From: Brian Warner Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2015 22:55:23 +0000 (-0700) Subject: NEWS: first editing pass X-Git-Tag: allmydata-tahoe-1.10.1b1~3 X-Git-Url: https://git.rkrishnan.org/?p=tahoe-lafs%2Ftahoe-lafs.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=2fdccabae29022751a148dc0de960cff69bdff31 NEWS: first editing pass --- diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst index f181441c..4c41417a 100644 --- a/NEWS.rst +++ b/NEWS.rst @@ -7,43 +7,53 @@ User-Visible Changes in Tahoe-LAFS Release 1.10.1 (XXXX-XX-XX) ''''''''''''''''''''''''''' -Unedited list of all changes after 1.10.0 and up-to cf9b3828 07-Jun-2015. This -list is not yet limited to user-visible ones. It (hopefully) includes all -tickets closed during this time, even minor non-user-visible ones. - -Significant user-visible: -- py2.6 is now unsupported on windows -- 'tahoe cp -r' copies the top-level directory into new dir #712 -- improve welcome page CSS for narrow windows #1931 -- redesign WUI directory pages #1966 -- use "AUTO" in tahoe.cfg/node/tub.location to mean autodetect IP addresses. - Can be combined with static addresses, or turned off entirely. #754 -- 'tahoe cp -r': fix exception #2329 - -not-so significant user-visible: -- show git branch in version output #1953 -- improve user feedback when filing an Incident Report #1974 -- add page-rendering timestamp to WUI #1972 +Partially-edited list of all changes after 1.10.0 and up-to cf9b3828 +07-Jun-2015. This list is not yet limited to user-visible ones. It +(hopefully) includes all tickets closed during this time, even minor +non-user-visible ones. + +UI / Configuration Changes +-------------------------- + +The "tahoe cp" CLI command's "--recursive" option is now more predictable, +but behaves slightly differently than before. See below for details. #712 +#2329 + +The SFTP server can now use public-key authentication (instead of only +password-based auth). Public keys are configured through an "account file", +just like passwords are. See docs/frontends/FTP-and-SFTP for examples of the +format. #1411 + +The Tahoe node can now be configured to disable automatic IP-address +detection. Using "AUTO" in tahoe.cfg [node]tub.location= (which is now the +default) triggers autodetection. Simply edit the value to omit "AUTO" to +disable autodetection. "AUTO" can be combined with static addresses to e.g. +use both a stable UPnP-configured tunneled address with a DHCP-assigned +dynamic (local-subnet-only) address. See configuration.rst for details. #754 + +The web-based user interface ("WUI") Directory and Welcome pages have been +redesigned, with improved CSS for narrow windows and more-accessible icons +(using distinctive shapes instead of just colors). #1931 #1961 #1966 #1972 +#1901 + +Minor Changes +------------- + +- Welcome page: add per-server "(space) Available" column #648 - check/deep-check learned to accept multiple location args #740 -- various docs cleanups/improvements -- checker reports: remove needs-rebalancing, add count-happiness #1784 #2105 -- improve packaging under pip #2209 -- hush warnings during dep-checking, stop complaining about missing - "service_identity" dep #2248 -- fix "Download" button on welcome page #1901 +- Checker reports: remove needs-rebalancing, add count-happiness #1784 #2105 +- Fix handling of long paths on windows #2235 #1674 #2027 +- CLI --help: cite (but don't list) global options on each command #2233 +- Add OpenSSL version to 'tahoe --version' #2215 +- Show git branch in version output #1953 +- Improve version-number reporting #2340 +- Improve user feedback when filing an Incident Report #1974 +- Various docs cleanups/improvements - WAPI: do not report 'size' metadata when unknown #1634 -- new OS-X packaging #182 -- stop using contents of .tac files #1159 -- improve version-number reporting #2340 -- add per-server "(space) Available" column to welcome page #648 -- add public-key auth to SFTP server #1411 -- `tahoe cp -r` changes w.r.t. unnamed directories #2329 -- replace WUI icons with distinct shapes for accessibility #1961 -- fix handling of long paths on windows #2235 #1674 #2027 -- depend on foolscap >= 0.8.0, which makes better keys #2400 -- initial Docker support PR#165 -- CLI --help rendering: cite (but do not list) global options on each command. #2233 -- add OpenSSL version to 'tahoe --version' #2215 +- Improve packaging under pip #2209 +- Hush warnings during dep-checking, stop complaining about missing + "service_identity" dep #2248 +- Stop using contents of .tac files #1159 not user-visible: - remove unused 'human encoding' URI methods #1807 @@ -62,7 +72,6 @@ not user-visible: - dedup license info in about.rst/README.txt #2067 - log roothash in base32 not binary #1800 - improve upload tests #2008 -- remove obsolete debian packaging tools #2282 - add --coverage to setup.py test #1698, remove old coverage uploaders - remove trialcoverage plugin #2281 - tolerate disk-space-used=0 for travis boxes #2290 @@ -74,7 +83,6 @@ not user-visible: - hush DeprecationWarning with twisted.web #2312 - fix race condition during mutable upload - fix MANIFEST.in warnings #2380 -- put version string into name of OS-X package: #2393 - improve unicode handling of arguments to (S)FTPServer #2388 - improve tests of test_mutable #2034 - fix ftp 'ls' to work with Twisted-15.0.0 #2394 @@ -82,7 +90,6 @@ not user-visible: - remove named-path upload/download from control-port #1737 - unicode handling on windows something #2398 - zetuptoolz: tolerate single-string requirespec #2242 -- add icon for OS-X/windows #2323 - accept newer Twisted (>=13) on windows if pywin32 is manually installed #2416 - windows: find home directory on multiple versions of windows #2417 - improve fileutil something #1531 @@ -94,21 +101,19 @@ unknown / needs-more-research: - improve what-is-my-ipv4 on windows/cygwin #1381 -all tickets noted as closed: 1953 1960 1974 1972 1717 1381 898 1707 1918 1807 -740 1842 1992 2165 1847 2086 2208 2048 2128 2245 1336 2248 2067 712 1800 1966 -2008 2282 2281 2290 2023 2121? 2305 1901 2249 2193 1634 1159 2340 1146 648 -1411 2354 1961 2380 754 2393 2394 1737 2398 2400 2242 2416 2415 2417 1969 -1988 1784 2105 2209 2280 623 2249 1698 2028 2005 2312 2235 1674 2027 2034 -2323 2433 2233 - -tickets referenced but not closed: 1834 1742 982 1064 1536 1935 666 1931 1258 -182 2286 1531 - -PRs noted as closed: 62 48 57 61 62 63 64 69 73 81 82 84 85 87 91 94 95 96 -103 56 32 50 107 109 114 112 120 122 125 126 133 135 136 137 142 146 149 152 -165 +Roughly 75 tickets were closed in this release: 1953 1960 1974 1972 1717 1381 +898 1707 1918 1807 740 1842 1992 2165 1847 2086 2208 2048 2128 2245 1336 2248 +2067 712 1800 1966 2008 2282 2281 2290 2023 2121? 2305 1901 2249 2193 1634 +1159 2340 1146 648 1411 2354 1961 2380 754 2393 2394 1737 2398 2400 2242 2416 +2415 2417 1969 1988 1784 2105 2209 2280 623 2249 1698 2028 2005 2312 2235 +1674 2027 2034 2323 2433 2233. Another dozen were referenced but not closed: +1834 1742 982 1064 1536 1935 666 1931 1258 182 2286 1531. Roughly 40 GitHub +pull-requests were closed: 62 48 57 61 62 63 64 69 73 81 82 84 85 87 91 94 95 +96 103 56 32 50 107 109 114 112 120 122 125 126 133 135 136 137 142 146 149 +152 165. -- "tahoe cp" changes: +"tahoe cp" changes +------------------ There are many "cp"-like tools in the unix world (POSIX /bin/cp, the "scp" provided by SSH, rsync). They each behave slightly differently in unusual @@ -156,10 +161,27 @@ of the 1.10.0 release: In 1.10.1, following the new rule of "a named directory source refers to the directory itself", the tool creates "./local/missing/dir/file.txt". +Packaging +--------- + +Preliminary OS-X and Windows packages are now being generated. The OS-X +installer is named "tahoe-lafs-VERSION-osx.pkg" and is a standard +double-clickable installer, which installs an /Applications/tahoe.app that +embeds a complete runtime tree. However launching the .app only brings up +docs on how to run tahoe from the command line. A future release will turn +this into a fully-fledged application launcher. The Windows package is even +more preliminary. #182 #2393 #2323 + +Preliminary Docker support was added. Tahoe container images may be available +on DockerHub. PR#165 + +Old/obsolete debian packaging tools have been removed. #2282 Compatibility and Dependency Updates ------------------------------------ +Windows now requires python2.7 . Unix platforms can use either 2.6 or 2.7. + - Twisted >= 13.0.0 - Nevow >= 0.11.1 - foolscap >= 0.8.0 @@ -194,6 +216,10 @@ as well as libffi (for Debian/Ubuntu, the name of the needed OS package is Tahoe-LAFS is now compatible with setuptools version 8 and pip version 6 or later. +Tahoe-LAFS now depends upon foolscap-0.8.0, which creates better private keys +and certificates than previous versions (2048-bit RSA keys and SHA256-based +certificates). To benefit from the improved keys, you must re-generate your +Tahoe nodes (which changes their TubIDs and FURLs). #2400 Release 1.10.0 (2013-05-01) '''''''''''''''''''''''''''