Hello, We have released Bacula BETA version 2.5.16 source tar file and Win32 binaries to the bacula-beta and win32-beta sections of the Bacula Source Forge download area.
This is our first beta version of the new development code, which we hope to release around the end of the year. For the moment, the documentation is still being worked on so in some areas it is a bit sketch and not all the new features are yet documented. You can find the documentation at: http://www.bacula.org/manuals/en/concepts/concepts/New_Features.html Although, I am using this code in production and several other people are are as well, you should take note that it is beta code and probably not yet suitable for heavy duty production. That said, it does pass our regression tests, which means that we are pretty sure that most 2.4.x features work. We would appreciate feedback to the bacula-devel email list especially if the documentation is not clear, and you may submit bug reports to the bugs database on this version. For the moment, the developers are very busy, so if there are any questions on this code, we would appreciate you first asking on the bacula-users list, and only if important ask on the developer's list. This version (2.5.16) is upward compatible with prior versions and you can also use 2.4.x File daemons with the 2.5.16 DIR and SD. However, you cannot use a 2.5.x File daemon with a 2.4.x DIR or SD. No database upgrade is needed for version 2.5.16 (note, we have database upgrade scripts but we do not recommend you apply them at this time). For those of you who are using the trunk SVN for to build Bacula, please be aware that in the near future, we will be changing the catalog database format in a way that will not be compatible with prior versions, so a database upgrade will be required (will be announced on the bacula-devel list), and you will not be able to easily fall back to prior versions. Consequently the next beta release will require a database upgrade. The primary reason for the upgrade is conversion to using 64 bit FileId values and adding new tables (job history, job statistics, and perhaps device data). Best regards, Kern =========================================== Release Notes for Bacula 2.5.16 Bacula code: Total files = 517 Total lines = 199,415 (*.h *.c *.in) This Director and Storage daemon must be upgraded at the same time, but they should be compatible with all 2.4.x File daemons, unless you use some of the new features that affect the FD. In other words, you should not have to upgrade all your File daemons when you upgrade. There is no database upgrade needed from version 2.4.x. However, the next BETA release will require a database upgrade. ================== Warning !!!!!! ========================== This BETA release of Bacula 2.5.x development code uses libtool to generate the Bacula libraries as shared objects rather than being directly linked in as in prior versions. This means that the Bacula shared objects, must either be in a shared object directory known to the loader or they must be in the directory that may be specified on the ./configure line using the --libdir option as: ./configure --libdir=/full-path/dir the default /lib. If --libdir is specified, there should be no need to modify your loader configuration provided that the shared objects are installed in that directory (Bacula does this with the make install command). The shared objects that Bacula references are: libbaccfg.so libbacfind.so libbacpy.so libbac.so If you have problems with libtool or you wish to use the old way of building static libraries, you can do so by disabling libtool on the configure command line with: ./configure --disable-libtool ============================================================== This release includes large number of new features and changes. It should be more or less compatible with previous xx.conf files and File daemons providing that you are not using any of the new features. Please see the New Features chapter of the new manual, which documents some but not all the new features (we are still working on it): http://www.bacula.org/manuals/en/concepts/concepts/New_Features.html The ChangeLog has more details. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
