Release Notes

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All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

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Added

Changed

  • github actions: PyPi: install setuptools PR #1589

  • restore: add fileregex parameter PR #1587

  • scripts: force cd / for all PostgreSQL scripts PR #1607

  • Improve python plugin configuration PR #1605

  • macOS: fix linking problem for macOS >= 14 PR #1592

  • dird: remove optimize_for_size/optimize_for_speed PR #1612

  • build: introduce Fedora 39 PR #1614

  • libcloud: modularize systemtest PR #1609

  • filedaemon: remove ovirt plugin PR #1617

  • vadp-dumper: fix multithreaded backup/restore issues PR #1593

  • VMware Plugin: Run bareos_vadp_dumper with optimized parameters to increase backup performance PR #1630

  • pkglists: update SUSE to have vmware packages PR #1632

  • backup report: show negative compression PR #1598

  • core: add build patch for sprintf in macos builds PR #1636

  • python-bareos: use socket.create_connection() to allow AF_INET6 PR #1646

  • Improve FreeBSD build PR #1538

  • core: sql_* add leading space to sql construct PR #1656

  • plugins: postgresql fix missing pg_backup_stop() call PR #1655

  • filed: fix vss during client initiated connections PR #1665

  • bareos-config: fix output of deploy_config PR #1672

  • Disable automated package-tests for SLES 12 PR #1671

  • Make BareosDirPluginPrometheusExporter.py work with python3 PR #1647

  • Improve FreeBSD dependencies PR #1670

  • python-bareos: integrate usage of config files PR #1678

  • cmake: cleanup PR #1661

  • bnet-server-tcp: split socket creation from listening for unittests PR #1649

  • webui: Backup Unit Report fixes PR #1696

  • windows: fix calculation of “job_metadata.xml” object size PR #1695

  • stored: fix storage daemon crash if passive client is unreachable, create better session keys PR #1688

  • bareos-triggerjob: fix parameter handling PR #1708

  • fvec: add mmap based vector PR #1662

  • core: fix various data races (connection_pool/heartbeat_thread) PR #1685

  • filed: skip stripped top level directories PR #1686

  • jcr: fix some compiler warnings PR #1648

  • build: Fix debugsource RPM package generation PR #1713

  • Bugfix: Clean up error handling in LDAP plugin, fix dependencies PR #1717

  • crypto_wrap: replace aes wrap with openssl aes wrap algorithm PR #1718

  • dbcheck: fix dbcheck crash if password is not set in catalog resource PR #1710

  • Require python3 explicit PR #1719

  • cmake: put generated files into CMAKE_BINARY_DIR PR #1707

  • increase warning level on C/C++ compiler PR #1689

  • VMware Plugin: Backup and Restore NVRAM PR #1727

  • doc: add backtick around .? description PR #1752

  • PR template: remove backport hints PR #1762

  • python-bareos: use TLS-PSK from core ssl module (available since Python >= 3.13) PR #1756

  • [percona-xtrabackup] prevent High memory usage for no reason (IO_CLOSE) PR #1724

  • docs: improve handling of ResourceItem descriptions PR #1761

  • pr-tool: give hint about commit headline length limits PR #1763

Removed

  • plugins: remove old deprecated postgres plugin PR #1606

  • Remove EOL platforms PR #1684

Documentation

  • docs: improvements for droplet, jobdefs PR #1581

  • docs: fix Pool explanation for migration jobs PR #1728

  • github: introduce template for issues PR #1716

Fixed

  • dird: fix purge oldest volume PR #1628

  • Fix continuation on colons in plugin baseclass PR #1637

  • plugins: fix cancel handling crash PR #1595

  • Fix bareos_tasks plugin for pgsql PR #1659

  • core: Fix compile errors on GCC 14 PR #1687

  • stored: fix authentication race condition / deadlock PR #1732

  • Fix warning about missing delcandidates table in director PR #1721

  • stored: fix not counting files correctly in mac jobs when autoxflate is enabled PR #1745

  • cats: fixes BigSqlQuery header fetching PR #1746