Rsync 3.2.5pre1 released
Charles
c at charlesmatkinson.org
Tue Aug 2 13:36:10 UTC 2022
On 02/08/2022 08:11, Wayne Davison wrote:
> I have released rsync version 3.2.5pre1 for release testing. This
> includes a checksum fix that affects some architectures (such as ARM),
> improves the security of the received file list, enhances the manpage, etc.
>
> I'd really appreciate it if people would give this release some
> extensive testing and see if the improved security results in any false
> alerts. I did a bunch of testing and found a few options that caused
> a problem (and were then fixed), but there may be more. You can use a
> side-effect of the --old-args option
> <https://download.samba.org/pub/rsync/rsync.1#opt--old-args> to work
> around an invalid complaint, but please also report it. Thanks!
>
> To see a summary of all the recent changes, visit this link:
>
> https://rsync.samba.org/ftp/rsync/NEWS#3.2.5
> <https://rsync.samba.org/ftp/rsync/NEWS#3.2.5>
>
> You can download the source tar file and its signature from here:
>
> https://download.samba.org/pub/rsync/src-previews/rsync-3.2.5pre1.tar.gz
> <https://download.samba.org/pub/rsync/src-previews/rsync-3.2.5pre1.tar.gz>
> https://download.samba.org/pub/rsync/src-previews/rsync-3.2.5pre1.tar.gz.asc
> <https://download.samba.org/pub/rsync/src-previews/rsync-3.2.5pre1.tar.gz.asc>
>
> See the website for other downloads, including diffs, patches, etc.:
>
> https://rsync.samba.org/ <https://rsync.samba.org/>
>
> See also rsync on github:
>
> https://github.com/WayneD/rsync <https://github.com/WayneD/rsync>
>
> ..wayne..
Thanks Wayne
For those considering testing 3.2.5pre1, the build procedure is at
https://github.com/WayneD/rsync/blob/master/INSTALL.md
Charles
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