ebl  Fix #1173 where prune_volume() returns a volume from the scratch.
25Oct08
kes  Remove jobq.c constraint that read and write SD must be
     different. This may lead to more deadlocks in the SD,
     but they should be resolved there.
kes  Ensure that job report is always printed even if job is failed
     in the director.
kes  Don't print job report twice for failed VBackup jobs.
24Oct08
kes  Fix editing of retention time difference to use 64 bit
     int instead of 64 bit unsigned. This should permit very
     long retention periods.
kes  Implement code to prohibit a write job from appending to  a 
     Volume that will be used for a read operation.  This is
     new code and could possibly cause some conflicts.
23Oct08
kes  Integrate James Harper's Exchange Win32 plugin patch.
kes  Apply patch from Marco van Wieringen that implements the new
     Solaris libsec interface for ACLs so that Bacula can save and
     restore both the new ACLs and old ACLs.
kes  Marco's patch also corrects the file dependency generation code
     so that it works properly both with shared libraries and static
     libraries.
kes  Marco's patch also includes a small cleanup of the cats Makefile
     to remove some references to non-existent files.
22Oct08
kes  Modify win32 Makefiles to use full paths in most cases.
     In particular add MAINDIR environment variable that points
     to the main Bacula source directory.
21Oct08
kes  Add read volume list code to SD -- not yet used.
kes  Add James' binutils patch
kes  Split volume management code out of src/stored/reserve.c into
     a new file vol_mgr.c 
kes  Modify configure to do an automatic make clean.  This ensures
     that any changes to ./configure options are handled correctly.

Beta Release Version 2.5.16
19Oct08
kes  Add Makefile dependency when using LIBTOOL_LINK so that any
     change in ./configure options will be accounted for.
18Oct08
kes  Fix typo in the ACL patch that I overlooked.
kes  Apply Marco's libtool include patch.
17Oct08
kes  Apply Bastian Friedrich's ACL patch to eliminate ACL
     errors during restore.
kes  Minor cleanup of create_restore_volume_list() code.
kes  Fix typo in console Makefile.in
16Oct08
ebl  Fix #1110 about RunScript that can't execute a script with
     Unicode caracters in the path.
15Oct08
kes  Apply tray-monitor patch from Bastian Friedrich to make it
     work with the new FD.
14Oct08
kes  Apply cleanup patch from Marco
kes  Apply patch from  Marco van Wieringen <mvw@planets.elm.net>
     that implements libtool to create shared objects out of
     the Bacula libraries.
kes  Fix tray-monitor so it will speak to new FD.
ebl  Fix bug with ansi label when volume name length < 6
ebl  Fix segfault in debug level > 50 with btape.
ebl  Remove warning message in btape when command is empty.
kes  Fix Win32 build to pull in new BACULA define.
13Oct08
kes  Change IncludeDir to Exclude Dir Containing.
kes  Implement code to prohibit ExcludeDirContaining in an
     Exclude section (same for Plugin and Options).  A bit
     of a kludge with RES_ITEM2 ...
ebl  Add field to command list to restrict Runscript console
     command.
ebl  Use a separate JCR when running Console command with Runscript.
ebl  Permit to mark version as Beta in some ouputs
11Oct08
kes  Add plugin types in jcr.h to reduce need to cast.
kes  Do better checking of plugin return values.
kes  Free plugin context after calling pluginFree() as
     requested by James.
kes  Allow plugin to call JobMessage with NULL context.
kes  Do not add plugin to global list if loadPlugin returns error.
kes  Rework plugin.h a bit to reduce dependence on Bacula.
10Oct08
kes  Move generation of bsr file for Virtual Backup to run section
     so that it is generated just before actually running.
     Suggested by Graham Keeling.
09Oct08
kes  Add malloc and free Bacula entry points for plugins. Increment
     FD plugin interface version. Create a bacula plugin context 
     structure to keep track of whether or not the plugin is disabled.
kes  Apply FileIndex fix for plugin name stream suggested by James.
kes  List plugins in FD status report when debug > 0.
08Oct08
ebl  Add a new VerId variable that is printed in version command.
kes  Fix migration SQL not to migrate a job that has not terminated.
     This is a partial fix to bug #1164.
kes  Sort JobIds returned from db_accurate_get_jobids() to fix Virtual
     backup start time bug reported by Graham Keeling.
08Oct08
ebl  Fix possible bug in cancel_job() with job that are not
     yet created.
07Oct08
kes  Fix bat build for Win32.
06Oct08
kes  Copy plugin link field into ffpkt.
05Oct08
kes  Integrate patch from Kjetil Torgrim Homme <kjetilho@linpro.no>
     It provides FileRegex in bsr files and code to collect regex
     from the user during restore, an Allow Mixed Priorities feature,
     and documentation for the above.
ebl  Remove db berkeley from configure process
kes  Do dirty check on hostname (Linux only) and if not resolvable
     use localhost as default.
kes  Increase vtape max block to 20GB.
04Oct08
kes  Refactor restore code to create a close_previous_stream(). This
     This may destabilize the source.
kes  Implement planned startRestoreFile() plugin call.
ebl  Remove missing Loaded information from status slots storage command.
ebl  Fix Console command problem that cancels the job
kes  Add more plugin restore debug code.
03Oct08
kes  Fix plugin_bwrite - plugin-blseek mixup pointed out by James.
kes  Rewrite plugin restore interface a bit to correspond to how Bacula
     creates and writes to the restored file.
kes  Add some DebugMessage() calls to the bpipe-fd.c program.
30Sep08
kes  Apply Marco van Wieringen's set of patches, cleans up Migration/Copy
     Implement 'Pool Uncopied Jobs', allow Solaris Compiler to build
     Bat; allow add and delete in place of mark and unmark.
kes  Another attempt to fix the endRestoreFile plugin bug noted below.
29Sep08
kes  Apply dbi driver patch from Joao.
kes  Correct a bug in passing the context to the endRestoreFile() plugin command.
     Bastien Friedrich reported the bug.
kes  Create plugin instance only when FD job starts.
kes  Add new FD plugin event: bEventCancelCommand when
     a cancel command is issued to the FD.
28Sep08
kes  Add cmd_plugin flag to jcr so we can globally know if a 
     command plugin is running.
kes  If command plugin running, do not attempt (for the moment)
     to get Win32 extended attributes.
kes  Ensure that proper Win32 flags are set in bfile packet
     if plugin_bopen() works on Win32.
kes  Remove generated src/plugins/fd/Makefile
27Sep08
kes  Implement build and install of bpipe-fd.so plugin.
kes  Rework the interface that passes packets to the plugin
     so that the packet is started and ended by the packet size.
     This allows the driver to do a sanity check.
26Sep08
kes  Rework the pluginIO Bacula internal code to enable   
     proper handling of Win32 error codes from GetLastError.
kes  Apply Joao's patch to regress startover_libdbi.
25Sep08
ebl  Add -B option to dbcheck to get catalog information
kes  Fix Win32 build to include new library function.
kes  Remove some old reader/writer code.
kes  Implement ./configure --with-plugindir=xxx
ebl  Fix the mysql bug in the new accurate code
kes  Improve plugin debug. Create plugin test.
kes  Set main thread specific data to INVALID because it
     has no jcr. This allows debug output to work correctly.
kes  Add src/plugins/fd/Makefile to ./configure process.
kes  Make first cut attempt to correct SQL that computes the current
     Pool usage.  This is to fix bug #1159.
kes  Do a bunch of plugin cleanups for Win32 and more careful checking
     of PluginDirectory and whether or not a plugin was found.
24Sep08
kes  This code should fix the race condition that leads to a Director
     crash at job end time when the job list is updated. This was reported
     in bug #1162.
kes  Add more plugin documentation and fix include of config.h for
     Win32 build (I hope).
22Sep08
ebl  Revert to htable instead of rblist
ebl  Cleanup accurate code (remove tcdbm parts) and use red/black
     tree instead of htable.
ebl  Use a dedicate DB link to compute and send the accurate list
     file to the client.
21Sep08
kes  Fix compile errors in filed/fd_plugin.c.
20Sep08
kes  Remove all double quotes from SQLite creating script and
     replace by single quotes as suggested by John Huttley.
18Sep08
kes  Apply dbcheck patch from Yuri Timofeev <tim4dev@gmail.com>.
     It significantly improves the performance of dbcheck for
     MySQL.
kes  Fix bad debug code call in src/filed/accurate.c
17Sep08
kes  Change two Jmsgs in accurate to Dmsg to reduce unnecessary
     output. Perhaps we really need to implement M_SAVED.
16Sep08
kes  Fix bug #1156 FD crash during processing of Accurate data.
kes  Tweaks to htable code to improved debugging and make names
     a bit more meaningful.
15Sep08
ebl  Remove time_t from update_stats()
14Sep08
kes  Modify the license of the example plugin program to allow
     it to be used by anyone for making a Bacula plugin.
kes  Make apply_rp_codes() in bpipe-fd.c be static.
13Sep08
kes  Remove Encryption and Accurate lines in vbackup output -- not used.
kes  Fix subtle bug in vbackup by not changing DEV_RECORD packet.
kes  Add host name to items printed during dump.
kes  Make Check File Changes default on.
11Sep08
kes  Set the default FD timeout to 3 minutes (previously 30).
kes  Apply Bastian Friedrich's weird spelling correction patch.
10Sep08
kes  Always print Verify hash differences. Rename variable to make the
     code slightly more readable.
09Sep08
kes  Correct tests for MaxFullInterval as reported by
     Ulrich Leodolter <ulrich.leodolter@obvsg.at>..
kes  Fix MaxDiffInterval code as well.
kes  Enable Win32 plugin load code in lib.
kes  Make Verify code that computes disk checksums use the same
     algorithm as backup when dealing with sparse files.
kes  Attempt to run VSS on any systems newer than Vista -- should
     make it work on Windows Server 2008.
ebl  Change the new statistic implementation. Remove the UseStatistic
     directive and add a 'update stats [days=...]' command. You can
     now decide when copy job records from Job table to JobStat.
     Statistics are much more accurate with this.
08Sep08
kes  Fix SQL case problem that may cause the failure of DiskToCatalog
     in bug #1149.
kes  First cut adding SD plugins.
03Sep08
kes  Add Slot if it is non-zero to writing bsr file after a
     backup.
kes  Change a number of bnet_fsend() into class method calls.
kes  Begin audit of diff of 2.4 branch to trunk code.
01Sep08
ebl  Fix the mysql creation script that double-created an 
     index of the same field on the Media table.
     Add an index to on VolumeName to the Media table for mysql.
30Aug08
kes  Another try at fixing Vbackup. It looks much better this time.
     Disable file index sanity check in FD with value stored in
     attributes record because with Vbackup the File Index gets
     changed, but not the attributes record.
     Enhance some debug code.
     Fix handling of re-indexing records that are copied in Vbackup.
29Aug08
kes  Made level_to_str() know about Virtual backup.
kes  Set correct Virtual backup write pool.
kes  Fix compile warning in new dbcheck port code.
kes  Fix migration code broken by previous virtual backup fix.
28Aug08
kes  Fix problem of Virtual backup not writing a sequential FileIndex.
kes  Reset Virtual backup time/date to the value from the last backup.
kes  Ensure that storage name is passed to SD on read.
kes  Correct a problem with Level and Virtual backup, rework how
     bsrs are printed in debug to use standard routine.
kes  Apply patch from Chris in bug #1133 that provides alternate db port
     support for dbcheck.
ebl  Remove catalog dependency from bcopy tool.
ebl  Modify catalog scripts to have an easier packaging integration,
     using default variables.
     Make difference between SQLite3 and SQLite in db_get_type()
27Aug08
kes  Apply most of changes in a patch from:
      Michael Stapelberg <michael+bacula@stapelberg.de>
      that allow the Bacula FD to compile on IRIX 6.5.
26Aug08
kes  Apply patch from Bastian Friedrich that accepts a yes on a
     delete volume command line.
kes  Attempt to fix bug #1128 InChanger flag cleared during Migration
     job when reading from one autochanger and writing to another.
kes  Minor tweaks (copyright dates convert to use method instead of bnet).
21Aug08
kes  Fix NULL Volume error when reading (or Migration or VBackup) must switch
     drives when no tape is mounted.
18Aug08
kes  Add additional info to some SD messages.
kes  Add fix supplied by Martin Simmons for turning off EOL character
     in new console multi-command code.
14Aug08
kes  Fix a Verify InitCatalog problem where in certain cases
     a garbage filename may be entered in the verification database.  This 
     fixes bug #1143.
13Aug08
kes  Add VSS 64 bit dll entry point in src/win32/filed/vss_generic.cpp
     sent in by Riyas Yoosuf.
12Aug08 
kes  Fix seg fault in Dir during estimate command with no level value
     given. This fixes bug #1140.
08Aug08
kes  Add message to migration job when the target job is already migrated.
     This closes bug #1129.
30Jul08
kes  Fix Win32 build.
kes  Raise some restore debug levels.
kes  Replace off_t by boffset_t where ever I found it.
28Jul08
kes  Define a machine dependent ioctl request type for use with 
     vtape_ioctl().
26Jul08
kes  When a migration job actually runs, re-check the Job record
     and skip if the job is already migrated. This should
     significantly reduce the problems with bug #1129.
24Jul08
kes  Set MALLOC_CHECK_=0 in environment before starting Bacula to
     turn off glibc checks that prevent getting good dumps.
kes  Implement console 'wait mount' command. Doesn't yet work.
kes  Implement timeout=nn on console 'wait mount timeout=nn' command.
kes  Break the do_swapping into do_unload, do_swapping, and
     do_load.  It is much more logical that way.
kes  Implement a set_dcr_from_vol subroutine in acquire.c for
     reading volumes. This allows the dcr to be refreshed after being
     zapped when the wrong volume is mounted.
     This should fix bug #1126 -- During multiple tape restore, bacula 
     does not ask for physical tape change, but rereads same tape
23Jul08
kes  Apply patch submitted for bug #1107 with a small modification.
     This fixes a bug where bcopy copied too many records.
kes  Make some tweaks to bsmtp based on patch submitted in bug #1124.
     This fixes bug #1124.
kes  Make the default bat restore Pool be Any. This fixes bug #1118.
22Jul08
kes  Remove debug statement that crashes the SD at the end of
     a tape during restore. Fixes bug #1125.
21Jul08
kes  Implement Win32 bat changes made to Branch-2.4
20Jul08
kes  Tweak separator command in console to start disabled and
     allow defining no separator character.  Also make code a
     bit more fault tolerant.
kes  Make btraceback write the traceback to the working directory
     before attempting to mail it.
kes  Add a RFC to Projects.
18Jul08
kes  Attempt to implement a kludge to make Qt work with bat
     on Win32.
kes  Setup rstorage correctly. Virtual backups are working.
17Jul08
kes  Move setting JobLevel and JobType into a method, which should
     allow completing Virtual Backups.
kes  Fix verify jobs to work again.
16Jul08
kes  Virtual Backup tweaks -- it is close to working.
15Jul08
kes  Ensure that SD tried to mount a volume not in an autochanger
     at least once before asking for operator intervention.
kes  Make SD aware of Virtual Backup jobs.
kes  Add VirtualFull for bat.
kes  Changes to get read storage correct for Virtual Backup.
14Jul08 
kes  Remove old code from label.c
kes  Split display_display_info() out of write_bsr_file()
kes  do_vbackup_init() working -- i.e. bootstrap file built.
kes  Change Bacula trademark owner from John Walker to Kern Sibbald
kes  First non-working cut of vbackup
kes  Correct FD heartbeat code to use volatile variable accessed by
     two threads.
kes  Zero thread id with memset if on Win32 in case it is a struct.
kes  If cannot create JobMedia record, continue to try to write eof
     and clean up in block.c
12Jul08
kes  Add code to interface OpenSSL to new Win32 pthreads code which
     used a structure for thread_t.
09Jul08
ebl  tweak bat for win32 compilation
08Jul08
ebl  Remove tokyo cabinet from the source
ebl  Update configure/autoconf to support berkeley DB
ebl  Add a sort to db_get_file_list() to improve bsr construction time.
07Jul08
kes  Add a mtx-changer.conf file that is not overwritten during
     an upgrade. It fully configures the mtx-changer script.
kes  Clear in-use bit on vol when unused while swapping.
06Jul08
kes  Remove sleep at end of ./bacula
kes  Clear hash packet for hardlinked files correctly. This corrects
     a long standing bug where hardlinked files selected individually
     would occasionally not be restored.
05Jul08
kes  Apply Eric's patch to ensure that autoprune does not return
     a Volume not in the autochanger unless requested to do so.
kes  Correct bat restore display of multiple drives. This fixes    
     bug #1117.
kes  Do find_a_volume() each time an unload is done. This
     fixes the failure of maxvol2-test.
04Jul08
kes  Add some SD debug code.
kes  Do find_a_volume() each time an unload is done.
kes  Apply Joao's DBI patch that adds easier configuration of DBI drivers,
     and adds --with-db-port to ./configure.
kes  Use Qmsg() in job.c watchdog callback.
03Jul08
kes  Release main control rwlock if ABORTing.
kes  Make watchdog connect timeout queue messages rather than sending
     directly to avoid lock conflicts with the real thread.
kes  Add const char in dbd.c to avoid compiler warnings.
kes  Fix python compiler string warning. Note, IMO the GNU C++ 
     compiler guys have made a *very* bad change to their compiler.
     They now force all strings to be 'const' unless you explicitly
     cast them, which is extremely ugly and ruins nice code as well
     as creates a lot of useless work.
02Jul08
kes  Fix mtx-changer to detect both versions of Ubuntu (Debian)
     mt. This fixes bug #1116.
kes  Add const in python files to reduce compiler warnings.
     This may have to be backed out because of later compiler
     strict checking.
kes  Fix failure of 2drive-concurrent-test. Always read label;
     clear_unload() only after drive is defined in acquire_for_read().
27Jun08
kes  Generally clean up the manual tape loading code. The main
     conceptual change is that when a volume is marked to be unloaded,
     its volume name is retained, and it is only marked as unloaded
     when either the autoloader says it is unloaded or another tape
     is read on that drive.                                     
25Jun08
kes  Add debug code and refactor subroutine in stored/mount.c
kes  Fix format problem in bscan output reported in bug #1105.
ebl  Fix get_next_volume_for_append logic with autochanger
      - use pruned volumes if found
      - don't reset the inchanger flag after getting a recycled volume
        or a scratch one
     Fix recycle_oldest_purged_volume to take InChanger flag in account
23Jun08
ebl  Add mmap/unmmap implementation for tokyodbm under win32
22Jun08
kes  Make first step toward eliminating globals from config
     scanning. Also should be a workaround for FORTIFY_SOURCE
     GNU C bug -- fixes bug #1042.
21Jun08
kes  Apply duplicate job tests to restarted jobs.
kes  Copy more data when restarting a job so that run
     overrides are kept. This should fix bug #1094.
20Jun08
kes  More word alignment cleanup.
kes  Fix bug where SD did not ask operator if the device could not
     be opened. Reported by Eric.
19Jun08
kes  Add dbuser to DIR conf file (replaces user).
kes  Add --with-db-password to ./configure
kes  Fix regress to handle db_password.
ebl  Add new 'status storage slots' that list autochanger
     content.
ebl  Update vtape driver to compile only under Linux.
ebl  Fix a bug when restoring with a wrong mediatype.
18Jun08
kes  Eliminate ints from conf files and structures to avoid
     word alignment problems
17Jun08
kes  Fix bug reported by Scott Barninger where the bacula script
     refers to scripts in the wrong directory. Needed to meet the
     requirements of recent FHS location changes.
ebl  Disable vtape for FreeBSD.
15Jun08
ebl  Modify disk-changer to check if slot contains something before
     loading it.
14Jun08
ebl  Fix vtape on win32 and debian.
ebl  Fix autoselect patch (cause segfault).
13Jun08
ebl  Fix autoselect option broken for a while. Fix #1089. Need some
     work with StorageId to be able to use a particular drive in a 
     autochanger.
09Jun08
ebl  Rename vtape to vtape.
ebl  Update vtape driver.
08Jun08
ebl  Modify vtape driver to avoid sparse file.
kes  Add make clean of qt-source directory during ./configure
kes  Store last block number written to tape in DEVICE and
     use it for testing for correct last block on EOT.

28Dec08
Release Version 2.4.4
27Oct08
Release Version 2.4.3
26Jul08
Release Version 2.4.2
07Jul08
Release Version 2.4.1
04Jun08
Release Version 2.4.0
25Jan08
Release Version 2.2.8
