linux-ext4 - Re: Release of e2fsprogs 1.44.1

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Message-ID: <CAFJqGkN7Fco2S=wwrpVqQCP9cAB3UERN7Jgww8HhRYgY5J+ffg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 26 Mar 2018 07:48:09 +0700
From:   Somchai Smythe <buraphalinuxserver@...il.com>
To:     "Theodore Y. Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
Cc:     linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Release of e2fsprogs 1.44.1

The ftp URL doesn't work for me.  I had to use

https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/tytso/e2fsprogs/v1.44.1/

instead.  Does the ftp really work for you?


On 3/25/18, Theodore Y. Ts'o <tytso@....edu> wrote:
> I've released e2fsprogs 1.44.1 in all of the usual places; it's tagged
> in the git trees on git.kernel.org, github, and sourceforge, and
> available for download at:
>
> ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/tytso/e2fsprogs/v1.44.1
>
> and
>
> http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs-1.44.1.tar.gz
>
> The release notes for 1.44.1 can be found below.
>
> Cheers,
>
>                                         - Ted
>
> E2fsprogs 1.44.1 (March 24, 2018)
> ================================
>
> Updates/Fixes since v1.44.0:
>
> Fixes
> -----
>
> E2fsprogs 1.44.0 introduced a regression introduced which caused e2fsck
> to fail to support HTree directories on big-endian systems.  Fix how we
> read block numbers for internal htree nodes.
>
> Removed a potential memory leak from fsck.
>
> E2image now correctly creates e2image files for bigalloc file systems.
>
> Dumpe2fs and debugfs now correctly support e2image files for file
> systems that have the meta_bg option enabled.
>
> E2fsck and debugfs now correctly handle delete inodes (including
> processing the orphaned inode list in the case of e2fsck) for bigalloc
> file systems.  (Addresses Google Bug: #73795618)
>
> Portability fixes for GNU Hurd.  (Addresses Debian Bug: #893590)
>
> Portability fixes for building in some cross-build environments.
>
> Portability fixes for MacOS 10.6.8.
>
> Add clarifications to chattr's man page.  (Addresses Debian Bug:
> #890390)
>
>
> Performance, Internal Implementation, Development Support etc.
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Debugfs now reads allocation bitmaps much more efficiently when opening
> a file system.
>
> Update Sweedish translation file.
>
> Add Vcs-* fields to debian packaging.  (Addresses Debian Bug: #887512)
>
> Fix some test failures on GNU Hurd caused by a different default block
> size.
>
> Add new regression tests.
>